What is the difference between medical imaging and radiology?

1. Different training objectives

1. Medical imaging major: This major cultivates basic theoretical knowledge and abilities in basic medicine, clinical medicine and modern medical imaging, and can be used in medical and health care. Senior medical professionals engaged in medical imaging diagnosis, interventional radiology and medical imaging technology.

2. Radiation medicine major: study the effects, mechanisms, damage and repair rules of ionizing radiation on the human body, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of radiation injuries, and provide health protection, medical supervision and health care for radioactive workers The work provides theoretical basis and measures.

2. The main courses are different

1. Medical imaging major: mainly study the basic theoretical knowledge of basic medicine, clinical medicine, and medical imaging, and are influenced by conventional radiology, CT, and magnetism* Basic training in operating skills such as radiography, ultrasound, DSA, and nuclear medicine imaging, and basic abilities in imaging diagnosis of common diseases and interventional radiology operations.

2. Radiation medicine major: anatomy, histology and embryology, etiology, immunology, biochemistry, physiology, pathology, pharmacology, introduction to clinical medicine, internal medicine, surgery, preventive medicine , radiation medicine and protection, imaging diagnostics, tumor radiotherapy, and nuclear medicine.

Extended information:

The universities offering radiation medicine majors are:

Suzhou University, Peking University, Tsinghua University, Fudan University, Jilin University, Northeastern University , Second Military Medical University, Nanjing Medical University, Nanhua University, etc.

The institutions offering medical imaging majors include:

Linyi Health College, Weifang Medical College, Peking University, Capital Medical University, Tianjin Medical University, Chinese People’s Armed Police Force Medical College, Hebei Medical University, Chengde Medical College, North China Coal Medical College, Hebei University, Hebei Northern College, Inner Mongolia Medical College, Inner Mongolia University for Nationalities, Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology Baotou Medical College, China Medical University;

Shihezi University, Kunming Medical University Hospital, Dali University, Guiyang Medical College, Zunyi Medical College, Qinghai University, Fujian Medical University, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Qingdao University, Binzhou Medical College, South China University of Technology, Hainan Medical College, Taishan Medical College, etc.

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