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Snapshot before the quality program (relevance gates, tiered mapping, QA linter). v1 is the immutable before/after reference; evidence crawl was at ~175/3039 occupations when tagged. Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com> Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01PDKeXvpT6tENSvyQGLV1Uq
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name, description
| name | description |
|---|---|
| diagnostic-radiographer | Occupational skill for the role 'diagnostic radiographer' (also: expert diagnostic radiographer, practitioner of diagnostic radiography, senior diagnostic radiographer, specialist diagnostic radiographer, radiologic technologist, diagnostic imaging radiographer). Use when the user asks for typical diagnostic radiographer work such as: Decide which images to include, looking for differences between healthy and pathological areas.; Observe screen during scan to ensure that image produced is satisfactory for diagnostic purposes, making adjustments to equipment as required.; Observe and care for patients throughout examinations to ensure their safety and comfort. |
Diagnostic Radiographer
Diagnostic radiographers plan, prepare and perform diagnostic imaging examinations and post processing, with a wide range of equipment and techniques using X-rays, strong magnetic fields or Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and high frequency sound (Ultrasound).
Core workflow
- Decide which images to include, looking for differences between healthy and pathological areas.
- Observe screen during scan to ensure that image produced is satisfactory for diagnostic purposes, making adjustments to equipment as required.
- Observe and care for patients throughout examinations to ensure their safety and comfort.
- Provide sonogram and oral or written summary of technical findings to physician for use in medical diagnosis.
- Operate ultrasound equipment to produce and record images of the motion, shape, and composition of blood, organs, tissues, or bodily masses, such as fluid accumulations.
- Select appropriate equipment settings and adjust patient positions to obtain the best sites and angles.
- Determine whether scope of exam should be extended, based on findings.
- Obtain and record accurate patient history, including prior test results or information from physical examinations.
How to use this skill
- Read references/profile.md for the occupation profile and scope.
- Consult references/tasks.md for the full task and activity inventory.
- Check references/skills.md for essential vs. optional competences.
- Check references/tools.md for the software commonly used in this role.
- See references/ai-skills.md — matched external AI agent skills (per-source attribution).
Key competences (essential)
- adhere to organisational code of ethics
- analyse X-ray imagery
- apply context specific clinical competences
- apply medical imaging techniques
- apply organisational techniques
- apply radiation protection procedures
- apply radiological health sciences
- assess radiation response
- calculate exposure to radiation
- communicate in healthcare
- comply with legislation related to health care
- comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice
- conduct cancer screening tests
- conduct preoperative investigations
- contribute to continuity of health care
Hot technologies
- eClinicalWorks EHR software
- MEDITECH software
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Excel
Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/7d092380-1c2e-48fe-81de-0d191b4e96d6), ONET 30.3 (29-2032.00). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*