CT scan room

Here's where I spend half my time at work. The other half I spend behind lead glass windows setting up and operating the computer for patient's CT scans ( cat scans).

[Jclaireyp]

Oh, good on you. They scare me just to look at them!

[Diana]

I certainly don't like being in one as I get claustrophobia. When I had back problems, I seemed to have been in a very narrow one for ages! That is about 30 years ago!

[Mandy]

Great to see what people do and the good work that goes with it. I have a friend who did exactly the same. So technical.

[Paul]

I remember when I first started working on CT scanners in the early 80's. It took a half hour to do a head study and near an hour to do chest/abdomen. Now it takes longer to get the patient on and off the table than to do the study. Amazing how the technology has progressed.

[Babs]

I've spent lots of time in one of these machines having various bits of me scanned.

[gloria jones]

Great shot of your work area :)

[wendy frost]

I dont mind this one but had to get out of the MRI with severe claustrophobia and they were not very happy.What a great job you have.

[Heather K]

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@pej @onewing @seattlite @wendyfrost

Thanks everyone for all the comments. They technology keeps getting better, and never ceases to amaze me.

I went to school for travel services ( think travel agent, tour operator, etc... ) but after almost 4 years just making a bit over minimum wage - the place went bankrupt.
(not because of me, hahaha). Anyway, our paychecks had bounced a few times, the company didn't pay in our social security ( although it was taken out of our paychecks) and our insurance was dropped!

Needless to say, I decided to go back to school then - for something with a little more job security. I figured people end up needing medical care whether they an afford it or not. S0 - I've beed a registered CT technologist for 18 years now, it's always interesting, that's for sure.