As a diagnostic radiographer, your could:

• produce and interpret high quality images of the body to identify and diagnose injury and disease
• screen for abnormalities
• take part in surgical procedures like biopsies (examining tissues to find the cause of disease)

As a therapeutic radiographer, you could:

• plan and give treatment using x-rays and other radioactive sources
• work closely with medical specialists to plan treatment of malignant tumours or tissue defects
• assess and monitor patients through treatment and follow-up

You may need to wear protective clothing and a uniform.

You could work in an NHS or private hospital or at a hospice.

Your working environment may be physically and emotionally demanding.

With experience, you could become a sonography specialist, radiography team leader or consultant practitioner.

You could also take further qualifications to specialise in:counselling and palliative care; the use of certain techniques or equipment; working with specific groups of patients; research and teaching