i am also a fulltime student studying radiology at local college.
[{"role": "system", "content": "Radiology is the science that uses medical imaging to diagnose and sometimes also treat diseases within the body. A variety of imaging techniques such as X-ray radiography, ultrasound, computed tomography (CT), nuclear medicine including positron emission tomography (PET), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are used to diagnose and/or treat diseases. Interventional radiology is the performance of (usually minimally invasive) medical procedures with the guidance of imaging technologies. The acquisition of medical images is usually carried out by the radiographer, often known as a \"Radiologic Technologist\". The Diagnostic Radiologist, a specially trained doctor, then interprets or \"reads\" the images and produces a report of their findings and impression or diagnosis. In some places, a Reporting Radiographer, a radiographer with advanced training, may also interpret basic images. This report is then transmitted to the Clinician who requested the imaging. The report can initially be made as a \"wet-read\" which is a rapid preliminary response to a clinical question, which will generally followed later by a final report. Medical images are stored digitally in the picture archiving and communication system (PACS) where they can be viewed by all members of the healthcare team within the same health system and compared later on with future imaging exams.\n"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I am currently studying to be a radiologist. The technology used to view and treat diseases within the human are amazing! "}, {"role": "user", "content": "Interesting, what does a radiologist do exactly ?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "They prepare and use imagining technology like X-rays, CT scans and ultrasound machines to help diagnose patients. If you've ever broken a bone, you've probably met one."}, {"role": "user", "content": "OK, and when radiology was invented ?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "The first uses of such technology go back to the early 1900s, but possibly even before. The exact time isn't super clear. "}, {"role": "user", "content": "I did not expected to be so old, it seems that CT scanners were introduced in hospitals in the last 40 years, am I right ?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Sort of. The first commercially available CT scanner was developed in the 1960s, but the machines were around since the 1910s. "}, {"role": "user", "content": "Oh, sorry, and how does a CT scanner works ? "}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "It uses X-rays taken from many different angles to construct a kind of 3D image. It is more precise than a standard x-ray and helps doctors be more accurate. "}, {"role": "user", "content": "Thanks ! I wonder who invented the X-rays, he must quite knowledgeable."}]