In the Medical Imaging Techniques program, Health Technicians; who serve in units such as X-Ray, Computed Tomography, Magnetic Resonance, Mammography, Ultrasonography or in the preparation and application of the devices of patients receiving radiation therapy and in various units of the Nuclear Medicine department; are trained. Health Technicians are the personnel who prepare the patient for examination according to the instructions given by the physician, view the whole or a part of the body with ionizing or non-ionizing rays, and make the patient's films and images ready for use,. Health Technicians working in this field are in charge of the following tasks: performing all diagnostic tests related to the imaging of the human body using ionizing and non-ionizing radiation, the use of radiopharmaceutical agents, perform all necessary organ scintigraphies and positron emission imaging processes, making imaging devices ready for use, following up their routine maintenance and ensuring their regular functioning, making all the necessary preparations for the imaging examination, preparing the patient for the examination, informing, ensuring that imaging baths are developed, placing in the files, writing the patient's information, and delivering the film reports to the relevant unit. Medical Imaging Techniques education is two years at the associate degree level. Theoretical courses are at the forefront in the first year, and practical training in the second year. Students do their practical training at Erciyes University Department of Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Radiotherapy Units. Those who completing the program receive the Associate Degree Diploma and the title of Health Technician. Graduates can work in University, State or Private Hospitals and private doctor’s offices. If those who have completed the "Medical Imaging Techniques Program" become successful in the Vertical Transfer Exam (DGS) conducted by OSYM, they can benefit from the vertical transfer to the Nursing, Nursing and Health Services Undergraduate Programs.
