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Answer to Question #531 Submitted to "Ask the Experts"Category: Radiation Workers The following question was answered by an expert in the appropriate field: Q
What does a radiologist do and how are a radiologist and a pathologist alike and different?
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Both the radiologist and pathologist look for anatomical or physiological reasons for injury or disease in humans. A radiologist is trained to review x-ray, nuclear medicine, and other noninvasive images and scans of the internal human body (e.g., ultrasound or MRI) for signs and causes of illness or an abnormal condition in organs. The pathologist is also trained to perform such evaluations, but with actual tissue samples. For example, a pathologist will evaluate cells visually under a microscope from a cancer-surgery patient to determine if the malignant cells have spread into other areas of the body and thus require other chemo or radiation therapy.
David Allard, CHP
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