Diagnostic Radiology, the largest section, provides imaging services to the community, performing more than 225,000 examinations each year. Students have the opportunity to work with a wide variety of equipment in both inpatient and outpatient settings.

Specialty imaging areas are available to the student on the Hospital campus, including: Computerized Tomography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Ultrasound, and Interventional Radiology, where diagnostic and interventional studies of blood vessels are performed.


Nuclear Medicine is a branch of radiology utilizing radioactive materials called radiopharmaceuticals to functionally image body parts. The most current technology is used to perform diagnostic and therapeutic procedures numbering more than 9,000 per year.

Radiation Oncology uses high-energy radiation - such as x-rays, gamma rays, and electron beams - in the treatment of disease, primarily cancer. Treatment planning involves the radiation therapist, radiation oncologist, medical dosimetrist, and clinical physicist working together to determine the exact disease location and the optimal technique for treatment.

Daily treatments are performed utilizing high-energy linear accelerators. Therapists in this area perform more than 17,000 treatments per year.

Future of Imaging Scholarships
Take advantage of an incredible opportunity to receive an outstanding education without financial burden! The Reading Hospital has established the Future of Imaging Scholarship program to attract Berks and surrounding county residents into the Radiologic Technology Program. In exchange for a modest employment commitment, imaging professionals are provided their education at no personal cost.

More details: Radiologic Technology Program

See more their programs: School of Health Sciences

This article is reposted with thanks to The Reading Hospital and Medical Center.

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