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How exposed to AI is a Radiologist?

Of the 30 tasks O*NET lists for radiologists, 9 could be done in half the time with a chat window today. 10 cannot be sped up at all. Here is which.

Exposure means published research judged an AI could halve the time a task takes, at the same quality. It does not mean the task stops needing a person. How to read this

Also called
Attending PhysicianDiagnostic RadiologistInterventional NeuroradiologistInterventional RadiologistMusculoskeletal Specialty Radiologist (MSK Specialty Radiologist)NeuroradiologistNuclear Medicine PhysicianNuclear Medicine SpecialistPhysicianRadiologist
Reachable today Needs software built first Cannot be sped up
30
tasks rated for this occupation
86%
hold a degree, from a survey of 22
30k
people do this job in the US
11 of 89
least protected in healthcare practitioners

Every task, and what AI can do with it

These are O*NET's task statements for this occupation, exactly as written, sorted into the three bands by the ratings behind this report. Nothing has been reworded.

Reachable with a chat window today

9
  • Prepare comprehensive interpretive reports of findings
  • Provide counseling to radiologic patients to explain the processes, risks, benefits, or alternative treatments
  • Establish or enforce standards for protection of patients or personnel
  • Develop or monitor procedures to ensure adequate quality control of images
  • Participate in quality improvement activities including discussions of areas where risk of error is high
  • Advise other physicians of the clinical indications, limitations, assessments, or risks of diagnostic and therapeutic applications of radioactive materials
  • Compare nuclear medicine procedures with other types of procedures, such as computed tomography, ultrasonography, nuclear magnetic resonance imaging, and angiography
  • Establish and enforce radiation protection standards for patients and staff
  • Formulate plans and procedures for nuclear medicine departments

Only with software built on top

11
  • Obtain patients' histories from electronic records, patient interviews, dictated reports, or by communicating with referring clinicians
  • Perform or interpret the outcomes of diagnostic imaging procedures including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computer tomography (CT), positron emission tomography (PET), nuclear cardiology treadmill studies, mammography, or ultrasound
  • Review or transmit images and information using picture archiving or communications systems
  • Communicate examination results or diagnostic information to referring physicians, patients, or families
  • Confer with medical professionals regarding image-based diagnoses
  • Document the performance, interpretation, or outcomes of all procedures performed
  • Participate in continuing education activities to maintain and develop expertise
  • Develop treatment plans for radiology patients
  • Calculate, measure, or prepare radioisotope dosages
  • Check and approve the quality of diagnostic images before patients are discharged
  • Monitor handling of radioactive materials to ensure that established procedures are followed

Cannot be sped up

10
  • Instruct radiologic staff in desired techniques, positions, or projections
  • Coordinate radiological services with other medical activities
  • Recognize or treat complications during and after procedures, including blood pressure problems, pain, oversedation, or bleeding
  • Perform interventional procedures such as image-guided biopsy, percutaneous transluminal angioplasty, transhepatic biliary drainage, or nephrostomy catheter placement
  • Administer radioisotopes to clinical patients or research subjects
  • Direct nuclear medicine technologists or technicians regarding desired dosages, techniques, positions, and projections
  • Prescribe radionuclides and dosages to be administered to individual patients
  • Review procedure requests and patients' medical histories to determine applicability of procedures and radioisotopes to be used
  • Teach nuclear medicine, diagnostic radiology, or other specialties at graduate educational level
  • Test dosage evaluation instruments and survey meters to ensure they are operating properly
What this does not say

This is not a prediction about your job

Nobody surveyed an employer. Tasks are counted equally, so a percentage here is a share of the list rather than a share of your week. And the ratings were made in 2023, which makes every figure a floor rather than a ceiling.

It must never be used to select anyone for redundancy. The full limits are here.

Where to go next

This is the standard task list for the title. The useful next question is which of the tasks you actually do should go near AI, and which should not.

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Exposure ratings from Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock, GPTs are GPTs: Labor market impact potential of LLMs, Science 384, 1306–1308, 2024, used under the MIT licence. This page includes information from the O*NET Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. People Team AI has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. Employment figures from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.