Radiologists
Official O*NET title: Radiologists (29-1224.00)
Also called: attending physician, diagnostic radiologist, interventional neuroradiologist, interventional radiologist, musculoskeletal specialty radiologist
Do you do this at work?
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Do you do this at work?
Prepare comprehensive interpretive reports of findings
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How AI is changing radiologists work
9 of 28 measurable main tasks for this job show up in real AI-use data, so we rate it Amber (some AI use) — 32%.
This shows where people already use AI, not whether the job will disappear. How we measure this.
Tasks in this job and recorded AI use
- Prepare comprehensive interpretive reports of findings (main task) — a lot of recorded AI use
- Communicate examination results or diagnostic information to referring physicians, patients, or families (main task) — some recorded AI use
- Document the performance, interpretation, or outcomes of all procedures performed (main task) — some recorded AI use
- Review or transmit images and information using picture archiving or communications systems (main task) — some recorded AI use
- Obtain patients' histories from electronic records, patient interviews, dictated reports, or by communicating with referring clinicians (main task) — some recorded AI use
- Talk with medical professionals regarding image-based diagnoses (main task) — some recorded AI use
- Perform or interpret the outcomes of diagnostic imaging procedures including magnetic resonance imaging, computer tomography, positron emission tomography, nuclear cardiology treadmill studies, mammography, or ultrasound (main task) — some recorded AI use
- Provide counseling to radiologic patients to explain the processes, risks, benefits, or alternative treatments (main task) — some recorded AI use
- Develop or monitor procedures to make sure adequate quality control of images (main task) — some recorded AI use
- Recognize or treat complications during and after procedures (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Establish or enforce standards for protection of patients or staff (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Coordinate radiological services with other medical activities (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Instruct radiologic staff in desired techniques, positions, or projections (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Participate in continuing education activities to maintain and develop expertise (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Participate in quality improvement activities including discussions of areas where risk of error is high (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Administer radioisotopes to clinical patients or research subjects (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Advise other physicians of the clinical indications, limitations, assessments, or risks of diagnostic and therapeutic applications of radioactive materials (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Calculate, measure, or prepare radioisotope dosages (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Check and approve the quality of diagnostic images before patients are discharged (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Compare nuclear medicine procedures with other types of procedures (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Direct nuclear medicine technologists or technicians regarding desired dosages, techniques, positions, and projections (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Establish and enforce radiation protection standards for patients and staff (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Formulate plans and procedures for nuclear medicine departments (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Monitor handling of radioactive materials to make sure that established procedures are followed (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Prescribe radionuclides and dosages to be administered to individual patients (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Review procedure requests and patients' medical histories to determine applicability of procedures and radioisotopes to be used (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Teach nuclear medicine, diagnostic radiology, or other specialties at graduate educational level (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Test dosage evaluation instruments and survey meters to make sure they are operating properly (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Perform interventional procedures such as image-guided biopsy, percutaneous transluminal angioplasty, transhepatic biliary drainage, or nephrostomy catheter placement — no recorded AI use
- Develop treatment plans for radiology patients — no recorded AI use
Tasks: O*NET 31.0. AI use: Anthropic Economic Index (exact or close text match).
Your first steps (guidance)
- Week 1: Open a free AI assistant and say hello. Follow our “Getting started with AI” guide. Ask it one simple question about your work.
- Week 2: Use AI on one task you do often. Try the prompt for: “Prepare comprehensive interpretive reports of findings”. Try the prompt for: “Communicate examination results or diagnostic information to referring physicians, patients, or families”.
Tick your own tasks above to get a plan based on what you really do. The first 2 weeks are free; Premium (coming soon) adds weeks 3–12. New to AI? Read our beginner’s guide.
Questions about AI and radiologists
Will AI replace radiologists?
Our data can’t predict job losses, and we don’t try to. What it does show: 9 of the 28 main tasks for this job match tasks people already use AI for (Anthropic Economic Index), giving a Amber rating (some AI use). Using AI on a task is not the same as AI doing the whole job, and 21 of the 30 listed tasks show no recorded AI use yet.
Which radiologist tasks is AI used for most?
In the data, the most AI use among this job’s tasks is for: prepare comprehensive interpretive reports of findings; communicate examination results or diagnostic information to referring physicians, patients, or families; document the performance, interpretation, or outcomes of all procedures performed.
Which radiologist tasks show little or no AI use?
For example: recognize or treat complications during and after procedures; establish or enforce standards for protection of patients or staff; coordinate radiological services with other medical activities. These are good places to keep building your own skills.
How does this job compare to others?
In Microsoft Research’s “Working with AI” study, this job’s AI applicability score is equal to or higher than 49% of the occupations they scored. That measures overlap with AI chat use, not risk of job loss.
How can a radiologist start learning AI?
Start small: open a free AI assistant, try it on one task you do often, and always check facts and numbers yourself. The plan on this page is guidance, not professional advice.
See how this job ranks
Radiologists ranks #256 of 572 jobs for the share of main tasks with AI use (#1 = most), and #25 of 80 in Healthcare.
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