Thread: I've enjoyed my time while it lasted, but it's time to move on...

Originally Posted by Barra1

So, I guess you won't be coming to a NEVLRC Beer and Burger night in the near future

All the best mate - I reckon you will love the West.

Ah Kev,

I'd love to, but given the timing of it all, it's not looking too good! But, parents are in your neck of the woods so it's always possible I'll be around every so often. I really did enjoy the one NEVLRC Beer and Burger night I made it to! If only my placement in Albury could have given me a job!! But, just not quite the way the cookie crumbled in the end.

If I thought it feasible, I'd be half tempted to drive down tommorow, but I just can't quite see it happening seeing as I have to back at Woolies for probably my last day on Thursday.

Seano

Congratulations on the job and, wow, it looks like there are some great adventures ahead. As others have said - take pics and post 'em.

Good luck Seano,
Perth sounds like a really nice place. I am sure you will enjoy the adventure.

Good luck with the move Seano, and the new job.

Congratulations on the job.

I've gotta ask, what sort of job does a degree in Nuclear Medicine get you? All I can think of is Radiology but I guess it's not that. Sounds very impressive anyway

Originally Posted by spudboy

Congratulations on the job.

X 2 even,,, well done,,,

I've gotta ask, what sort of job does a degree in Nuclear Medicine get you? All I can think of is Radiology but I guess it's not that. Sounds very impressive anyway

Its really his cover for working the landy up to a very special power conversion,,

Have fun dude,, W.A's an awesome place to visit, (and I didnt even have a 4x4 then), its gotta be good to live there,,

congratulations. Nuclar Medicine is an exciting field. I was a Pathology Technician, but did consider switching to nuclear medicine while training.

Originally Posted by spudboy

Congratulations on the job.

I've gotta ask, what sort of job does a degree in Nuclear Medicine get you? All I can think of is Radiology but I guess it's not that. Sounds very impressive anyway

I knew someone would ask this sooner or later! In short, it is similar to radiology with a few key differences:

- Nuc Med is used more for looking at functional anatomy, whereas radiology is almost always just anatomy, think of it as they take an x-ray of a bone, see a crack and say its broken, I use a particular chemical that is attached to a short lived radioactive particle that is used by bones when they remodel - so I see it has gone to an area of a suspected fracture and can see new bone is forming and thus deduce it is fractured.

- Radiology usually sends radioactive particles through people and then images the particles that have passed through and they make pictures based on the difference densities of what its gone through - bone, soft tissue etc. Whereas, we (usually) inject radioactive particles into you, which localise or are used by a particular part of the body, and we make pictures based on where we detect the particles have gone to.

- Radiology is usually just for diagnostic purposes, Nuc Med is used diagnostically and in some therapy situation.

Now the REAL differences...

- Radiology deal with blood and guts, I usually don't have to

- They often have to do shift work and call ins, I don't as much - although the dept I'm going to does do a bit.

- Their patients often have to get at least partially undressed, ours don't!

- They do enemas, I don't!


So similar in a few ways, and are often complementary to each other, but still quite different.

The confusing bit:

- Both can be licensed to do CT's (aka CAT scans), but we usually do them as part of a Nuc Med procedure, as opposed to on its own (we make pretty pictures showing a body part functioning, and overlay it onto a high quality CT image)
- Both can be trained to do MRI
- Both can be trained in Ultrasound.

So, that's it in a pretty generalised sense! It's good fun, and I enjoy being able to talk to patients and find out their backgrounds and generally help make a difference to their outcomes.

And Chops, stop trying to blow my cover! But speaking of the Landy, I gave her some TLC today by letting her go to Modern Motors in Dungog, and they gave her timing, and injector pump a looking over and a few little adjustments made - its a whole new joy to drive.

Seano