SOUTHWEST ASIA – Senior Airman Edward McCrory, 379th Expeditionary Medical Group diagnostic imaging technologist, positions a patient for a spinal x-ray. Personnel in this career field undergo a minimum of 16 months of training before being qualified to perform duties in a deployed location. McCrory is a native of Atlanta, Ga., and is deployed from Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Brendan Kavanaugh)

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$SOUTHWEST ASIA - Maj. (Dr.) Douglas Vanderkooi, 379th Expeditionary Medical Group radiologist, examines digital images of a hand for fractures and a chest x-ray for possible abnormalities. Dr. Vanderkooi is deployed from Langley Air Force Base, Va. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Brendan Kavanaugh)$

SOUTHWEST ASIA - Maj. (Dr.) Douglas Vanderkooi, 379th Expeditionary Medical Group radiologist, examines digital images of a hand for fractures and a chest x-ray for possible abnormalities. Dr. Vanderkooi is deployed from Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Brendan Kavanaugh)

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$SOUTHWEST ASIA - Maj. (Dr.) Douglas Vanderkooi, 379th Expeditionary Medical Group radiologist, examines digital images of a hand for fractures and a chest X-ray for possible abnormalities. Dr. Vanderkooi is a native of Peter Falls, Iowa, and is deployed from Langley Air Force Base, VA. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Brendan Kavanaugh)$

SOUTHWEST ASIA - Maj. (Dr.) Douglas Vanderkooi, 379th Expeditionary Medical Group radiologist, examines digital images of a hand for fractures and a chest X-ray for possible abnormalities. Dr. Vanderkooi is a native of Peter Falls, Iowa, and is deployed from Joint Base Langley-Eustis, VA. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Brendan Kavanaugh)

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SOUTHWEST ASIA - 379th Expeditionary Medical Group diagnostics team members position a portable X-ray unit over an unconscious patient. During an emergency, every member of the team plays a vital role in rapid evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of the patient. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Brendan Kavanaugh)

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SOUTHWEST ASIA – (right) Staff Sgt. Charlie Gess, 379th Expeditionary Medical Group diagnostic imaging technologist, zooms in with a portable X-ray unit arm to perform a chest X-ray on an unconscious patient. Portable X-ray units are extremely valuable when time is critical and medics are unable to move the patient. Gess is deployed from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Brendan Kavanaugh)

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$SOUTHWEST ASIA – Maj. (Dr.) Douglas Vanderkooi and Senior Airman Edward McCrory examine a three-dimensional view of a facial fracture taken using the computed tomography scan unit. The CT takes hundreds of three-dimensional images that permit medics to see inside the human body in high detail. Both Airmen are assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Medical Group. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Brendan Kavanaugh)$

A Day on the Job with: Radiology

SOUTHWEST ASIA – Maj. (Dr.) Douglas Vanderkooi and Senior Airman Edward McCrory examine a three-dimensional view of a facial fracture taken using the computed tomography scan unit. The CT takes hundreds of three-dimensional images that permit medics to see inside the human body in high detail. Both Airmen are assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Medical Group. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Brendan Kavanaugh)

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SOUTHWEST ASIA – Staff Sgt. Morrell Colquitt, 379th Expeditionary Medical Group ultrasound technologist, performs an ultrasound on a patient. This technology enables evaluation of specific internal organs of a patient. Colquitt is a native of Valdosta, Ga., and is deployed from MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Brendan Kavanaugh)

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SOUTHWEST ASIA – Staff Sgt. Charlie Gess, 379th Expeditionary Medical Group diagnostic imaging technologist, performs a computed tomography scan. A CT is a specialized exam, which allows for more complex views of the body area being examined. This procedure requires upwards of six additional months of training to perform. Most technicians will have undergone upwards of two years of training before they are deployed. Gess is deployed from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Brendan Kavanaugh)

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Published Jan. 4, 2013