Lalit Kumar Gupta

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Country and place of work

India, Chandigarh

How long have you been a radiographer?

20+ years.

Where did you train?

At Postgraduate Institute of Medical
Education & Research Chandigarh India.
Web site www.pgimer.nic.in

How long was your training?

2 years.

What do you enjoy most about your job?

Help in making accurate diagnosis for
proper treatment of sick patients care.

What is the most challenging/difficult part of your job and why?

Professional body must reorganization
from Government of India/ because need a
Radiographer council in India.

How many patients do you help each week approximately?

At present I being on teaching and
administrative responsibility indirectly we
help about 350 patients per day/1800 per
week in our department which includes
doing radiography, CT, MRI, Radiological/
interventional procedures, US. Digital
radiography etc, etc.

What is the most memorable or happiest moment of your radiography career and why?

Most memorable day when I have
achieved the highest degree i.e. Master of
Science In Radiology with Radiodiagnosis
as a special subject in
December 1990. The happiest moment,
when I got opportunity to learn/participate
in group training programme in total
imaging in Radiology at JICA Japan in
1995.

If you could change or improve one thing about your working life, what would it be?

More clinical involvement and more stress
on research work for innovative ideas in
radiography.

Have you ever worked as a radiographer outside your home country? If not, have you considered it?

Yes, worked in Kuwait as a Sr. Specialist
radiographer in 2001-02.

What advice would you give to someone thinking about becoming a radiographer?

Advice that radiographers are more
demanding career and lot of opportunities
and growth in this field.

How do you see the role of the radiographer/technologist developing in the future?

Radiographer/technologist of future would
be working fully independently and shall
be fully involved in decision making
relating to his profession where-ever
he/she works in the hospitals or Institute.
Developing future in radiography not only
as a Radiographers but they can join in
the Industries as a Application
specialist/marketing executive /
Radiological Technology faculty as well as
in the R&D section of Industries.