? med repair job and radiation

[poster]

Hello
I am not sure if this is the right place to post but I would like to
know
how much danger of radiation is there for the engineers servicing
primarily Xrays, also anginographs, CTs and related?
Also are there any options of possible branching out of the servicing
job other than getting into equipment sales?(any chance to get hired
in R&D of the machines)

Thanks

 

[Imabug]

djp997@yahoo.com (poster) wrote in
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Hello
I am not sure if this is the right place to post but I would like to
know
how much danger of radiation is there for the engineers servicing
primarily Xrays, also anginographs, CTs and related?
Also are there any options of possible branching out of the servicing
job other than getting into equipment sales?(any chance to get hired
in R&D of the machines)

Thanks

When a unit is being repaired, it's turned off. Most of

the time they're messing around in areas with high voltage, so
I don't think any of them would want those wires energized.

After repairs are completed, and they need to test things, they're
usually working in the control booth or behind leaded shields and
wearing leaded aprons.

Service engineers typically get very little radiation exposure.

Some service engineers might end up migrating into sales or R&D.
I guess that depends on the person and the company they work for.

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[Russell Patterson]

On Thu, 05 Feb 2004 00:51:02 GMT, Imabug <BLAHeugenem@ix.netcom.com>
wrote:

Some service engineers might end up migrating into sales or R&D.
I guess that depends on the person and the company they work for.

As a service engineer for over twenty years I only know one service
engineer that went into sales. Most are just too honest to make that
move!

Russ
respond here or email responses to cruzincat"deletethis"@cruzincat.com

 

[tweak]

On Thu, 05 Feb 2004 00:02:11 -0500, Russell Patterson <me@privacy.net>
wrote:

On Thu, 05 Feb 2004 00:51:02 GMT, Imabug <BLAHeugenem@ix.netcom.com
wrote:



Some service engineers might end up migrating into sales or R&D.
I guess that depends on the person and the company they work for.

As a service engineer for over twenty years I only know one service
engineer that went into sales. Most are just too honest to make that
move!
AHMEN!
Russ
respond here or email responses to cruzincat"deletethis"@cruzincat.com

 

[poster]

Russell Patterson <me@privacy.net> wrote in message news:<2gj320tros92pc8u6jqtt7udrm5orgqv4d@4ax.com>...

On Thu, 05 Feb 2004 00:51:02 GMT, Imabug <BLAHeugenem@ix.netcom.com
wrote:



Some service engineers might end up migrating into sales or R&D.
I guess that depends on the person and the company they work for.

As a service engineer for over twenty years I only know one service
engineer that went into sales. Most are just too honest to make that
move!

Russ
respond here or email responses to cruzincat"deletethis"@cruzincat.com

Thanks a lot guys
so I guess one should be more carefull when doing the tests and
perhaps wear a pocket dosimeter?
I heard of few guys getting migrating to sales-I guess either it is
more lucrative or they got bored with servicing...

 

[Bill Janssen]

poster wrote:

Russell Patterson <me@privacy.net> wrote in message news:<2gj320tros92pc8u6jqtt7udrm5orgqv4d@4ax.com>...


On Thu, 05 Feb 2004 00:51:02 GMT, Imabug <BLAHeugenem@ix.netcom.com
wrote:




Some service engineers might end up migrating into sales or R&D.
I guess that depends on the person and the company they work for.


As a service engineer for over twenty years I only know one service
engineer that went into sales. Most are just too honest to make that
move!

Russ
respond here or email responses to cruzincat"deletethis"@cruzincat.com



Thanks a lot guys
so I guess one should be more carefull when doing the tests and
perhaps wear a pocket dosimeter?
I heard of few guys getting migrating to sales-I guess either it is
more lucrative or they got bored with servicing...


If you want to be company president some day, you need to move to sales.

Bill K7NOM