radiologist
noun
ra·di·ol·o·gist
ˌrā-dē-ˈä-lə-jist 
: a physician specializing in medical radiology
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The radiologist recommended a follow-up mammogram and ultrasound, but neither scan showed anything abnormal (thanks to that polar bear effect).
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Jennie Durant, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
In the late fifties, a computer scientist and a radiologist grouped cases by symptoms and diseases.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
But after a chest X-ray she was immediately sent to a radiologist for a PET/CT scan.
—Janine Rubenstein, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
At the same time, the bandwidth of radiologists to read and interpret them is declining rapidly.
—Amit S Phadnis, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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Jennie Durant, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
In the late fifties, a computer scientist and a radiologist grouped cases by symptoms and diseases.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
But after a chest X-ray she was immediately sent to a radiologist for a PET/CT scan.
—Janine Rubenstein, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
At the same time, the bandwidth of radiologists to read and interpret them is declining rapidly.
—Amit S Phadnis, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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radiologist
noun
ra·di·ol·o·gist
ˌrād-ē-ˈäl-ə-jəst
: a physician specializing in the use of radiant energy for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes
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