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# Competences — radiographer
Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/7639a601-6db0-41ed-9fb0-813d9b8beb05).
## Essential
- **adhere to organisational code of ethics** (skill/competence)
- **analyse X-ray imagery** (skill/competence)
- **apply context specific clinical competences** (skill/competence)
- **apply organisational techniques** (skill/competence)
- **apply radiation protection procedures** (skill/competence)
- **apply radiological health sciences** (skill/competence)
- **calculate exposure to radiation** (skill/competence)
- **communicate in healthcare** (skill/competence)
- **comply with legislation related to health care** (skill/competence)
- **comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice** (skill/competence)
- **conduct cancer screening tests** (skill/competence)
- **conduct radiotherapy computer planning** (skill/competence)
- **contribute to continuity of health care** (skill/competence)
- **deal with emergency care situations** (skill/competence)
- **determine imaging techniques to be performed** (skill/competence)
- **develop new imaging techniques** (skill/competence)
- **empathise with the healthcare user** (skill/competence)
- **ensure compliance with radiation protection regulations** (skill/competence)
- **ensure safety of healthcare users** (skill/competence)
- **evidence-based radiography practice** (knowledge)
- **first aid** (knowledge)
- **follow clinical guidelines** (skill/competence)
- **health care legislation** (knowledge)
- **health care occupation-specific ethics** (knowledge)
- **healthcare data systems** (knowledge)
- **human anatomy** (knowledge)
- **hygiene in a health care setting** (knowledge)
- **interact with healthcare suppliers** (skill/competence)
- **interact with healthcare users** (skill/competence)
- **interpret requests for imaging examinations** (skill/competence)
- **listen actively** (skill/competence)
- **maintain imaging equipment** (skill/competence)
- **manage healthcare users' data** (skill/competence)
- **manage radiology information system** (skill/competence)
- **medical contrast agents** (knowledge)
- **medical oncology** (knowledge)
- **medical terminology** (knowledge)
- **operate medical imaging equipment** (skill/competence)
- **paediatrics** (knowledge)
- **pathology** (knowledge)
- **pharmaceutical products** (knowledge)
- **post-process medical images** (skill/competence)
- **prepare patients for imaging procedures** (skill/competence)
- **promote inclusion** (skill/competence)
- **provide health education** (skill/competence)
- **provide information** (skill/competence)
- **provide psychological support to patients** (skill/competence)
- **psychology** (knowledge)
- **radiation physics in healthcare** (knowledge)
- **radiation protection** (knowledge)
- **radiobiology** (knowledge)
- **respond to changing situations in health care** (skill/competence)
- **scientific research methodology** (knowledge)
- **use e-health and mobile health technologies** (skill/competence)
- **work in multidisciplinary health teams** (skill/competence)
## Optional
- administer radiotherapy (skill/competence)
- advise on healthcare users' informed consent (skill/competence)
- conduct health related research (skill/competence)
- conduct video telemetry (skill/competence)
- development trends in radiography (knowledge)
- educate on the prevention of illness (skill/competence)
- epidemiology (knowledge)
- human physiology (knowledge)
- identify progression of disease (skill/competence)
- implant brachytherapy treatments (skill/competence)
- inform policy makers on health-related challenges (skill/competence)
- Interpret diagnostic procedures for vascular surgery (skill/competence)
- interpret medical images (skill/competence)
- orthopaedics (knowledge)
- pedagogy (knowledge)
- perform clinical research in radiography (skill/competence)
- perform lectures (skill/competence)
- pharmacology (knowledge)
- prepare lesson content (skill/competence)
- use foreign languages for health-related research (skill/competence)
- use foreign languages in patient care (skill/competence)
- use obstetric sonography (skill/competence)
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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 48 ads, as of 2026-07-19)
Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.
### Hard skills
- patient positioning — **25 %**
- radiation safety — **23 %**
- radiation protection — **21 %**
- patient care — **19 %**
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