Radiologic technologists and technicians need knowledge in the following areas:

• Medicine and Dentistry: Injuries and illnesses and plans for treatment.
• Customer and Personal Service: Providing special services to customers based on their needs.
• English Language: The meaning and use of the English language.
• Computers and Electronics: Computer hardware and software.
• Clerical: General office work such as filling and storing information.
• Education and Training: The methods of teaching and learning.
• Public Safety and Security: How to protect people and property.
• Psychology: People, their actions, and mental processes and how to treat problems.
• Physics: The features and laws of matter and energy.
• Biology: Cells, plants, and animals and how they function.