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Radiographer - Libby Perica

March 22, 2025·20 min·1 clip

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Josh DeGrandi opens with student questions about radiography. He brings in Libby Perica, who works as a radiographer in the public sector and also has experience in the private sector, and frames the discussion around what students want to know before they commit to the path. She has been a radiographer for five years. Her day-to-day experience includes x-rays, CT scans, and hospital work in the emergency department, as well as with inpatients and outpatients. The questions stay practical. Libby explains that students can get small tasters of different modalities at university and sometimes observe them, but that real clarity often arrives once they start working and see what each setting feels like. CT training comes up early. She says she applied internally for a training opportunity in CT and then went through about six months of learning the ropes before moving into ED CT. ED changes the pace. Because doctors are making decisions on the fly while scans are happening, she says adaptability matters and the work can feel a little more stressful. Josh checks the shorthand. He clarifies that ED means emergency department, and the conversation keeps its focus on making the field plain for listeners who are still mapping out their options. The show then widens the lens. Libby walks through the difference between general x-ray, CT, and MRI, and says that university placements and observation can give students an early taste of those modalities. Choice is shaped by the workplace. She says she did not really know which path she wanted until she started working, and that the place you work matters a lot in what direction you end up taking. Radiation also matters. She notes that x-ray and CT use radiation, with CT using higher doses and bringing more complexity into the job. The conversation ends on balance. Libby says she learned work-life balance very quickly, which gives the discussion a practical finish instead of a glossy one.

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Radiography as lived work, not just a training path.

The episode makes radiography feel immediate and grounded, using student questions to steer a practical conversation about the job. Libby Perica brings five years of experience across public and private settings, x-rays, CT scans, and hospital work with emergency department,…

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You get the practical radiography version, not the polished brochure one.

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