radiologist
noun
ra·di·ol·o·gist
ˌrā-dē-ˈä-lə-jist 
: a physician specializing in medical radiology
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Ten years ago, experts predicted that radiologists would be replaced.
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Jessica Melugin, Mercury News, 10 June 2026
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Several lines of research presented at ASCO offer evidence of the drugs’ protective effect against cancer, including several not typically associated with weight, such as leukemia and lung cancer, says Elizabeth McDonald, radiologist at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.
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Maybe there will be no radiologists.
—Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
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Jessica Melugin, Mercury News, 10 June 2026
But radiologist Elizabeth McDonald at the University of Pennsylvania, who co-authored that study, says the protective effects with GLP-1s appear greater than with other treatments or lifestyle changes.
—Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 9 June 2026
Several lines of research presented at ASCO offer evidence of the drugs’ protective effect against cancer, including several not typically associated with weight, such as leukemia and lung cancer, says Elizabeth McDonald, radiologist at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.
—Lori Youmshajekian, Scientific American, 8 June 2026
Maybe there will be no radiologists.
—Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
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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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