radiologist
noun
ra·di·ol·o·gist
ˌrā-dē-ˈä-lə-jist 
: a physician specializing in medical radiology
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But few if any radiologists have been replaced a decade later.
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Gary Marcus, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
Last year the radiologist saw something else on my MRI, and I was diagnosed with stage 1A triple-positive breast cancer.
—Jessica Keller, Glamour, 1 Apr. 2026
More than 40 radiologists from Advanced Imaging Specialists were to leave Saint Francis Hospital on March 20 after the group sued the hospital for mismanagement and lack of equipment.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2026
Part of the reason Hinton’s prediction about radiologists never came true is that medical-imaging software needs to go through the notoriously challenging FDA review process, slowing down its deployment and raising costs.
—Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
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Gary Marcus, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
Last year the radiologist saw something else on my MRI, and I was diagnosed with stage 1A triple-positive breast cancer.
—Jessica Keller, Glamour, 1 Apr. 2026
More than 40 radiologists from Advanced Imaging Specialists were to leave Saint Francis Hospital on March 20 after the group sued the hospital for mismanagement and lack of equipment.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2026
Part of the reason Hinton’s prediction about radiologists never came true is that medical-imaging software needs to go through the notoriously challenging FDA review process, slowing down its deployment and raising costs.
—Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
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“Radiologist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radiologist. Accessed 6 Apr. 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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