[General] Her husband is a radiology doctor.

[Silverobama]

Hi.

I met a woman who attended a local English club the other day. When she was introducing herself, she mentioned her husband. She said her husband works in a hospital in the radiology department, sitting in a room to look at the images of bodies of patients. I wonder if it's natural to say "Her bushband is a radiology doctor".

 

[Tarheel]

Hi.

I met a woman who attended a local English club the other day. When she was introducing herself, she mentioned her husband. She said her husband works in a hospital in the radiology department, sitting in a room to look at the images of bodies of patients. I wonder if it's natural to say "Her husband is a radiology doctor".

Yes, but more likely, I think, is:

Her husband is a radiologist.

 

[Silverobama]

Yes, but more likely, I think, is:

Her husband is a radiologist

Thanks a lot, Tarheel. I think "a radiologist" is a specialist of radiology and I think a doctor might learn that subject but not necessarily is a specialist. Please enlighten me.

 

[tedmc]

A radiologist is a medical doctor who has undergone specialist training in radiology, which is to do with X-ray and medical imaging, just like other specialists such as surgeon, paediatrician, pathologist, anaesthesist, etc.

 

[tzfujimino]

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(Edit) radiographer

 

[teechar]

Silverobama, look up the difference between radiologist and radiographer and let us know if that clarifies it for you. Note that "radiology doctor" is unnatural.

 

[Silverobama]

Silverobama, look up the difference between radiologist and radiographer and let us know if that clarifies it for you. Note that "radiology doctor" is unnatural.

I think the term I'm looking for is "radiologist", but I guess, probably, doctors do both work of a radiologist and a radiographer.

I wonder if the sentence is okay now.

Her husband is a radiologist.

 

[PeterCW]

The sentence is fine now.

In Europe and the USA a doctor wouldn't normally undertake the duties of a radiographer.