放射線科(ほうしゃせんか)

ほうしゃせんか
noun
radiology department
medicalhealth
1. radiology department; department of radiology
The hospital department that takes X-rays, CT and MRI images, and delivers radiation therapy. One of the department names on a Japanese hospital's floor guide.
放射線科(ほうしゃせんか)は二階(にかい)です。
The radiology department is on the second floor.
検査(けんさ)のため放射線科(ほうしゃせんか)に回(まわ)された。
I was sent to the radiology department for an examination.
放射線科(ほうしゃせんか)の医師(いし)が画像(がぞう)を見(み)て、手術(しゅじゅつ)が必要(ひつよう)かどうかを判断(はんだん)する。
A radiologist looks at the images and judges whether surgery is necessary.

The suffix 科(か) names a hospital department or an academic subject, as in 内科(ないか) and 外科(げか).

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 内科(ないか): internal medicine — the department for non-surgical treatment
  • 検査(けんさ)科(か): clinical laboratory department — blood and tissue tests rather than imaging

Related Words

Compare: 内科(ないか) (internal medicine)
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Added 2026.7.26 3:20 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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