Licensing Agency
Illinois licenses physicians through the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and oversees radiation safety and radioactive materials through the Emergency Management Agency. Radiology departments emphasize American Board of Radiology certification MQSA compliance for mammography and robust continuing education programs in academic centers. Hospital privileging and documented case experience are standard for procedural privileges.
Continuing Education
Renewal requires continuing medical education attestation for physicians and specified continuing education for technologists commonly twenty four hours per biennium. Radiologists follow American Board of Radiology maintenance of certification requirements in parallel with state rules. Facility inspections and radioactive materials licensing are enforced by state agencies.
Salary Ranges
Diagnostic radiologist three hundred eighty thousand to seven hundred eighty thousand per year | Interventional radiologist four hundred fifty thousand to nine hundred thousand per year | Neuroradiologist four hundred twenty thousand to eight hundred twenty thousand per year | Mammography specialist three hundred forty thousand to six hundred twenty thousand per year
Information About Illinois
Illinois is a populous Midwestern state with major academic medical centers in Chicago and regional hospitals across the state. Regulatory oversight covers physician licensure facility radiation safety and radioactive materials licensing. The state healthcare market supports diverse subspecialty practice and competitive compensation.
Sources: Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation | Illinois Emergency Management Agency | American Board of Radiology