International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED 97) - FIELDS

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ISCED97_OBORY International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED 97) - FIELDS 1 01.01.2008 09.09.9999 Education

Classification Item:

Medical diagnostics and treatment technology

Level Code Name
3 725 Medical diagnostics and treatment technology

Definition of item:

Medical diagnostic and treatment technology is the study of a wide range of
technlogies used for diagnosing and treating diseases and handicaps. Programmes with
the following main content are classified here:

Ambulance technology
Medical laboratory technology
Radiology technology
Radiotherapy
Hearing aid technology
Optical technology
Prosthetic technology
X-ray technology

Inclusions:

Medical laboratory technology is included in this field.

Exclusions:

Study of laboratory technology is excluded from this field if emphasis is not given to
medical laboratory technology. General laboratory technology is included in field 524
‘Chemical and process’. Laboratory technology where emphasis is given to other
specific applications (biology, physics, chemistry etc) is included in the appropriate
field (421, 441, 442 etc).
Study of dental technology is excluded from this field and included in field 724 ‘Dental
studies’.
Correspondences
International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED 97) - FIELDS - level 2 - Narrow fields 72 Health
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