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Finished 1st year as rad tech and not sure I am suited for this

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Hello, I am studying radiologic technology to become rad tech. It's bachelors degree (in my country, you have to have bcs). So I finished first year. I've also done around 400 hours in hospital as student. I worked at a classic x-ray, CT, MRI, mamography, densitometry and even at surgery. But I can't help and find it.... Really boring. There are days, when it goes by really fast and that's fun, but often, it goes by really slowly, sometimes not even 1 patient in houlf an hour. I always count the minutes when i can leave. It's just sitting around and I read book or surf the internet. Is it worth finishing this major, or should I switch to something else? Does it get better? After all those lessons spent at school and at hospital, I honestly feel burn out and the thought that i would have to do this job for another 40 years scares me. But at the same time i am scared of quitting, because what if the other option doesn't work out and i am left with nothing. Does anyone have any positive outlook to share?

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