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ISCT: New professional positions could relieve RT workforce strain

AuntMinnie

For CT technologists, specifically, the survey reported 18% position vacancies, with the number of people entering the imaging workforce dropping 20% since 2006 and worsening in 2020 with the COVID pandemic, Rubin explained. "We are at a moment in time where we have the greatest number of vacancies across the field that we've ever had."

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The radiologist in 22 years time

Radiology Cafe

I believe that the first main difference seen in the radiologists role in 2040 will be the change that artificial intelligence (AI) will have made on the diagnostic role that radiologists currently perform. There are several protective factors, the first being that radiologists do much more than just report scans.

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Why understanding breast density matters

The British Institute of Radiology

Whilst dense breasts are normal and common, dense breast tissue makes it more difficult for radiologists to detect cancer on a mammogram. A growing number of medical organisations link to the DenseBreast-info.org website, including the EFRS (European Federation of Radiographer Societies) and the Society of Radiographers.

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Olympic imaging squad gets set for summer games

AuntMinnie

A team of 32 radiologists and 36 radiographers are limbering up to work at the summer Olympics, which begins July 25. Renoux will be assisted by fellow MSK radiologists Michel Daoud Crema, MD, and Loris Moya, MD. They are likely to perform more than 1,800 scans on injured athletes.

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