AuntMinnie

JANUARY 12, 2024

More than 60% of diagnostic radiology and radiation therapy staff experience workplace violence, according to a study published January 9 in Radiography. Yet no systematic review has been published on the issue in medical radiation science, the authors noted.

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Radiography Nuclear Medicine Radiology Radiation 306

AuntMinnie

JULY 3, 2024

The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) has launched the BeRAD Professionalism Award.

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Radiology Technologist Government Radiation Medical Imaging 130

AuntMinnie

JULY 18, 2024

The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) has named three technologists who earned honors in the 2024 "I Am the Gold Standard" program.

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AuntMinnie

MAY 8, 2024

Three clinical issues that may arise with theranostics treatments will require special provisions, including spot imaging, according to insights shared during the 124th annual meeting of the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) in Boston. It causes radiation injury that may be visible as dry desquamation or moist desquamation, for example.

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Radiopharmaceuticals Nuclear Medicine Radiation Hospital 189

Imaging Technology

JULY 31, 2024

mtaschetta-millane Wed, 07/31/2024 - 07:00 July 31, 2024 — The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists ( ARRT ) announced the three Registered Technologists (R.T.s) R)(N)(ARRT) About the Honorees Arianna Apodaca is a radiation therapist at Austin Cyberknife , a cancer treatment center in Austin, Texas. (R)(N)(ARRT)

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Nuclear Medicine Radiology Technologist Patient Care Radiation 105

Imaging Technology

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Debuting at the Radiological Society of North America’s 2024 Annual Meeting, this system provides mammography technologists with a suite of sophisticated tools that balance the demands of diagnostic accuracy and fast-paced workflows to facilitate more patient-centered breast care.

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Everything Rad

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Not only are children more radiosensitive than adults (the cancer risk per unit dose of ionizing radiation is higher), but children also have a longer expected lifetime, which puts them at greater risk of cancer following radiation exposure.(1) The balance of dose and image quality is even more important in pediatric medical imaging.

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Medical Imaging Medical Imaging Radiation 111

Imaging Technology

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

While the unit can operate stand-alone in terms of its power requirement, it is not stand-alone in terms of clinical expertise. We can obtain diagnostic quality imaging by prioritizing patient safety and minimizing radiation dose without compromising scan quality.

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Disease Hospital Radiology Technologist X-ray 111

Mint Physician Staffing

APRIL 14, 2020

A radiology department is responsible for providing diagnostic studies and radiation therapy. Some common radiology studies include x-rays, CT scans, MRIs, mammography, and ultrasound. Because they work with radiation, there are radiation exposure risks associated with any job in radiology.

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Radiology Emergency Room Radiation Radiology Technologist 52

Imaging Technology

JULY 12, 2023

Open MRI Equals Greater Comfort, Better Compliance The clinical team at Massac Memorial says the hospital’s Oasis Velocity Open MRI system is boosting efficiency for technologists and offering big benefits to patients. And having that in your own backyard means you’re getting the care you need without having to travel.”

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 9, 2024

Arm position is a significant factor influencing radiation exposure to patients during whole-body PET/CT scans, according to a team of radiologic technologists in Japan. Thus, for these patients, the radiation ED may remain sufficiently low, they wrote. “We times higher in the arm-lowered group, according to the findings.

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Radiation Radiology Technologist Radiography Hospital 286

Imaging Technology

MAY 24, 2024

christine.book Fri, 05/24/2024 - 13:14 May 24, 2024 — The American Society of Radiologic Technologists ( ASRT ) has announced that its ASRT Foundation has awarded its International Collaborative Research Grant, and also recently completed its 25 th Corporate Roundtable Summit.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 29, 2025

The field [of radiology] would lose a lot of people signing up for programs and joining, said Diego Diaz, a traveling radiologic technologist based in New York and New Jersey, who discussed the impact of a ban on TikTok. Nowadays, its one of the biggest ways for people to find out about the field.

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