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Workplace violence ‘extremely high’ in radiologic sciences

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More than 60% of diagnostic radiology and radiation therapy staff experience workplace violence, according to a study published January 9 in Radiography. Workplace violence is a significant issue in healthcare, according to World Health Organization (WHO). Additional risk factors included being a more vulnerable practitioner (i.e.,

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Meet the Minnies 2024 finalists

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Colleen Dempsey, EdD, of Thomas Jefferson University is hoping to take home her second Minnie for Most Effective Radiologic Sciences Educator. Dempsey has been honored many times for her work in TJU's radiologic sciences training program, including the 2017 Minnie for Most Effective Radiologic Sciences Educator.

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ASRT Foundation Awards International Collaborative Research Grant, Hosts 25th Corporate Roundtable Summit 

Imaging Technology

The research team is using the grant to analyze previous and current advanced practice radiation therapist (APRT) training programs internationally and to identify an evidence-based, best-practice framework for APRT education in the U.S. and Canada. The APRT role practices at an advanced level in radiation therapy. or Canada. “The

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Making Mammography Inclusive for Patients with Disabilities

Imaging Technology

Her story is featured in an upcoming themed issue of the Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences on the topic of specialized populations, published by Elsevier. It woke me up to the many ways in which healthcare fails to meet the needs and protect the lives of disabled patients."

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Meet the Minnies 2024 semifinal candidates

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Effects of low-dose ionizing radiation on genomic instability in interventional radiology workers. Quantifying Regional Radiation-Induced Lung Injury in Patients Using Hyperpolarized 129Xe Gas Exchange Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Rankine, et al, International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics , September 1, 2023.