AuntMinnie

AUGUST 19, 2024

SACRAMENTO, CA - A California radiologic technologist accused of delivering a major radiation overdose to a 23-month-old boy faced testimony this week on her role in the incident. Within a few hours, the child developed a bright red ring around his head from the massive overdose of radiation. Is this safe?"

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) has partnered with medical imaging professional and actor, Michael Benzaia, for its new "Be Seen" campaign to raise public awareness about the role of medical imaging and radiation therapy professionals in patient diagnosis, intervention, and treatment.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 3, 2024

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

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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. Criteria used by the committee include quality and safety, patient experience, and advocacy for the profession.

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AuntMinnie

MAY 8, 2024

On the other hand, two serious side effects occurring less frequently are carcinoid crisis with DOTATATE therapies, and extravasations with any intravenous (IV) radiopharmaceutical therapies, explained Erica Cohen Major, DO, a nuclear medicine specialist and assistant chief of nuclear medicine at Edward Hines VA Hospital near Chicago.

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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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Imaging Technology

JULY 12, 2023

That’s clearly the case at Massac Memorial Hospital , an award-winning critical access hospital in Metropolis, Ill., The hospital serves patients in Massac County and the surrounding areas. “Our The Persona RF offers a host of benefits for the hospital and patients. with 25 beds. We’re a gem in the rough.

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Everything Rad

AUGUST 10, 2023

“Patient Position Monitoring lets me see more easily if the patient is in the optimum position for the exam, helping to reduce the likelihood of retakes,” said a Registered Radiologic Technologist (RT(R)) at a trade trial site in Chicago. Put Carestream’s Smart Room features to work for your facility.

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Imaging Technology

MARCH 11, 2024

christine.book Mon, 03/11/2024 - 14:14 March 11, 2024 — The American Society of Radiologic Technologists ( ASRT ) has announced its members have elected four officers to serve on the 2024-2025 ASRT Board of Directors. DeMaio currently serves as vice president on the ASRT Board. Marissa Mangrum, M.S.R.S., Jennifer Thompson, Ed.D.,

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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

Here are five recommendations to help radiology departments achieve excellence in pediatric medical imaging in care settings of all sizes. With advance planning and an emphasis on learning, your facility can perform imaging studies with the same standard of care as a large children’s hospital.

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Imaging Technology

JULY 10, 2023

President-Elect: Mario Pistilli , CRA, FAHRA, Director of Imaging Services, at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.) Directors for 2023-2024 include: Brian Fox, FACHE, MBA, CRA, RT(R)(MR) , Executive Director, Radiology and Patient Transport with Barnes Jewish Hospital (St. Wendy Renneke R.T.(R)(CT)

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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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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 These relationships collectively explain around 85.9%

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Everything Rad

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Visite nosso Hospital Virtual. Nossos cassetes de tamanho apropriado e nosso software pediátrico atendem às recomendações das agências governamentais, como a Image Gently Alliance for Radiation Safety in Pediatric Imaging, e aos princípios de segurança de radiação mais baixa possível (As Low As Reasonably Achievable, ALARA).

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Everything Rad

JANUARY 11, 2023

Image Gently Vendor Summit: Working Together for Better Estimates of Pediatric Radiation Dose from CT. 4 Image Gently®: The Alliance for Radiation Safety in Pediatric Imaging. 9 American Society of Radiologic Technologists. Image Gently: Why We Should Talk to Parents about CT in Children. 3 AJR Am J Roentgenol.

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Everything Rad

JANUARY 11, 2023

Visite nosso Hospital Virtual ou contato através do Whatsapp +55 11 3847-6333 Em relação aos departamentos, nosso software Administrative Reporting and Analysis permite que o técnico ou físico de CQ consulte todos os sistemas Carestream na rede institucional a partir de um único local centralizado. 3 AJR Am J Roentgenol. Strauss KJ, et al.

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Imaging Technology

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

We needed to move screening outside of institutions and hospitals and offer it in the neighborhood where people will get used to seeing it.” Philips Incisive CT scanner and artificial intelligence (AI) driven Precise Image software ensure diagnostic-quality imaging at the low radiation dose required for screening programs.

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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. Radiology researchers meanwhile have been exploring the utility of TikTok in medical education.

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