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ASRT reports enrollment increases in radiologic technologist programs

AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 19, 2024

The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) has published results from its 2024 enrollment survey, showing that the number of new students enrolled increased compared with 2023. Student enrollment in ARRT-approved radiation therapy programs is estimated at 1,663 students in 2024, up from 1,302 in 2023.

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ASRT report highlights enrollment growth in technologist programs

AuntMinnie

JANUARY 6, 2025

Student interest in radiologic technology education programs is on the rise, suggest survey findings published by the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT). These students entered programs approved by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT).

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Celebrate Rad Tech Week: Honoring Radiologic Technologists and Tips for Hiring the Best Talent

Vesta Teleradiology

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Every November, Radiologic Technology Week celebrates the vital role radiologic technologists play in patient care and diagnostics. This annual event recognizes the hard work and dedication of radiologic technologists (RTs) who operate imaging technology to aid in accurate diagnoses and treatments. vacancy rate.

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Michigan adds requirements for medical imaging equipment operators

AuntMinnie

JUNE 6, 2024

The new rules now in effect in Michigan help ensure that only medical radiologic technologists with the appropriate education and training can operate medical imaging equipment, according to an American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) legislative update. Read the full filing here.

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ASRT publishes digital radiography guidance

AuntMinnie

MARCH 17, 2025

The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) has published a new white paper giving guidance on best practices in digital radiography to ensure patient and radiographer safety and to help patients make informed decisions. The white paper may be viewed here.

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Penn. bill will change licensing rules for medical imaging personnel

AuntMinnie

JULY 26, 2024

The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) said it supports a new Pennsylvania bill that requires licensing of medical imaging professionals, radiation therapists, radiologist assistants, and trainees. The bill also addresses the field of radiologist assistants, which are advanced radiography specialists.

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Workplace violence ‘extremely high’ in radiologic sciences

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. Also, two-thirds of the studies focused on staff in diagnostic radiography, with the rest covering radiation therapy, medical sonography, and nuclear medicine.

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Meet the Minnies 2024 finalists

AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Who made it to the final round in the 2024 edition of the Minnies, AuntMinnie.com 's event recognizing excellence in radiology? Most Influential Radiology Researcher Erik Middlebrooks, MD, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL Erik Middlebrooks, MD. Most Effective Radiology Educator Francis Deng, MD, Johns Hopkins Medicine Francis Deng, MD.

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HCA Virginia, Brightpoint launch new community radiology education program

AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 10, 2024

HCA Virginia Health of Richmond, VA, and Brightpoint Community College of Chester, VA, have entered into a nearly $3 million partnership to launch a new radiologic technology degree program in Central Virginia. The inaugural cohort of students began classes in August and is expected to graduate in May 2026.

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ASRT: Nuclear medicine technologist salaries show greatest gains

AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Nuclear medicine technologists experienced the largest average compensation gains, up 20.2% from $88,576 in 2022 to $106,475 in 2024, according to new results from the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) Wage and Salary Survey 2024. Magnetic resonance imaging technologists saw an increase of 12.5%

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ChatGPT-4 performs well on ARRT exam practice questions

AuntMinnie

AUGUST 18, 2024

ChatGPT-4 performed well on practice questions for the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) Radiography Certification Exam in a study published August 16 in Academic Radiology. ChatGPT has shown mixed results when taking different exams from various radiologic societies.

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ASRT joins Radiology Health Equity Coalition

AuntMinnie

AUGUST 1, 2023

The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) recently joined th.

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New Campaign From the American Society of Radiologic Technologists Advocates for Profession to "Be Seen"

Imaging Technology

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

milla1cf Fri, 02/23/2024 - 10:22 February 23, 2024 — The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) launched its "Be Seen" campaign today to raise public awareness about the crucial role medical imaging and radiation therapy professionals play in patient diagnosis, intervention and treatment.

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ASRT report shows increase in medical imaging vacancy rates

AuntMinnie

MAY 8, 2023

The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) has released a staffin.

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ASRT names advocacy award winners

AuntMinnie

APRIL 6, 2023

The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) recently named Jame.

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ASRT elects speaker, vice speaker

AuntMinnie

JUNE 26, 2023

The American Society of Radiologic Technologists' (ASRT) House of Delegate.

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Reducing Retake Rates and Exposures in General Digital Radiology

Everything Rad

AUGUST 10, 2023

Keep reading to learn how Carestream Health’s Smart Room Assist and Smart Room features on the DRX-Compass X-ray System can help your staff reduce incorrect exposure settings and patient positioning errors – the primary causes for retakes in general digital radiology. Put Carestream’s Smart Room features to work for your facility.

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American Society of Radiologic Technologists, ASRT, Announces 2024-2025 Board, Launches Public Awareness Campaign

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. Vealé is a professor of radiologic sciences at Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, Texas.

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Behind the Decision-Making Process of Purchasing X-Ray Equipment

Everything Rad

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

While hospital financial officers and supply chain administrators control the purse strings and make the ultimate financial decisions, they must consider the needs and desires of those handling the equipment such as Radiologic Technologists (medical imaging technologists) and in some cases radiologists.

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Digital Radiography in Practice, 2nd Edition

AJNR

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

Digital Radiography in Practice. Written ostensibly for radiographers/ radiology technologists, this 200-page soft cover book, written by Quinn Carroll, RT and now in its second edition, contains basic and important information not only for technologists but also for radiologists——- residents and practicing radiologists.

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Attracting and Retaining Radiology Staff

Everything Rad

JULY 17, 2023

Reading Time: 5 minutes read Radiology administrators at AHRA share their strategies. What is the biggest challenge currently facing radiology administrators? The answer from radiology administrators attending AHRA 2023 was unanimous: attracting and retaining radiology staff.

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Rural Hospital Raises the Bar with Comprehensive State-of-the-art Imaging Systems

Imaging Technology

JULY 12, 2023

Low-dose X-ray Solutions Serve Broadest Patient Population Digital radiography has come a long way at Massac Memorial as well. The radiologic technologists also like having removable, lightweight detectors because it makes it easier to perform numerous extremity exams and the system also delivers less radiation dose.

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5 Recommendations to Achieve Excellence in Pediatric Medical Imaging

Everything Rad

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Radiology Associates of Florida, a Radiology Partners practice. If you work in radiology in a community healthcare facility, you may have low demand for pediatric medical imaging. My name is Dr. Lori Barr and I am a practicing pediatric radiologist with Radiology Associates of Florida. By Lori Lee Barr, M.D.,

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X-ray Chronicles: Stories from the Frontlines of Medical Imaging (Uttar Pradesh, Faizabad, Farrukhabad, Fatehpur, Firozabad, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Ghaziabad)

Future Teleradiology

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Chapter 1: Radiologic Revelation – The Birth of X-ray Imaging An introduction to the pioneering discovery of X-rays by Wilhelm Roentgen in 1895. Chapter 3: Behind the Screens – The Lives of Imaging Professionals Personal stories and experiences of radiologic technologists, radiologists, and other imaging professionals.

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Why understanding breast density matters

The British Institute of Radiology

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

The DenseBreast-info.org resource includes a free CME/CE course, Dense Breasts and Supplemental Screening suitable for primary care healthcare providers, including family medicine, internal medicine, and OB/GYN physicians and midlevel providers, as well as radiologists, and radiologic technologists (UEMS-EACCME® mutual recognition for AMA credits).

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Documento informativo: Cómo enfrentar los desafíos relacionados con las imágenes pediátricas con las soluciones de Carestream

Everything Rad

JANUARY 11, 2023

7 Smart Noise Cancellation Processing: Providing a New Level of Clarity in Digital Radiography and a Foundation to Reduce Dose. Neonatal digital chest radiography – should we be using additional copper filtration? 9 American Society of Radiologic Technologists. Best Practices in Digital Radiography. 11 Seibert J.A.,

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Artigo técnico: Enfrentando os desafios de aquisição de imagens pediátricas com as soluções da Carestream

Everything Rad

JANUARY 11, 2023

7 Smart Noise Cancellation Processing: Providing a New Level of Clarity in Digital Radiography and a Foundation to Reduce Dose. Neonatal digital chest radiography – should we be using additional copper filtration? 9 American Society of Radiologic Technologists. Best Practices in Digital Radiography. 11 Seibert J.A.,

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Redução da Exposição e da Dose de Radiação na Radiologia Médica

Everything Rad

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Sobre a autora: Renée Nichols, técnica em radiologia (Radiologic Technologist, RT(R)), é engenheira de aplicações mundiais na Carestream Health. Referências: 1 Unified Database for Rejected Image Analysis Across Multiple Vendors in Radiography.

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Patient position affects radiation exposure during PET/CT scans

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.

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Exposure Indices, Dose, and Image Quality

Everything Rad

JANUARY 21, 2025

So smart, in fact, they can adjust hardware and technique settings automatically, taking some of the weight off us rad techs (more formally known as Radiologic Technologists). But Digital Radiography ( DR )? How This All Ties Together The goal of radiology is to always minimize dose in order to maximize image quality.

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ASRT reports enrollment increases in radiologic technologist programs

ASRT report highlights enrollment growth in technologist programs

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ASRT report shows increase in medical imaging vacancy rates

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American Society of Radiologic Technologists, ASRT, Announces 2024-2025 Board, Launches Public Awareness Campaign

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Rural Hospital Raises the Bar with Comprehensive State-of-the-art Imaging Systems

5 Recommendations to Achieve Excellence in Pediatric Medical Imaging

X-ray Chronicles: Stories from the Frontlines of Medical Imaging (Uttar Pradesh, Faizabad, Farrukhabad, Fatehpur, Firozabad, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Ghaziabad)

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Redução da Exposição e da Dose de Radiação na Radiologia Médica

Patient position affects radiation exposure during PET/CT scans

Exposure Indices, Dose, and Image Quality

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