Radiologic Technologist: Page 69

CorTechs Labs
By Brian Casey
(Booth 4077) CorTechs Labs of La Jolla, CA, develops technology for assessing MR brain images for signs of neurodegenerative disease, and at this year's RSNA show the company will highlight its NeuroQuant software.
October 28, 2007
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MIMvista
By Erik L. Ridley
(Booth 4174) MIMvista of Cleveland will present its RT-PACS offering in its RSNA booth this year.
October 24, 2007
Quantum Medical Imaging
By Kate Madden Yee
(Booth 4771) Radiology equipment vendor Quantum Medical Imaging of Ronkonkoma, NY, will unveil its QV-9000 digital universal radiographic system, which includes the company's TechVision tube-side controller, in its RSNA booth.
October 22, 2007
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Positioning is the key to making the most of FFDM
For the breast healthcare facility, making the leap to full-field digital mammography (FFDM) means many changes. For radiologic technologists, FFDM does require some adjustment to their positioning technique. Mammography consultant Tammy Coryell highlights some of the main differences between scanning patients on a digital unit and an analog one, and how to make the most of this new technology.
October 9, 2007
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ACR revises breast US accreditation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Due to recent revisions in the American College of Radiology's (ACR) practice guideline for the performance of breast ultrasound examinations, the Reston, VA-based organization's Committee on Breast Ultrasound Accreditation has updated the program requirements for breast ultrasound accreditation.
October 8, 2007
ASRT calls an end to annual conference
By Erik L. Ridley
The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) has decided to discontinue its annual conference, bringing to an end an event that has been a tradition for radiologic technologists since the 1920s. In 2008, the Albuquerque, NM-based society will replace the conference with its ASRT Annual Governance and House of Delegates meeting. The general education portion of the meeting will be eliminated in favor of a new emphasis on the ASRT's governance system, according to the society.
October 4, 2007
Arizona woman left in CT scanner for five hours
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A cancer patient at an oncology clinic in Tucson, AZ, was inadvertently left in a CT scanner for five hours after staff at the facility forgot about her following her exam.
September 30, 2007
PACS administrator certification: CIIP or PARCA?
By Herman Oosterwijk
Currently, PACS administrator certification is available from the PACS Administrators Registry and Certification Association (PARCA) and the Certified Imaging Informatics Professional (CIIP) program. Herman Oosterwijk of OTech in Aubrey, TX, compares both programs, taking a close look at their differences in structure and requirements for education and experience.
September 19, 2007
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SNM updates technologists' scope of practice
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
SNM's Technologist Section has revised its "Scope of Practice for the Nuclear Medicine Technologist 2007."
September 6, 2007
3D technologists: You’ve trained them -- now retain them
By Kathy Kincade
It is no secret that radiologic technologists (RT) -- especially those trained in 3D imaging -- are at a premium. With little-to-no formal 3D education available, finding and keeping qualified techs is not only a competitive endeavor but a costly one as well, given that the facilities that hire these RTs are also expected to provide and pay for their training.
August 14, 2007
RT wages growing more slowly, ASRT finds
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Salaries for radiologic technologists are still rising, but at a lower rate than in past years, according to a survey by the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) of Albuquerque, NM.
July 25, 2007
OSI to sell Initia-RT offerings
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Initia-RT said that its exclusive U.S. manufacturer Direx Systems has inked a distribution agreement with Oncology Services International (OSI) of Ramsey, NJ.
July 15, 2007
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