Recently added articles from ASRT Scanner:

Editor's note.(Research Technologists )(Brief article)

Apr 01, 2008; Wolohan, D.D. ... Last month's issue on R.T. inventors resonated with a lot of you. Some R.T.s let me know about their inventions and wanted to be profiled in ASRT Scanner. Others wanted to get in touch with the patent attorney mentioned in the story. Richard Rice, R.T.(R), got orders for and inquiries ...

He really pushed my buttons!(letters)(Letter to the editor)

Apr 01, 2008; Merrell, Patricia ... Editor: I've never had much of a desire to respond to a letter until I read the opinion of Robert Cox, R.T.(R)(CT), regarding hospital-based radiography programs in the March issue of ASRT Scanner. When he said "button pusher," he pushed my buttons! I graduated from a ...

High-energy ultrasound offers clearer liver images.(in the news)(Brief article)

Apr 01, 2008 ... A high-energy form of ultrasound imaging produces pictures of liver tumors that are better than those made with traditional ultrasound, according to a study that appeared in the Jan. 7 issue of Physics in Medicine and Biology. Traditional ultrasound is a commonly used guidance ...

Cancer Society gives nod of approval to CT colonography.(in the news)(American Cancer Society)(Brief article)

Apr 01, 2008 ... The American Cancer Society and other medical groups are recommending computed tomography colonography as a screening option for colorectal cancer. Although experts consider conventional colonoscopy to be the gold standard for colorectal cancer detection, in recent years CT ...

Flat colorectal polyps deemed more dangerous.(in the news)(Brief article)

Apr 01, 2008 ... Flat colorectal polyps are more likely to be cancerous than the more routinely diagnosed type of polyps, according to a recent study. Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States. While prevention has focused on the detection and removal of ...

Single CT scan could diagnose heart disease.(in the news)(Brief article)

Apr 01, 2008 ... A comprehensive diagnosis of heart disease could be possible with a single computed tomography scan, according to a report that appeared in the March 4 issue of Circulation. Comprehensive heart disease diagnosis is difficult. Clinicians at most cardiovascular centers ...

Copayments discourage mammography screenings.(in the news)(Brief article)

Apr 01, 2008 ... Research finds that even modest health insurance copayments discourage older women from getting mammograms. The American Cancer Society recommends that women older than 40 years get annual mammograms to increase the odds of early breast cancer detection and treatment. A 2006 ...

Embolization has advantages over hysterectomy.(in the news)(Brief article)

Apr 01, 2008 ... Uterine artery embolization, or UAE, is a good alternative to hysterectomy in women with symptomatic fibroids, according to a recent study from Europe that appeared in the March issue of Radiology. Researchers said that women who underwent UAE had a shorter hospital stay, a faster recovery ...

Arsenic shows promise as PET radiotracer.(in the news)(Brief article)

Apr 01, 2008 ... A study suggests that arsenic could be a useful radiotracer for positron emission tomography examinations. Researchers said arsenic could allow physicians to detect hard-tofind tumors and more closely monitor treatment response. Several radiotracers currently are used in ...

Crisis looms for nuclear medicine: demand for research and radioisotopes exceeds supply, funding.

Apr 01, 2008; Odle, Teresa ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] You don't watch the morning news on a 1958 RCA black-and-white television; your family went high definition just before the Super Bowl. You don't drive to work in a 1957 Chevy Bel Air, unless it's a heavily reconditioned classic. And when you arrive in the ...

R.T. in D.C.: ten years and going strong.

Apr 01, 2008; Faguy, Katie ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ASRT's R.T. in D.C. advocacy event marked a major milestone last month: For a decade now radiologic technologists have gathered in the nation's capital each spring to promote federal minimum standards for those who perform imaging exams and administer ...

Mayo, Temme, McNeil: win board positions.(appointmen of Diane Mayo, James Temme and Dawn McNeil)(American Society of Radiologic Technologists)

Apr 01, 2008 ... The official results of the 2008 ASRT election are in. Taking office after the Annual Governance and House of Delegates meeting in June will be Diane Mayo, R.T.(R)(CT), of Florence, Miss., as president-elect; James Temme, M.P.A., R.T.(R)(QM), FASRT, of Omaha, Neb., as vice president; and ...

Commission reviews issues bound for the house.

Apr 01, 2008 ... The adoption of the ASRT Practice Standards for Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy by the House of Delegates in 2007 greatly helped the Commission in reviewing resolutions to be heard at this year's House meeting. The seven-member Commission met at the ASRT office in late February and ...

Committee revises bylaws to reflect current practice.

Apr 01, 2008 ... With laptop computers, red pens and dictionaries at their sides, members of the ASRT Committee on Bylaws met in Albuquerque, N.M., on Feb. 23 to revise the ASRT Bylaws. The committee reorganized sections of the bylaws to improve the document's format and made editing changes to improve its ...

April Apple.(ASRT FELLOW)(American Society of Radiologic Technologists)(Occupation overview)

Apr 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] April Apple came by radiography naturally, as her mother, Frances, was very active in the profession and served at the local, state and national levels. In 1977 Ms. Apple graduated from Jordan High School in Durham, N.C., and enrolled in the ...

Linda Holden.(ASRT FELLOW)(American Society of Radiologic Technologists)(Occupation overview)

Apr 01, 2008 ... Linda Holden graduated from high school in south central Wyoming with plans to become a speech therapist. Little did she know that her father had completed an application for her admittance to a radiography program in Cheyenne. She was accepted and began her future in imaging. ...

Sal Martino.(ASRT FELLOW)(American Society of Radiologic Technologists)(Occupation overview)

Apr 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In 1969, after graduation from high school in New York City, Sal Martino attended Queens College, where he received a bachelor of arts degree in political science with a pre-law concentration. His plan was to start law school but finances became an issue, ...

President's message.

Apr 01, 2008; Mitchell, Connie ... It is hard to believe that my year serving as your president soon will come to a close and that this is my last president's message to you. The year has definitely flown by! Come June, I will change roles and become ASRT Chairman of the Board. I once again thank you for giving me the ...

In memory.

Apr 01, 2008 ... Darren Bullard, R.T.(T), of Pinehurst, N.C., a member since November 2000. Kimberly Cummins, R.T.(R), of Paonia, Colo., a member since December 1995. John Granger, R.T.(R), of Woodland, Calif., a member since March 2001. William Hunt, R.T.(R)(MR), of ...

Summit to unite R.R.A.s and R.P.A.s fails.(news)(American Society of Radiologic Technologists)(Conference news)(Brief article)

Apr 01, 2008 ... Despite efforts during the past two years to unify advanced practice in radiography, the Summit on Advanced Practice Radiography has collapsed. Directed by a House of Delegates resolution in June 2006 to unify radiologist assistants and radiology practitioner assistants, the ...