Radiologic Technology

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Springing forward with changes.(EDITOR'S NOTE)
Traditionally, fall is thought of as the season of change. But to me, spring signifies everything that's good about change: flowers bloom, the ground softens, leaves begin to grow, the air warms and . . .

Improving clinical instruction: comparison of literature.
Clinical instruction is a vital component of the education process for both radiologic technology and athletic training students. In the clinical setting, students are provided with the opportunity . . .

An examination of factors related to radiation protection practices.
Radiation protection practices in medical imaging departments, embedded in every radiologic technology preparation program, are designed to reduce radiation dose to personnel and patients. However, . . .

How to review literature.(WRITING & RESEARCH)
I have been teaching research methodology and statistics for some 15 years now and have a good feel for the issues that are usually problematic for new researchers, whether they are clinicians or st . . .

Legal trends in imaging: an update.(CE: DIRECTED READING)(Case study)
After completing this article, readers should be able to: * Describe the potential uses of imaging in civil law, including employee screening, lie detection and guardianship cases. * Discuss cur . . .

Bladder cancer imaging.(CE: DIRECTED READING)
After completing this article, readers should be able to: * Cite risk factors associated with bladder cancer. * Describe the normal anatomy and physiology of the urinary bladder. * List the cl . . .

Stedman's Radiology Words, 5th ed.(Book review)
STEDMAN'S RADIOLOGY WORDS. 5th ed. 2006. 1073 pgs. Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins. www.stedmans .com. Hardcopy $39.95. CD-ROM $42.95. What's in a word? For some professions, it's everything--espec . . .

Teaching Atlas of Musculoskeletal Imaging.(Book review)
TEACHING ATLAS OF MUSCULOSKELETAL IMAGING. Munk PL, Ryan AG. 2008. 780 pgs. Thieme Medical Publishers. www.thieme.com. $149.95. The recently published Teaching Atlas of Musculoskeletal Imaging by . . .

The Physics of Radiotherapy X-Rays and Electrons.(Brief article)(Book review)
THE PHYSICS OF RADIOTHERAPY X-RAYS AND ELECTRONS. Metcalfe P, Kron T, Hoban P. 2007. 916 pgs. Medical Physics Publishing. www.medicalphysics.org. $140. Although the field of radiation physics has . . .

Take it all off.(TECHNICAL QUERY)(Brief article)
Problem The posteroanterior and lateral radiographs of the chest x-ray are 2 of the most common requests in diagnostic imaging departments. It is true that imaging the chest can be relatively simp . . .

Six reasons to seek CT certification.(RE: REGISTRY)
Has someone close to you had a computed tomography (CT) scan recently? Hopefully not, but likely so. Did you stop to think about whether the technologist who performed it was certified in CT? Would . . .

Improving hospital-based programs II.(TEACHING TECHNIQUES)
III. Justify the Program's Existence "The allied health administrator must be prepared to justify the institution's expense of sponsoring hospital-based educational programs." --Dan Shock Thos . . .

RAs increase productivity.(radiologist assistant)(THE PRACTICAL RA)
As the number of radiologists in practice and the number of residents entering the radiology field dwindle, the need for physician extenders in radiology becomes more evident. The concept of advance . . .

Low dose, high quality possible.(MY PERSPECTIVE)
The year was 1908, and the use of radiation for both medical and recreational purposes was expanding rapidly. Circuses used the rays to guess the content of women's bags. Shoe stores had fluoroscopy . . .

Scoliosis and spine imaging.(ON THE JOB)
Radiographers understand the importance of getting the most diagnostic information from as few radiographs as possible. And in the world of pediatric scoliosis imaging, pediatric orthopedic surgeons . . .

Ultrasound during pregnancy/El ultrasound durante el embarazo.(PATIENT PAGE)(Report)
Ultrasound imaging, also known as sonography, uses inaudible sound waves to produce images of the different structures in your body. During an ultrasound examination, a small, hand-held device calle . . .

Improving clinical instruction: comparison of literature.(PEER REVIEW)
Clinical instruction is a vital component of the education process for both radiologic technology and athletic training students. In the clinical setting, students are provided with the opportunity . . .

An examination of factors related to radiation protection practices.(PEER REVIEW)
Radiation protection practices in medical imaging departments, embedded in every radiologic technology preparation program, are designed to reduce radiation dose to personnel and patients. However, . . .

How to review literature.(WRITING & RESEARCH)
I have been teaching research methodology and statistics for some 15 years now and have a good feel for the issues that are usually problematic for new researchers, whether they are clinicians or st . . .

Legal trends in imaging: an update.(CE DIRECTED READING)
After completing this article, readers should be able to: * Describe the potential uses of imaging in civil law, including employee screening, lie detection and guardianship cases. * Discuss cur . . .

Bladder cancer imaging.(CE DIRECTED READING)
After completing this article, readers should be able to: * Cite risk factors associated with bladder cancer: * Describe the normal anatomy and physiology of the urinary bladder. * List the cl . . .

Stedman's Radiology Words.(Book review)
STEDMAN'S RADIOLOGY WORDS. 5th ed. 2006. 1073 pgs. Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins. www.stedmans.com. Hardcopy $39.95. CD-ROM $42.95. What's in a word? For some professions, it's everything--especi . . .

Teaching Atlas of Musculoskeletal Imaging.(Brief article)(Book review)
TEACHING ATLAS OF MUSCULOSKELETAL IMAGING. Munk PL, Ryan AG. 2008. 780 pgs. Thieme Medical Publishers. www.thieme.com. $149.95. The recently published Teaching Atlas of Musculoskeletal Imaging by . . .

The Physics of Radiotherapy X-Rays And Electrons.(Brief article)(Book review)
THE PHYSICS OF RADIOTHERAPY X-RAYS AND ELECTRONS. Metcalfe P, Kron T, Hoban P. 2007. 916 pgs. Medical Physics Publishing. www.medicalphysics.org. $140. Although the field of radiation physics has . . .

Take it all off.(TECHNICAL QUERY)
Problem The posteroanterior and lateral radiographs of the chest x-ray are 2 of the most common requests in diagnostic imaging departments. It is true that imaging the chest can be relatively simp . . .

Six reasons to seek CT certification.(RE: REGISTRY)(computed tomography)
Has someone close to you had a computed tomography (CT) scan recently? Hopefully not, but likely so. Did you stop to think about whether the technologist who performed it was certified in CT? Would . . .

Improving hospital-based programs II.(TEACHING TECHNIQUES)
III. Justify the Program's Existence "The allied health administrator must be prepared to justify the institution's expense of sponsoring hospital-based educational programs." --Dan Shock Thos . . .

RAs increase productivity.(THE PRACTICAL RA)
As the number of radiologists in practice and the number of residents entering the radiology field dwindle, the need for physician extenders in radiology becomes more evident. The concept of advance . . .

Low dose, high quality possible.(MY PERSPECTIVE)
The year was 1908, and the use of radiation for both medical and recreational purposes was expanding rapidly. Circuses used the rays to guess the content of women's bags. Shoe stores had fluoroscopy . . .

Scoliosis and spine imaging.(ON THE JOB)
Radiographers understand the importance of getting the most diagnostic information from as few radiographs as possible. And in the world of pediatric scoliosis imaging, pediatric orthopedic surgeons . . .

Ultrasound during pregnancy.(PATIENT PAGE)
Ultrasound imaging, also known as sonography, uses inaudible sound waves to produce images of the different structures in your body. During an ultrasound examination, a small, hand-held device calle . . .

Patient satisfaction with obstetric ultrasonography.
Because of ongoing health sector reform in Nigeria, which emphasizes health care delivery based on a service compact between the government and the governed, there is a need to assess patients' leve . . .

A Mn[Cl.sub.2]-based MR signal intensity linear response phantom.(magnetic resonance)
Age-related intervertebral disk (IVD) degeneration is a major contributor to spinal morbidity in modern society) Previous authors have suggested that physiological (ie, nontraumatic) degenerative ch . . .

Diagnosis and treatment of back pain.(CE DIRECTED READING)
After completing this article, the reader should be able to: * Describe the anatomy of the spine and explain why precise diagnosis of back pain is difficult. * Summarize some of the ways in whic . . .

Diagnosis and management of uterine fibroids.(CE DIRECTED READING)
In 2004 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice underwent a procedure called uterine artery embolization (UAE) at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, District of Columbia. Rice's treatmen . . .

Clarification.(Correction notice)
A key word was inadvertently left out of the discussion on air pollution as a risk factor for carotid artery disease in the Directed Reading article "Diagnosis and Treatment of Carotid Artery Diseas . . .

Developing learning outcomes.(TEACHING TECHNIQUES)
There appears to be a shift in the emphasis by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT) toward aggregating, reporting and using learning outcomes in radiography and . . .

The increasing use of CT and its risks.(STUDENT SCOPE)(computed tomography)
Computed tomography (CT) is one of the most powerful diagnostic tools available to physicians. Rapidly developing technology has enabled visualization of smaller structures with ever-increasing deta . . .

Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma.(MANAGEMENT TOOLBOX)
As health care reimbursements continue to decline and the aging population grows, health care leaders are searching for innovative approaches to increase revenues and reduce costs. In addition, tran . . .

An aid for pediatric chest exams.(ON THE JOB)
Whether we like it or not, every radiologic technologist and student technologist will radiograph a pediatric patient. Pediatric radiology is a specialty in itself, and it takes a thoughtful, consid . . .

Trials of imaging toddlers.(OPEN FORUM)(Letter to the editor)
Editor: Here is another view regarding the lack of a lead glove and collimation in the radiograph of a toddler's hand originally published in the Technical Query column and discussed in the May/Ju . . .

Physician group sets colonography standards.(RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY)
A major gastroenterology association has outlined new standards for gastroenterologists who review computed tomography (CT) colonography results. The guidelines reflect the growing importance of CT . . .

A temporary solution.(TECHNICAL QUERY)(Brief article)
Hip replacement surgery is relatively common and generally uncomplicated. The day after surgery patients often are encouraged to sit up and even walk with the aid of walkers or crutches. This patien . . .

Angiography/Arteriografia.(PATIENT PAGE)
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Angiography is an x-ray examination of the blood vessels after they have been filled with a contrast agent (a type of fluid that makes the vessels visible on an x-ray image) . . .

Who's taking your x-ray?(PATIENT PAGE)
More than 300 million medical imaging procedures are performed in the United States each year. Some are as familiar as dental x-rays and others are as complex as magnetic resonance brain images. Cha . . .

Radiation dose during barium enema.(STUDENT SCOPE)
Although the use of traditional contrast studies under fluoroscopy has been declining due to modern sectional imaging and other alternative diagnostic modalities,] fluoroscopy is still an important . . .

Contrast media handling.(SPECIAL REPORT)
Contrast-enhanced imaging has become an invaluable tool in helping to distinguish the body's organs and tissues and improve diagnosis. (2) Radiologic technologists are charged with ensuring patient . . .

Practical Radiographic Imaging (Fuch's Radiographic Exposure, Processing and Quality Control).(Book review)
PRACTICAL RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING (FUCH'S RADIOGRAPHIC EXPOSURE, PROCESSING AND QUALITY CONTROL). 8th ed. Carroll QB. 2007. 637 pgs. Charles C. Thomas Ltd. $64.95 (textbook), $22.95 (instructor's guide . . .

Thieme Clinical Companions: Ultrasound.(Book review)
THIEME CLINICAL COMPANIONS: ULTRASOUND. Schmidt G. 2007. 471 pgs. Thieme. www.thieme.com. $49.95. This quick-reference clinical companion offers readers the ability to correlate clinical and sonog . . .

Clinical Radiology: The essentials.(Book review)
CLINICAL RADIOLOGY: THE ESSENTIALS. 3rd ed. Daffner RH. 2007. 544 pgs. Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins. www.lww.com. 800-638-3030. $59.95. As noted in the author's preface, this textbook was writte . . .