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    X-ray is robust and growing nationwide (Career as a Radiologic Technician, Radiography, Ultrasound x-ray Technician). Before x-ray there were just photographers or doctors (Radiology). The chest is the most x-ray area for patients (Career as a Radiologic Technician, Radiography, Ultrasound X-ray Technician). Radiographers performs exams using radiation in black and white to get the images of anatomy (Career as a Radiologic Technician, Radiography, Ultrasound X-ray Technician). X-ray technicians

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    researched radiology right away. I found radiologic technologist and decided to make this my career goal. I applied to the Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences, went through the process, and here I am ready to graduate from the Medical Imaging program. This was my first time setting a career goal and achieving it. This motivates me to continue to set high goals and make plans to surpass my pervious goals. Once registered as a radiologic technologist, there is plenty of opportunity to accomplish

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    Radiographers are constantly encountering ethical situations in the work place. For example, if a radiographer were to x- ray a famous person they would not be able to discuss it with anyone else. Discussing information about a patient is ethically wrong and it also violates the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. Radiographers have guidelines and mandatory rules to follow during their practice. These guidelines and rules are called the code of ethics and the rules of ethics. There

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    ASRT Website Review

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    2: ASRT Website Review I decided to choose the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) website because I would like to learn more about it and how the process of advancing medical imaging and improving patient care works. Starting with its history, it wasn’t until 1984 that the foundation started to become a big part of the radiography world. It took previous knowledge and experiences from radiographic technologists to form this foundation. All original board members had to first support

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    ask questions over the scans. Occasionally I was able to go into the room and see how everything worked. What new knowledge or skill did you learn in this rotation? I learned how to treat a patient as they came in for a scan. The RT’s (radiologic technologist) also showed me different things and even how to read the basics of some scans. I learned the different reasons for scans and why contrast is used. What was the best thing that happened at this Clinical Rotation site? The best thing that

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    Do radiologic exams carry a higher risk for patient safety with the increase of antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB) infections in hospitals? When just looking at the question at face value, with the expediential increase of radiologic exams performed, which inherently brings along a larger number patient interactions, is coupled with the increase ARB infections in the hospital setting, the answer would seem to be an unequivocal yes. But when we look at the problem a little more closely, another question

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    Thanksgiving celebrations. These factors made my decision to come back to college much easier. My new mission is to receive a degree in Radiology Technology. My Program It is my goal to enter into to the Radiologic Technology Program at Del Mar College in the summer of 2016. According to the Radiologic Technology Program Information Packet (RTPIP),

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    to swallowed objects. The tool is vital to the ability to diagnose and treat injuries. Radiologic technology encompasses a wide spectrum of specialties, from radiographers (who produce 3-D and 2-D images of bones, organs and vessels) to radiation therapists (who administer customized forms of radiation to treat cancer and other diseases). After working at several Columbus-area hospitals, I became a radiologic-technology professor — and now work with students at the University of Cincinnati. My students

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    In Chapter 20 of The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists, Gurley and Callaway stated that the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) was established in 1922 by four members of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) and the American Roentgen Ray Society. By creating the AART it then helped establish other groups that work towards educating past, current, and future radiologists; to become a radiologist you have to meet all requirements including didactic work, clinical

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    over 4 years and have come to realize the vital role they play in Healthcare. The fast-paced work environment and major responsibility is something that I am intrigued by. I find radiologic imaging such a fascinating technology and am extremely passionate to make a career out of it.

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