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A Letter of Thanks from Henry Y.Cashion (read it)

Affliate Delegate Report to the MSRT from the 75th annual ASRT Conference (read it)

Anne Rutz graduates from Leadership Academy for Educators (read more)

Cindy Daniels elected for ASRT office    (read more)

CURRICULA REVISED FOR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN RADIOGRAPHY, RADIATION THERAPY: Radiography and radiation therapy students who start school this fall might have a different educational experience from their predecessors who graduated only a year earlier. <read more>

ENROLLMENT IN RADIOLOGIC SCIENCE PROGRAMS INCREASES FOR THIRD YEAR IN A ROW :The nation is on track to meet government-projected demand for radiation therapists and nuclear medicine technologists by 2010 but will fall short of producing enough radiographers to fill the expected number of job openings, according to the results of a study by the American Society of Radiologic Technologist. <read more>

ASRT PREPARES TO CELEBRATE 100,000-MEMBER MILESTONE : The American Society of Radiologic Technologists will reach an important milestone sometime during the next few months when it welcomes its 100,000th member. “No one knows exactly when it will happen, <read more>

AIRLINE PASSENGERS WILL LEARN ABOUT RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY THIS NOVEMBER :Thousands of airline passengers headed home for Thanksgiving this November will know more about radiologic technology when their plane lands than they did when they boarded. <read more>

SILENT AUCTION  AND ANNUAL FUND-RAISER BOOST REVENUES FOR THE ASRT FOUNDATION: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. –  Good-natured fun and healthy competitive bidding helped the ASRT Education and Research Foundation exceed its fund-raising goal, collecting $18,000 at its Annual Silent Auction and Scrubs Party. <read more>

ASRT DELEGATES ADOPT EIGHT RESOLUTIONS, INCLUDING STATEMENT ON FULL-BODY CT SCANS: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – At its annual meeting June 12, the American Society of Radiologic Technologists’ House of Delegates passed a resolution advising Americans to carefully weigh the benefits and risks of undergoing a full-body computed tomography scan as a screening procedure. <read more>

ASRT FOUNDATION AWARDS GRANT AT ANNUAL CONFERENCE TO STUDY EDUCATIONAL STRATEGIES TO DEVELOP CRITICAL THINKING: College textbooks are full of answers, but seldom hold the custom-fitted solutions that real life demands in radiology departments. Successful, quality patient care often relies on R.T.s’ abilities <read more>

2002-2003 ASRT BOARD MEMBERS TAKE OFFICE; DONNA NEWMAN INSTALLED AS PRESIDENT: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Officers of the American Society of Radiologic Technologists were installed June 12 during the ASRT’s 74th Annual Conference in Birmingham, Ala. <read more>

SOFTWARE TURNS ANY PC INTO A MAMMOGRAPHY CLASSROOM  Any PC can become an interactive mammography classroom, thanks to a new software package from the American Society of Radiologic Technologists and Mirada Solutions Ltd. VirtualMammoTM allows users to manipulate <read more>

STUDENT AT ROLLA TECHNICAL CENTER AWARDED NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP Margaret A. Curry, a first-year student in the radiologic technology program at Rolla Technical Center, has been awarded a $4,000 academic scholarship by the American Society of Radiologic Technologists Education and Research Foundation. <read more>

ASRT JOBCOACH GIVES R.T.S ACCESS TO ONLINE CAREER-MANAGEMENT ADVICE Radiologic technologists have a new tool to help them plan and grow their careers.  The American Society of Radiologic Technologists has added an innovative, customizable job coaching service to its Web site, <read more>

RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGISTS SAY STAFFING SHORTAGES COMPROMISE SAFETY OF PATIENTS AND THEMSELVES  A majority of radiologic technologists believe that personnel shortages compromise their safety on the job, according to a survey recently released by the American Society of Radiologic Technologists. <read more>

MORE STUDENTS ARE ENROLLING IN RADIOLOGIC SCIENCE PROGRAMS, SURVEY SHOWS  There finally is a rare bright spot among all the bleak news about the shortage of radiologic technologists.  According to the results of a recent survey <read more>  

PROGRAM PREPARES RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGISTS FOR LEADERSHIP ROLES IN LOCAL, NATIONAL SOCIETIES  Who will lead the radiologic science profession in the next decade?  Many of them might be <read more>

SROA SELECTS ASRT TO MANAGE ITS DAILY OPERATIONS (SAN FRANCISCO, NOV. 4, 2001) - At its annual meeting here today, the Society for Radiation Oncology Administrators announced... <read more>

SPEAKER OF ASRT HOUSE OF DELEGATES RESIGNS The speaker of the ASRT House of Delegates has resigned his position... <read more>

ASRT TO WAIVE DUES OF DEPLOYED MILITARY MEMBERS   The ASRT Board of Directors has voted to waive the membership renewal dues...<read more>

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