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  • Tuesday, September 17, 2013 9:18 PM | Anonymous member

    We are working on streamlining the contact information for our organization.  Please check out the "Contacts" page for our new mailing address.  We have also provided a generic email under the new mailing address.  Please fill this out if you have a question for one of the board members and you aren't sure who it needs to go to. 

    As with everything, we'd love to hear how we are doing.  Please let us know your feedback!

  • Tuesday, September 10, 2013 5:55 AM | Deleted user
    personalize these templates to promote Rad Tech Week within your Department!

    http://www.asrt.org/events-and-conferences/national-radiologic-technology-week/nrtw-downloadable-templates


  • Tuesday, September 10, 2013 5:38 AM | Deleted user

    National Radiologic Technology Week® is celebrated annually to recognize the vital work of R.T.s across the nation. The celebration takes place each November to commemorate the anniversary of the x-ray's discovery by Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen on Nov. 8, 1895.

    The week-long celebration calls attention to the important role medical imaging and radiation therapy professionals play in patient care and health care safety. This year's theme is "R.T.s: Positioning Ourselves for Excellence." 

    Show your pride with official National Radiologic Technology Week products.

  • Thursday, August 22, 2013 9:13 PM | Deleted user

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  • Wednesday, August 21, 2013 7:49 PM | Deleted user

    Eligibility requirements for ARRT certification in Radiography, Nuclear Medicine Technology, and Radiation Therapy and for the primary pathway to MRI and Sonography will undefined effective January 1, 2015 undefined call for candidates to have earned an associate (or more advanced) degree from an accrediting agency recognized by ARRT.

    ARRT believes that the general education courses required for an academic degree will provide a firm foundation to support the evolving role of the technologist and the lifelong learning necessitated by the increasing rate of technological change. Quantitative and communication skills and understanding of human behavior that are acquired through general education classes are believed by ARRT to have value in continuing to shape professionalism and advancement of a Registered Technologist’s role in healthcare.

    The degree will not need to be in radiologic sciences, and it can be earned before entering the educational program or after graduation from the program. The degree requirement will apply to graduates on or after January 1, 2015.

    Individuals who complete a recognized non-degree granting program prior to that date will not be subject to the degree requirement.

    During the period while the academic degree requirement was posted for public comment and approved by the Board of Trustees, many R.T.s voiced support as a “great advancement” for our profession.

    ARRT leadership fully expects non-degree granting programs to continue graduating well-qualified professionals who are eligible for ARRT certification undefined either through an articulation agreement with an ARRT-recognized degree-granting organization or by admitting only those who already have an academic degree.

    Learn more from the degree requirement FAQs.

  • Monday, August 19, 2013 9:44 PM | Anonymous member

    The nominations committee is seeking nominations for the following positions to be voted on at the upcoming annual meeting October 4-5, 2013:

    President-Elect

    Treasurer

    Secretary (Complete last year of 2 year term)

    Souther Region Representative

     

    Contact Jessica Nachreiner,presidentelect@mnsrt.com, with nominations, the nominations committee will verify their eligibility prior to the annual meeting.  Qualifications are listed on the ByLaws page under Article IV: Officers, https://mnsrt.wildapricot.org/Default.aspx?pageId=1605396.

     

  • Monday, August 19, 2013 9:22 PM | Anonymous member

    The following are recent changes in the ASRT Bylaws: Article V – House of Delegates

    • The due date for affiliate delegate information forms was changed. Article V now reads: “Affiliates shall submit completed delegate information forms to ASRT for the delegates and alternate delegates by the end of the last business day of January. Delegate and alternate delegate positions not filled with qualified members by the last business day of January shall remain open until after the annual meeting of the House of Delegates.”

    Due to this change, the MSRT must change their existing Bylaws as well.  The proposed Bylaws change is as follows:

    •  The MSRT shall submit to ASRT the names of the MSRT delegates and alternate delegate by the first last business day of April January or the MSRT delegate positions shall remain open until after the ASRT House of Delegates' meeting.

    Please come prepared to discuss and vote on this proposed change.

  • Sunday, August 11, 2013 8:54 AM | Deleted user

    Accreditation Organizations

    • CAAHEP undefined Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
      www.caahep.org
    • JRC-DMS undefined Joint Review Committee on Education in Diagnostic Medical Sonography
      www.jrcdms.org
    • JRCNMT undefined Joint Review Committee on Educational Programs in Nuclear Medicine Technology
      www.jrcnmt.org
    • JRCERT undefined Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology 
      www.jrcert.org
     

    Bone Densitometry

    • ISCD undefined International Society for Clinical Densitometry
      www.iscd.org
     

    Cardiovascular-Interventional Radiography

    • AVIR undefined Association of Vascular and Interventional Radiographers 
      www.avir.org
    • ACP undefined Alliance of Cardiovascular Professionals 
      www.acp-online.org
    • CCI undefined Cardiovascular Credentialing International
      www.cci-online.org
     

    Credentialing Organizations

    • ARDMS undefined American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography 
      www.ardms.org
    • ARRT undefined American Registry of Radiologic Technologists 
      www.arrt.org
    • MDCB undefined Medical Dosimetrist Certification Board 
      www.mdcb.org
    • NMTCB undefined Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board 
      www.nmtcb.org
     

    Government Organizations

     

    Magnetic Resonance

    • ISMRM undefined International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 
      www.ismrm.org
    • SCMR undefined Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance 
      www.scmr.org
    • SMRT undefined Section for Magnetic Resonance Technologists of ISMRM 
      www.ISMRM.org
     

    Mammography

     

    Medical Dosimetry

     

    Military

     

    Nuclear Medicine

    • SNM undefined Society of Nuclear Medicine 
      www.snm.org
    • NMTCB undefined Nuclear Medicine Technologist Certification Board
      www.nmtcb.org
     

    Nursing Organizations

     

    Other Organizations

     

    Radiation Therapy

    • ASTRO undefined American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology
      www.astro.org
    • SROA undefined Society for Radiation Oncology Administrators
      www.sroa.org
     

    Radiology-Related Sites

    • AAPM undefined American Association of Physicists in Medicine
      www.aapm.org
    • ACC undefined American College of Cardiology 
      www.acc.org
    • ACMP undefined American College of Medical Physicists
      www.acmp.org
    • ACR undefined American College of Radiology  
      www.acr.org
    • ARRS undefined American Roentgen Ray Society  
      www.arrs.org
    • AEIRS undefined Association of Educators of Imaging and Radiological Sciences
      www.aeirs.org
    • ISCR undefined International Society for Clinical Densitometry 
      www.iscd.org
    • ISRRT undefined International Society of Radiographers and Radiologic Technologists
      www.isrrt.org
    • NCHSTE undefined National Consortium on Health Science & Technology Education
      www.nchste.org
    • RSNA undefined Radiologic Society of North America 
      www.rsna.org
    • RBMA undefined Radiology Business Management Association
      www.rbma.org
    • SCVIR undefined Society of Cardiovascular & Interventional Radiography
      www.scvir.org
     

    Sonography

    • ARDMS undefined American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonography
      www.ardms.org
    • SDMS undefined Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography 
      www.sdms.org
     

    Student Organizations

    • HOSA undefined Health Occupations Students of America
      www.hosa.org
  • Thursday, August 08, 2013 11:15 AM | Deleted user
    Jul 16, 2013

    The average salaries of radiologic technologists rose by 1.7 percent in the past three years and now average $62,763, considerably higher than the U.S. per capita income of $42,693, according to the 2013 ASRT Wage and Salary Survey.

    The ASRT conducts a wage and salary survey every three years. Longitudinal data shows that average salaries of radiologic technologists grew by 20.5 percent during the past nine years, or about 2.28 percent per year. The greatest growth occurred between 2004 and 2007, when R.T. salaries increased by an average 12.6 percent. Salaries rose, on average, another 5.2 percent between 2007 and 2010.

    “The slowing wage growth between 2010 and 2013 seems to be a reflection of the larger economy as the country continues to recover from the recession,” said ASRT Chief Academic Officer Myke Kudlas, M.Ed., R.T.(R)(QM), CIIP. “Economic data show that wages have been stagnant for many American workers during the past few years. R.T.s aren’t immune to that trend, even though we saw modest gains in several medical imaging practice areas.”

    Mammographers experienced the largest average gains at 8 percent, from a $60,263 average annual salary in 2010 to $65,101 in 2013. Magnetic resonance technologists followed with a 5 percent increase, with salaries moving from $65,098 to $68,384. Computed tomography technologists’ experienced a 4.9 percent increase from $60,586 to $63,454. Cardiovascular-interventional technologists received a 4.3 percent increase from $64,614 to $67,379.

    However, two of the profession’s main disciplines on average experienced slight wage decreases during the three-year span. Radiation therapists saw a .7 percent decrease, going from a $79,125 average annual salary in 2010 to $78,602 in 2013, while radiographers experienced an average .5 percent decrease, from $53,953 in 2010 to $53,680 in 2013.

    The remaining practice areas all experienced wage increases, albeit small: medical dosimetrists at 3.1 percent, sonographers at 2.7 percent and nuclear medicine technologists at 1.8 percent. Salaries of quality management professionals remained the same since 2010.

    In addition to wage variations for different practice areas, salaries also fluctuate from region to region, according to the survey. On average, California R.T.s have the highest annual compensation at $84,162, followed by technologists in Hawaii at $80,761. Technologists in West Virginia earned the lowest base annual compensation at $51,607, with technologists in Alabama close behind at $51,648.

    The survey also highlights R.T.s’ satisfaction with their compensation and measures whether they’re better off than they were three years ago. Salary satisfaction responses show that the majority of respondents, 52.7 percent, are either very satisfied or satisfied with their pay. However, 42 percent of respondents said they were in relatively the same position as they were in 2010.

    The ASRT sent questionnaires and invitations to participate in the survey in February 2013 to a random sampling of registered technologists in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. A total of 10,639 radiologic technologists returned completed questionnaires, resulting in a 16 percent return rate.

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