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RTEC
Organizations, Modalities, and Important Figures
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ASRT | National professional org. representing RTs, educators, managers, administrators, and students in: R, T, N. Publishes professional journals and educational materials. |
| ARRT | Certifies and registers eligible radiologic technologists through voluntary exams. Must complete 24 hrs of continuing education every 2 yrs to maintain registration. Offers cert. in R, T, N, and other specialties. |
| ACR | Professional org. offering accreditation for imaging modalities (CT, MRI, S, N). M facilities must be ACR accredited to receive FDA cert. |
| JRCERT | Accredits educational programs in R, T, medical dosimetry, and MRI. |
| CDPH-RHB | Regulates use of ionizing radiation in CA and protects the public, radiation workers, and environment. Certifies & permits RT users, registers x-ray machines, approves radiologic technology schools, and inspect facilities using radiation. |
| Radiography | R |
| Mammography | M |
| Angiography | CV, CVIT |
| Nuclear Medicine | N |
| Radiation Therapy | T |
| Computed Tomography | CT |
| Ultrasound/Sonography | S |
| Magnetic Resonance | MR/MRI |
| Fluoroscopy | F |
| (R) Energy, cert., and focus | Ionizing radiation, primary cert. Focus: Skull, skeletal, and chest |
| (M) Energy, cert., and focus | Ionizing radiation, post-primary cert. Focus: Breast tissue |
| (CV, CVIT) Energy, cert., and focus | Ionizing radiation, no cert. Focus: Vessels (arteries, veins, and lymph) |
| (N) Energy, cert., and focus | Radioactive Element, both primary & post-primary cert. Focus: Organs and bones, injecting radiation |
| (T) Energy, cert., and focus | High ionizing radiation, primary cert. Focus: Treating and not diagnosing with high radiation |
| (CT) Energy, cert, and focus | Ionizing radiation, post-primary cert. Focus: Cross sectional slices to images bones and organs (radiation) |
| (S) Energy, cert., and focus | Sound waves, both primary & post-primary cert. Focus: Organs, vessels, and soft tissues |
| (MR, MRI) Energy, cert., and focus | Radio waves and magnets, both primary & post-primary cert. Focus: Soft tissue, bones and joints. and cross sectional imaging without radiation. |
| (F) Energy, cert., and focus | Ionizing radiation, post-primary cert. Focus: Organs, joints, and display anatomy in real time using contrast media. |
| Wilhelm Röntgen | Discovered x-rays (11/8/1895), used cathode ray tube |
| WIlliam Crookes | Invented the crookes tube |
| George Eastman | Created Kodak films |
| Clarence Dally | Thomas Edisons assistant and was the first fatality of overexposure to radiation |
| Thomas Edison | Created Fluoroscope, calcium tungstate screens |
| Eddie Jerman | First considered "Rad Tech", and founded ASXT - American Society of Limited Technicians in 1920 |
| Radiologist | Reads x-rays and is the decision-maker to protocols and what needs to happen to patient/workflow |
| Manager/Supervisor | Works with radiologist to make decisions |
| Lead Technologist | Deals with staffing technologists underneath them |
| Staffing Technologist | The "soldiers" who receives order or patient and reads it, taking a history of patient and performs examination |
| Transport Team | Taking patients to and from the radiology department |
| Secretarial Support | The front desk, usually scheduling and taking calls from patients or outside clinics |
| Who is considered the "top" in the healthcare team? | Radiologist |
| Who do you go to before going to the Manager/Supervisor? | Lead Technologist |
| Who is responsible for the overall organization of the department? | Secretarial Support |
| ASRT | American Society of Radiologic Technologists |
| ARRT | American Registration of Radiologic Technologists |
| ACR | American College of Radiology |
| JRCERT | Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology |
| CDPH-RHB | California Department Public Health - Radiologic Health Branch |
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