News and Articles

Low-Dose Radiation Therapy: A New COVID-19 Treatment
January 25, 2021
This article is part of our series on radiation therapy. It describes an experimental treatment for COVID-19 that uses low-dose radiation techniques, discusses the possibility of treating patients with lung inflammation...
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Coping with Stress during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Suggestions for Rad Techs
January 7, 2021
The United States has rung in the new year with surging numbers of coronavirus cases. Hospitals in many states, particularly in the West and South, are overwhelmed by patients in need. The situation is dire and worsening...
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Low Attendance at RSNA 2020 Virtual Conference: Losses for RSNA and the Field of Radiology?
December 9, 2020
On November 29, 2020, the 106th annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) kicked off—in cyberspace. Due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, the RSNA canceled its in-person annual meeting for 2020...
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Radiologic technologists: Guarding the Frontlines during COVID-19
October 7, 2020
There's a line of patients waiting for you, and it's not certain if one, some, or all are infected with COVID-19. But it is suspected that they have it. That's why they've been sent to you...
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What It Means to Be a Mammography Technologist during the COVID-19 Pandemic
October 7, 2020
When you think about the medical professionals at high risk of contracting COVID-19, mammography technologists probably don't come readily to mind, if they come to mind at all...
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ARRT & COVID-19: Important Updates For RTs
October 7, 2020
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) is keeping a close watch on the situation to take measures that would reduce the impact on its community of radiologic technologists (RTs)...
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