A health survey of more than 143,000 radiologic technologists is described. The population was identified from the 1982 computerized files of the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists, which was established in 1926. Inactive members were traced to obtain current addresses or death notifications. More than 6000 technologists were reported to have died. For all registrants who were alive ...

OBJECTIVES To investigate radiation exposure among the staff of departments of nuclear medicine (NM) and diagnostic radiology (DR) during 2008 and 2009 and to compare the mean doses received with the limit of 20 mSv/year of the International Commission of Radiological Protection (ICRP). MATERIALS AND METHODS The whole-body dose or effective dose, i.e. Hp(10), and the skin dose, i.e. Hp(0.07),...

The expected role of medical technologists within diabetes mellitus education teams was surveyed. In addition to items regarding laboratory examinations and results themselves, good communication with patients and education team members was highly required. When medical technologists sufficiently follow this role, it would aid patients to cope with life with diabetes mellitus.

s, posters, presentations, and proposals. She has been a member of the Radiologic Technology editorial review board since 1998. In addition, Winn is a member of the American Society of Radiologic Technologists, Oklahoma Section of the SNM, SNM Southwestern chapter, Oklahoma Society of Radiologic Technologists, Association of Educators in Radiologic Sciences, and American Society of Nuclear

The book begins with an excellent section on the methodology for starting and maintaining cell and organ cultures from human biopsy specimens. Techniques for growing monolayer cultures, cell suspension cultures, free-floating slice cultures, and organ cultures of several types are presented clearly and in detail. Subsequent sections ofthe book describe the application ofshort term cultures oftu...