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ARRT®* CE and Structured Education / CQR

Female X-ray technician

By: CE4RT


The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists® (ARRT®*) has implemented a system of Structured Education and Continuing Qualification Requirements (CQR). If you were certified as a Radiologic Technologist before January 1, 2011, the new requirements will not apply to you. However, technologists who first earned their certificate on or after this date have a license that is time-limited to 10 years. Renewing certification for an additional 10 years requires completion of the CQR process. Also, moving forward as of now, R.T.’s who pursue additional credentials using the ARRT®‘s* postprimary pathway will need CE credits based on specific subjects. This is known as structured education.

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An X-Ray Tech’s Guide to Radiography in Obese Patients

Chest X-ray obtained in an obese patient

By: CE4RT

Obese patients are at risk for increased radiation exposure due to the increase in radiation needed to penetrate tissue, the risk for repeat exams due to difficult positioning and technique, an incompatibility with existing equipment, and because obese patients suffer from health conditions which require radiologic procedures more than the average public.

 

 

A 57 year old man who weighed 490 lb (223 kg). Chest radiograph shows limited diagnostic quality image with poor X-ray penetration and poor visualization of lung bases.

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