Educational Links
Educational Links
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Informational Links
VMAT sets the mark for the next generation of linear accelerator treatment delivery for cancer. VMAT is a cutting edge treatment technique for the treatment of cancer for the field of radiation oncology.It improves accuracy for linear accelerator treatment and reduces the time of treatment dramatically.
Fifteen national societies formed the ISRRT in 1962. In 2006 it has grown to 80 member societies.
Provides current news about radiology, information for patients and public, educational materials, professional development, and government relations
in the U.S. radiation therapists held about 15,200 jobs in 2008. About 70 percent worked in hospitals, and about 18 percent worked in the offices of physicians. A small proportion worked in outpatient care centers and medical and diagnostic laboratories.
The New York Times Series by By WALT BOGDANICH. A series of articles that examines issues arising from the increasing use of medical radiation and the new technologies that deliver it:
- Radiation Offers New Cures, and Ways to Do Harm
- Case Studies: When Medical Radiation Goes Awry
As Technology Surges, Radiation Safeguards Lag - They Check the Medical Equipment, but Who Is Checking Up on Them?
- Radiation Errors Reported in Missouri
- After Stroke Scans, Patients Face Serious Health Risks
National Geographic Article about the challange to save the river and the people who live or work by it.
ARRT is the world's largest credentialing organization that seeks to ensure high quality patient care in radiologic technology.The ARRT tests and certifies technologists and administers continuing education and ethics requirements for their annual registration.