*Edit — Morgan M., RT,was inadvertently missed from the post last week, she was added to the graphic below. Happy Rad Week, Morgan!
National Radiologic Technology Week (NRTW) is held the week of November 5 to celebrate Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen’s discovery of the X-ray. It is commemorated every year to honor the essential work of RT’s around the country.
HISTORY OF NATIONAL RAD TECH WEEK
National Radiologic Technology Week was established in 1979 by the American Society of Radiologic Technologists. Historically, NRTW has not always been held in November. The first National Radiologic Technology Week was held from July 22 to 29, 1979, which was over 40 years ago. The date of the commemoration was later changed to the week of November 8, honoring the discovery of the X-ray by German physicist Wilhelm Röntgen on November 8, 1895.
Imaging operations and radiation therapy treatments are performed by radiologic technologists or RT’s. Radiologists read and interpret medical images, and they collaborate with them. MRI, X-ray imaging, mammography, CT scans, ultrasound, sonography, PET, and fluoroscopy are all examples of this.
Stop by and visit with any of the imaging crew —
Imaging Techs
Jake Hanenburg, Jeremy Kuznia, Gabe Peck, Curt Wojciechowski, Morgan Young, Grace Miettunen, Aidan Johnson, Marcie Berglund, Lindsay Wood, Aaron Traugh, Indigo Isackson Rod, Emmy Kuzel, Angie Nelson, Dan O’Connor, and Mandy Nelson
Imaging Front Desk
Leslie Karg, Shirley Peters, Cynthia Randall
Imaging Assistants
Molly Garman, William Blowers, Emma Folkema, Rhiannon Ashworth, Casey Cheney
Imaging Manager
Leann McMullen