Now that we are back in Florida, I am eagerly looking for a job. Thanks to a wonderful former colleague, I am now in the hiring process for a CT position at the VA Hospital. If any of you have ever applied for a government job you know it can be a lengthy process. They have told me it can take up to three months. I am trying to be patient as my ...

You can’t go anywhere without seeing someone looking down at their handheld smart phone. Whether we're texting, playing a game or surfing the Web, many of us have become completely dependent on this technology. It has many practical uses; one of the newest is mobile applications in radiology. A radiologist can access a patient’s current exam, ...

The crisp, cool air is telling us that fall has arrived, and with this change in seasons comes the eagerly anticipated start of football season. Many of us wonder how we lived without it for so many months. Whether you prefer college, the pros, or both, this is the time of year you've been waiting for. I grew up in a home with two parents who ...

I feel like I just got out of school and now it’s time to start studying for another registry. As if the first one wasn’t anxiety-provoking enough, here I go again. I love school but hate taking the so-called standardized test. I received a letter from the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) stating I’m eligible to take the CT ...

Each shift, I work with a senior technologist who is in charge of all that takes place. I appreciate the leadership. but often from shift to shift I am told to do things differently. This has made the learning process difficult and slower for me because you can't exactly tell your superior “No, I want to do it this way.” As I'm becoming ...

One dilemma I occasionally face is having to scan a patient who has killed someone. We often get motor vehicle accident traumas brought in after a fatality, and the patient we are scanning is the cause of the accident. I had one such case last weekend, where a man was driving drunk with his wife and son in the car. The wife was pretty banged up ...

This week I saw my first patient refuse her CT scan due to her concerns of receiving too much radiation. She stated that she has had numerous scans recently and knows that the radiation can be dangerous. This led me to research this topic a bit and gather some more information so I could be better informed. I found an article in USA Today that ...

Friday, May 1 was my last day of the spring semester. A final exam on pathology was scheduled, but when I walked into class that morning I saw that my teacher had planned a graduation breakfast for me and my classmates. What a nice surprise! This particular instructor has been such an asset to my learning, both in the classroom and at the ...