Randy Reichenfeld. Lois Cone. Amber Lamar. Louis M. Izzo. Garnold Bodenheimer. Samantha Natiello.Sarah Brettrager. Just a few days ago, I'd never heard of any of these people. I've now come to learn they're just some of the 50---50!---men and women who have already signed up as fans of ADVANCE for Imaging and Radiation Therapy Professionals' ...

September is indeed a beautiful month in Michigan, as well as many other areas of our country.  The trees are just beginning to explode with colors only nature can create, and there is a certain crispness in the air that one initially only notices in the early morning.  Farmers' fields are littered with beautiful orange pumpkins awaiting ...

Sometimes I feel selfish-I get to work with patients every day.  Sure, working with the public can be exhausting at times. But many days I cherish the opportunity to meet such interesting people who may never have crossed my path otherwise.  Last Friday, for instance, I left work feeling like I had received far more than I gave. I was ...

Last Friday we had a State Inspection at one of our off-site mammography facilities. Since I am the one in charge of all of the quality control at all of our off-site facilities, this meant that I was in the hot seat! Through all of the years of working in mammography, State Inspections are still one area that I really do not think that I will ...

I read a very sad statistic the other day.  The article that I was reading estimated that about 45 million Americans were without health insurance at some point last year. With the upcoming presidential election, healthcare coverage is already proving to be a hot topic. Regardless of what solution you may think will work, the hard ...

When I was first asked if I was interested in writing a mammography blog, I was so flattered that I immediately jumped at the chance!  I read all of the other blogs on the ADVANCE site and was truly inspired.  I must admit that prior to posting this blog, I really did not spend much time on the internet or on my home computer at all. ...

If I had a dollar for every patient who asked or commented on the word ''Bucky,'' I would be able to retire by now. How many of your patients have commented, ''What a cute name that the machine has!''?  Or have you had more patients ask you if ''Bucky'' is the name of the guy who invented the unit? I would love to give these patients ...

After you call your patient from the waiting room to the mammography suite and the door shuts behind you both, something that they never prepare you for throughout all those classes you've taken to get you to this point quite often occurs.  What I am referring to is the number of patients who use this time to really open ...

There have been many studies published recently regarding the benefits of breast ultrasound, even as a screening tool. Breast ultrasound is a common exam for patients experiencing some type of breast symptom throughout our healthcare system. But who is performing this test? Mammographers can now perform breast ultrasound after ...

The world around us has certainly sped up since I was a child. When I was about seven or eight, I remember after a day of swimming in our pool, my dad suggested we go to this new hamburger place to get Big Macs. Now, fast food surrounds us wherever we go; telephones accompany us in the car; and the internet has opened up the entire world to us at ...