The tough job market continues to affect me. I got hired at the VA as a fee-based CT technologist on a part time basis. I was told that I would work 5 days a week every other week until the two full-time open positions were filled. This was supposed to take me at least into the fall of this year. In an unprecedented turn of events, the usually ...

Rad Tech week is right around the corner and folks are ready to celebrate. It is time to give thanks to Wilheim Roentgen, the physicist who first discovered the possibility of using electromagnetic radiation to create what we now know as an x-ray. He made our profession possible. Imaging departments will spend the week celebrating with a ...

It is with great anticipation that many Americans welcome opening day of the 2012 NFL Season. With all of the fun that comes with tailgates and parties, the health of these athletes must not be overlooked. The American Academy of Neurology just released a study that confirms previously held beliefs “… that head injuries cause neurologic ...

I went to Florida last week to visit my family and friends. One of the days I was there I visited a friend of my mom's. After we got caught up she was eager to discuss her concerns with me about having a medical procedure the following day. She was scheduled to have a venous doppler ultrasound of her leg. She had been having leg pain and the ...

It’s not every day that I get to be on the other side of the X-ray table or scanner. This week, I went for a mammogram and got to do just that. I was going to tell the technologist what I do for a living but decided not to. She was nice, but she did not make me feel at ease when I entered the room. She didn’t do several things that I try to always ...

Unless you've worked an eight-hour night shift and then two back-to-back 16-hour shifts overnight, you can't imagine how exhausting it can be. The lead technologist on Friday night always lets me leave early Saturday morning, knowing how much an extra hour of sleep can mean to me. However, on the next two shifts, one of my other ...

Working all of my hours on the weekends leaves me a good deal of time to have fun and get numerous things done during the week. I especially love this because there are less people to contend with, and most places and stores are much less crowded. Also, I can spend more time with my best friend, who just had a baby and is just back at work part ...

Not only am I enjoying my new career more and more each week but I am so grateful to have all of the benefits that come with a full time position. My benefits recently kicked in and I am saving a good deal of money each month on prescriptions and doctor's visits.One thing I haven't had since 1997 is paid time off. I took my first weekend off this ...

Growing up the daughter of a college English professor I quickly learned the power, beauty, and often humor of the written word. A well written poem is as brilliant to me as a famous painting. One task I have at work is to read the nurse's and doctor's notes charted on my patient before performing the ordered exam. The reasons why people come to ...

I am finally starting to feel like part of the ''CT family.'' I am growing closer to many of my co-workers. It is a small group of us who work only weekends and it has taken a little while for this to happen. This past weekend culminated in my birthday and one of my favorite colleagues got me a delicious cake and card signed by everyone I ...