Digital Radiography Skills for Technologists

Medical Technology Management Institute

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6 Hours ARRT Category A Credit

Russell L. Cain, MA, MS, CRA, RT(R)(CT)

About this webinar

A quick perusal of the topics offered at the annual meetings of SIIM (formerly SCAR), AHRA, RSNA and other professional organizations associated with Imaging and Information Technologies reflect the continuing emphasis on digital imaging as the “Radiology Department of the future”. The future is now!
Computed Radiography (CR) and Digital Radiography (DR) are rapidly replacing traditional film-based systems. This webinar will introduce the issues involved in implementing and working with CR and DR. The impact on work process and the technologists who are involved in using these technologies will be presented. The discussions encountered in this seminar will limit the “computer-speak” and will draw upon the traditional language of imaging technologists to describe the basic workings of CR, DR and PACS.
The effects on radiography techniques, equipment, and the practice of medical imaging technology will be discussed. The question “How is the evolution of digital imaging and information systems affecting quality control, staffing, training of technologists, and support staff requirements?” will be answered. The requirement for standardization of systems will be addressed.

Educational Objectives

At the completion of this webinar, participants will be able to:

Define both CR and DR, and describe the advantages and potential disadvantages of each.
Describe the changes in radiographic techniques associated with CR and DR.
Describe the issues involved in using CR and/or DR in the PACS environment.
Define each and describe the relationship between PACS, HIS and RIS.
Describe the impact of digital imaging on the traditional radiology service, including changes in work-flow, expenses involved in medical imaging, changes in staffing requirements, and impact on knowledge requirements of the Imaging Technologist.
Describe the advantages and disadvantages of CRT versus LCD display in the Medical Imaging Environment.

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About the Instructor
	Russell L. Cain, MA, MS, CRA, RT(R)(CT)
Russ Cain is an active radiologic technologist who is currently the Director of Radiology at Antelope Valley Hospital in Lancaster, California. Russ is one of the initial group of Certified Radiology Administrators, certified by the American Healthcare Radiology Administrators. He is an educator who holds multiple graduate degrees and has taught psychology and management in undergraduate and graduate programs. Russ is a scuba instructor and is pursuing a doctoral degree in clinical psychology and Business Administration. This diverse background facilitates an uncommon insight into the issues of taking radiology into the electronic age, an insight he will share with the attendees of this seminar.
Webinar Credit
This webinar provides a total of 6 hours of Category A continuing education credit for radiologic technologists recognized by the ARRT and various licensure states. A certificate of attendance will be provided for each individual upon completion of each 2 hour session of the webinar. You must attend all webinar sessions to receive the full 6 hours of credit. A certificate of attendance, documenting 2 hours of credit will be provided for each individual upon completion of each 2 hour session of the webinar.

Session Schedule for Webinar

Session 1 Aug 17, 2010 12 noon Eastern 11am Central 10am Mountain 9am Pacific What's my timezone?	DR versus CR for the Technologist DR/CR Techniques, Enhanced Applications and Artifacts S numbers/Exposure Index Changes in techniques (kVp, latitude, etc.) Teleradiology Artifacts Portables

Session 2 Aug 18, 2010 12 noon Eastern 11am Central 10am Mountain 9am Pacific What's my timezone?	Integrating DR/CR Images into PACS/RIS/HIS PACS components Understanding the lingo (DICOM, work-lists, frame-grab, soft copy, WAN, LAN, jukebox, server, etc.) Workstations Archiving

Session 3 Aug 19, 2010 12 noon Eastern 11am Central 10am Mountain 9am Pacific What's my timezone?	The Impact of DR/CR Eliminating the file room - re-staffing needs Work flow efficiencies - making it work for you Feasibility of the all-digital department - can we get along without a processor? Retraining to survive Cost savings to make it pay Softcopy Display of CR/DR Images CRT vs. LCD Applying window width and level QA of softcopy vs. film HL7, DICOM3 and IHE Difinition Impact on radiographers Telemedicine issues

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The advanced tuition for this webinar is $87 (MTMI members $78) for the complete series when registration is received 4 or more days prior to the start of session one of the webinar series.
The regular tuition is $93 (MTMI members $84) for the complete series when registration is received 3 or less days prior to the start of session one of the webinar series.

Advanced tuition for a single session of the webinar series is $29 (MTMI members $26) per session when registration is received 4 or more days prior to the start of session one of the webinar series.
Regular tuition is $31 (MTMI members $28) per session when registration is received 3 or less days prior to the start of session one of the webinar series.

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