Teaching technology to technologists.

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CONTEXT:
The field of radiologic technology is in a transition period between the traditional film-based model and the digital-based model.

OBJECTIVE:
To determine the extent to which educational programs accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT) are providing digital imaging-specific education.

METHODS:
A survey regarding digital imaging instruction was administered electronically to program directors of 289 JRCERT-accredited educational programs in the United States.

RESULTS:
One hundred forty-four responses were received, for a response rate of 50%. The survey revealed that the majority of educational programs (73.6%) have added, modified or are already covering digital imaging topics, while other programs (21.5%) were in the planning stages of preparing coursework.

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Author information

Author/s: Lehrer, Rich (R);

Affiliation: Yuba College, Marysville, CA, USA.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Radiologic technology (Radiol Technol), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: -2008 May-Jun; vol 79 (issue 5) : pp 405-14

Dates: Created 2008/05/19; Completed 2008/09/23;

PMID: 18487460, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

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Education, Professional - organization & administration
Humans
Questionnaires
Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted

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