From: Dieter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

I think we need to move away from the "Radiographer" label.  This doen not 
fully encompass both MRI technicians and Sonographers as both of these 
modalities do not use radiation.  You could start and be technical with 
EMR.  Perhaps we should leave it that these two do not use "ionising 
radiation" nor do they "irradiate" people.  We are all medical imaging 
technologists or mecical radiation technologists (RT's).

If we are going to stand on our feet then we need to get straight what we 
are going to call ourselves.

Dieter

At 16:24 19/03/2003 +1000, you wrote:
>  From: Ken_Spong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
>Maybe Radiographer Initiated Opinions might be a plank to start
>building
>with???
>
>Ken
>
>
>At 06:56 PM 19/09/2002 +1000, you wrote:
>
> >The Australian Bureau of Statistics - Australian Standard
>Classification
> >of Occupations (p. 173) defines a Medical Diagnostic Radiographer as
> >someone who:
> >
> >
> >         "Operates X-ray and other medical imaging equipment to produce
> > images for the medical diagnostic purpose in conjunction with
> > radiologists and other medical specialists"
> >
> >So it seems that even in this day and age, radiographers are
>continued to
> >be defined as personnel allied to radiology/radiologists.  Do we not
> >deserve an independent status??
> >
> >
> >Sarah Lewis
> >Lecturer: Diagnostic Radiography
> >The University of Sydney
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From:   Wright, Lee [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Sent:   Wednesday, September 18, 2002 6:19 PM
> >To:     'AIRNEWS'
> >Subject:        RE: [AIRNEWS] definition
> >
> >  From: "Wright, Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >
> >..define what Radiography is/was...
> >Responsible Medical Imaging to aid/assist in the confirmation/denial
>of a
> >medical prognosis/diagnosis...
> >with due regard to the minimisation of irradiation and/or interventional
> >procedure...
> >
> >
> >Lee Wright
> >Carnarvon, WA
> >
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Ong, Teresa
> >Sent: Wednesday, 18 September 2002 2:57 PM
> >To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> >Subject: [AIRNEWS] definition
> >
> >
> >  From: "Ong, Teresa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >
> >I have a question for all airnews readers and lurkers,
> >
> >If I had to define what Radiography, is or was, what would that be,
>also RT
> >and also sonography.
> >
> >Can anyone give me an all encompassing definition  or 3 individual
>ones
> >
> >Thanks.
> >
> >Teresa
> >
> >Teresa Ong
> >



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