From: "Kay Hatherly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Shane's suggestion is clear and I like it. Kay ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shane Dempsey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <undisclosed-recipients:> Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2003 2:20 PM Subject: [AIRNEWS] definition
> From: Shane Dempsey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Dear All > > Rather than just the small title maybe we should be looking at the big title. > > A few years back looked we (uni of newcastle DR, RT, NM staff) looked at the title > of our Discipline and made a name change to Medical Radiation Science (from > Technology). This title then become our degree with 3 specialities (RT, DR, NM). > The title was inclusive and allowed for subsets of MRS to exist (RT, NM, DR, Sono, > CT, etc ). It has worked really well for us at uni in elevating our status. The Science > bit really suggested something that the Technology term did not and has worked and > all on and off campus know the name. > > It was suggested to the AIR quite a few years ago (by a committee formed to make > recommendations on just this issue) that the name of the professional journal > change its title to better reflect the membership who could potentially write for it. I > believe that the title of the journal should change from The Radiographer to > something like The Journal of Medical Radiation Science. The previous term is not > inclusive or suggests inclusiveness. The latter suggests things the former does not > and will embrace more professional groups (and more journal articles). But once > again the council of the AIR (at the time) let that one go through to the keeper > (sound familiar). > > The biggie then is the name of the AIR. The Australian Institute of Medical Radiation > Science. Sounds very inclusive (even for NMs and Sonos and CT specialists etc > etc). > > shane +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= This message is being broadcast by AIRNEWS, the Australian Institute of Radiography list Server Send messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For assistance send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Commands should be sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Opinions expressed on this list are not necessarily those of the moderator, his assistants or those of the A.I.R.
