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Supine or Upright Chest Xrays on Children Under 2 Years Old – Yes or No?

How do you feel about doing supine or upright chest xrays on children (2 yrs and under)? This is a compendium of several responses to the question about chest Xrays on children under the age of two. Many Radiologic Technologists answered the question listed in the title. Short answers of less than five words were …

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Double Shielding for Pregnancy?

Double shielding means zero radiation? Here we go again. Don’t forget, I wrote about the future of shielding over six months ago in an article called “To Shield or Not to Shield…Ou Patients.“ I even interviewed the main author from the American Academy of Physicists in Medicine who says we should stop shielding. The podcast …

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Who Makes More Money, A Rad Tech Or Nurse?

Who Makes More Money, A Rad Tech Or Nurse? Having a difficult time deciding which to pick – Nursing School or Radiology School? We know there are so many opinions about these two careers that baffle people, but if you want to only know about who makes more money between these two.  So, who makes …

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