Rad tech Archives

Radiologist Assistant (RA) – Registered Radiologist Assistant

July 6, 2023June 7, 2019 by Dr. Ron Jones EdD, RT (R,CT) ARRT

What is the Radiologist Assistants Salary? What is a Registered Radiologist Assistant and How Do I Become an RRA? The Registered Radiologist Assistant (RRA or RA) profession is reaching an unprecedented need in radiology. Advanced healthcare has made medical imaging indispensable to the medical care landscape, and radiologist assistants can help. Further, The increasing number …

Forensic Radiography – The Dark Side of Radiology

July 7, 2023May 24, 2019 by Dr. Ron Jones EdD, RT (R,CT) ARRT

Forensic Radiology – Come to the Dark Side Do you think a career in medical imaging sounds boring? Well, guess again. It is common for hospital imaging departments to get requests to image the deceased. Gene Turley, our County Coroner, was a guest speaker at our annual state radiology society conference this year. He shared …

How Much Does a Traveling X Ray Tech Make?

July 11, 2023May 22, 2019 by Dr. Ron Jones EdD, RT (R,CT) ARRT

Traveling X Ray Techs Can Make Good Money – But Can Be Lonely Work Are you considering a career in radiography and heard about the big money traveling x ray techs make? Are you already a rad tech and looking to change things up by becoming a traveling tech? I reached out to Dale Hannegan, …