2018 - Monthly Archive

29 Nov

News

Denise Moore

CMS Takes First Steps for RAs and RPAs-Call for Action Ohio

The Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services announced in its 2019 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule that radiologist assistants and radiology practitioner assistants can practice with re... read more..

28 Nov

News

Denise Moore

Update on MARCA

The Medicare Access to Radiology Care Act (MARCA) of 2017 was introduced on March 29 by U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) as S. 769 and on April 5 by Representative Pete Olson (R-TX) as H.R. 1904. Thes... read more..

20 Nov

News

Denise Moore

OSRT Seeks to Fill Executive Secretary Position

The OSRT Board of Directors' Executive Committee seeks to fill the position of Executive Secretary. Sheryl Bacon, the current Executive Secretary, (sadly) will be retiring from the position as of Sept... read more..

30 Oct

News

Denise Moore

OSRT's Emma Palmer Profiled by ASRT

Emma Palmer, BS, RT(R)(CT) is past president of the Ohio Society of Radiologic Technologists and now serves as OSRT's junior board chair. We are proud to share that she was profiled yesterday (October... read more..

17 Oct

News

Denise Moore

Bone Density Curriculum-ASRT Seeks Public Comment

The ASRT is seeking comment on the revised Bone Densitometry Curriculum. Please review the proposed curriculum and submit comments via This email address is being protected from spambots. You nee... read more..

12 Oct

News

Denise Moore

Celebrating NRTW 2018!

Happy National Radiologic Technology Week! OSRT hopes you will enjoy some relics from our imaging history. The following photographs represent the equipment used in the past to produce radiograph... read more..

08 Oct

News

Denise Moore

ASRT Opposes EPA-Weakening of Radiation Protection Standards

The ASRT has issued a statement opposing the EPA's proposed Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science rule. The rule states that alternative scientific viewpoints should be considered when esta... read more..

08 Oct

News

Denise Moore

ASRT Opposes EPA-Weakening of Radiation Protection Standards

An Environmental Protection Agency's proposed rule could threaten radiation protection standards that could impact medical imaging and radiation therapy. For more information, access these resources: ... read more..

08 Oct

News

Denise Moore

MR Safety White Paper-Now Available

OSRT members contribute to the new ASRT Radiologic Technologist Best Practices for MR Safety white paper now available for community-wide use. In September, 2018, the American Society of Radiolo... read more..

03 Oct

News

Denise Moore

OSRT Celebrates National Radiologic Technology Week

The time to celebrate the profession is approaching soon! National Radiologic Technology Week this year is November 4th through the 10th. Celebrate with us by entering the OSRT NRTW contest. The ... read more..

03 Oct

News

Denise Moore

Proposed Proton Beam Radiation Therapy Documents

The ARRT has updated the Proton Beam Radiation Therapy Documents and would like feedback from radiation therapists or educators who work in Proton Beam Radiation Therapy (PBRT). The ARRT has proposed... read more..

07 Sep

News

Denise Moore

ARRT CQR Specific Policies-Your Chance to Comment

Technologists who earn credentials from ARRT must routinely assess their knowledge and skills, so they remain prepared to meet changing health care standards. That's why ARRT created the Continuing Qu... read more..

22 Aug

News

Denise Moore

REC Meeting to Review Public Comments

The next Radiation-Generating Equipment Committee (REC) meeting will be Friday, September 21 at 10:00am. The meeting will be held at the Ohio Department of Health (ODH), Basement Training Room A, 35 E... read more..

Membership Committee Working for Ohio RTs

20 Aug

News

Denise Moore

Membership Committee Working for Ohio RTs

The OSRT Membership Committee is working hard to connect with Ohio RTs. The number of human-hours invested working for Ohio colleagues is remarkable read more..

19 Aug

News

Denise Moore

Medical Radiation-Generating Equipment Rules-Public Comment

The Bureau of Environmental Health and Radiation Protection has posted proposed amendments to Medical Radiation-Generating Equipment rules of the Ohio Administrative Code for public comment. These pro... read more..

10 Aug

News

Denise Moore

In Memory of Shirlee Bell

We are sad to hear the news of the passing of Shirlee Bell, R.T. (R). In 1985, Shirlee and her husband, Roy E. Bell (an ASRT Fellow and past OSRT president), started the Radiologic Technology Program ... read more..

OSRT Delegate's Report-ASRT Meeting 2018

03 Jul

News

Denise Moore

OSRT Delegate's Report-ASRT Meeting 2018

Ohio was well represented this year at the American Society of Radiologic Technologists meeting on June 21st -24th in Las Vegas, Nevada. Emma Palmer and Christine Gialousis were the voting Ohio Delega... read more..

13 Jun

Honors & Awards

Denise Moore

Life and Honorary Membership Awards

Do you know someone that has offered unusual, dedicated service to OSRT? If so, that individual may be deserving of a Life or Honorary Membership Award. Read more.... read more..

12 May

OSRT Working for Ohio!

Denise Moore

Payment Options and Refunds

DESCRIPTION & PRICE Membership Dues $______ Event Registration Fees $______ Total Charges&n... read more..

11 Apr

News

Denise Moore

ARRT's Call for Comments

The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) has issued a call for comments regarding changes to its governing documents. Proposed changes relate to ARRT’s Quality Management (QM) and Vasc... read more..

30 Mar

News

Denise Moore

Ohio RTs Make National News!

Congratulations Ohio RTs! Dr. Tricia Leggett, R.T.(R)(QM) from Bowerston, Ohio is being elevated to Fellow status in the American Socciety of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT). Dr. Leggett i... read more..

23 Feb

News

Denise Moore

March on Columbus

OSRT invites you to participate in “March on Columbus,” a chance for you to advocate for the profession of medical imaging and radiation therapy through preset meetings with Ohio legislators. Particip... read more..

15 Feb

Professionals

Webmaster

Job ConneX

Let OSRT Work for YOU via Job ConneX! Published monthly, "OSRT Job ConneX" is a sensible web option for employers to connect to hundreds of OSRT members, technologists, students, educators and other ... read more..

11 Jan

News

Denise Moore

ABII Seeks Comments on Proposed CIIP Test

The American Board of Imaging Informatics (ABII) welcomes input from imaging informatics professionals on the proposed Test Content Outline (TCO) for its Certified Imaging Informatics Professionals (C... read more..