The Canadian journal of medical radiation technology最新文献

Clinical images must meet the needs of the radiologist in order to serve the patient well. Learning to fully appreciate and assess the range of potentially pathological concerns is an important part of the role of the mammographer within the breast imaging team: being sure of a complete study that serves the purpose for the radiologist goes beyond pure technical appreciation. It now requires some clinical knowledge in order to ensure the area of concern is appropriately imaged, clearly seen and readily characterized by the radiologist.

The technologist's role in ensuring appropriate imaging to clarify the extent of potential disease becomes an integral part of the criteria for excellence. Application of our basic analytical skills to our patient history and clinical images should now be an expectation of the mammographic technologist.

Assessing and demonstrating clearly an area of concern on our images is a long way from diagnosing disease. What is missed or obscured on our clinical images is not analyzed by the radiologist. Therefore it is essential that we recognize a possible concern and know how to demonstrate it clearly.

To recognize what is potentially a concern, it helps to know a little about where and how pathology within the breast develops. There are three basic areas of concern when checking our images, clinical assessment, calcifications and masses.

The mammographer within today's modern team oriented department must have the advanced positioning and clinical skills to ensure the area of concern is appropriately imaged, clearly seen and able to be characterized by the radiologist.

To properly assess and demonstrate potential problems for our medical partner, the radiologist, we must understand well the three areas of clinical and pathological change that exposes early breast cancer.

This study examined the relationship between quality of work-life (QWL) and personality in radiation therapists (RTs). The Myers- Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) personality test was administered to 75 RTs in November 2000 at a Cancer Centre in Ontario, Canada. A QWL survey (measuring job satisfaction, burnout, social support at work and work-family conflict) was administered to all 410 staff at the same centre in January 2001 (including the RTs, who indicated their MBTI personality type on the QWL survey). Although RTs reported satisfactory QWL scores, RT scores were significantly lower than scores for other centre employees. No relationship was found between QWL and personality type for RTs.

About the Welch Memorial Lecture

Established in 1951 to honour Mr. Herbert M. Welch, one of the pioneer members of the association, this award is conferred to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the growth or aims of the profession and / or the Association. The privilege of presenting the Welch Memorial Lecture is extended to a person who most close emulates these same selfless qualities as displayed by the late Herbert M. Welch.

It is considered a special honour to be chosen to deliver the Welch Memorial Lecture and the CAMRT ensures it is the focal point of the Annual General Conference. As a record of having gained the distinction of delivering the Welch Memorial Lecture, the Association provides a crystal bowl with a wooden base on which is inscribed the lecturer's name and date received, which each recipient keeps as a permanent memento. For more information about the Welch Lecture and the nomination and selection process, please visit the CAMRT web site.