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IAEA free materials – webinars in radiation protection
There is a raft of many resources which can be found at the IAEA
website including free webinars on the radiation protection topics
in medical uses of ionizing radiation, you can take the opportunity
to learn from the world’s leading radiation protection experts.
Available at Webinars in radiation protection | IAEA
Regional Coordinators Reports
The ISRRT Regional Coordinators for Professional Practice
continue to monitor and report on activities in their respective
Regions. I am pleased to include a report from Christopher
Steelman, Regional Coordinator for The Americas.
Regional Report – The Americas
Christopher Steelman (USA)
ASRT Survey of Education Program Enrolments
According to a survey conducted by the American Society of
Radiologic Technologists, radiography educational program
directors report that the number of enrolled students declined
marginally in 2021, while educational programs in nuclear
medicine and radiation therapy saw a slight increase. Entering
class enrollments and year-over-year enrollment data are among
the findings released this month in the ASRT Enrollment Snapshot
of Radiography, Radiation Therapy, and Nuclear Medicine
Technology Programs – 2021. The survey also tracked the
continuing impact of COVID-19 protocols on educational programs.
According to the survey results, an estimated 15,477 students
were enrolled in radiography programs in 2021, down slightly
from 15,620 in 2020. However, nuclear medicine and radiation
therapy programs saw an increase over the same period. Nuclear
medicine programs grew from an estimated 1,076 students
in 2020 to 1,300 students in 2021. Radiation therapy program
enrollments grew, but only slightly, from 1,182 students enrolled
in 2020 to an overall estimate of 1,275 students in 2021.
ASRT Associate Executive Director, Myke Kudlas shared “We
also surveyed educational program directors about the effect of
COVID-19 protocols on their programs,” “When we asked whether
their program allows students to perform exams on known or
suspected COVID-19 patients, 61 percent said yes. That’s down
from 74 percent in October 2020.” ASRT sent the survey to all 961
directors of radiography, radiation therapy, and nuclear medicine
technology programs currently approved by the ARRT. In all,
277 participated, with a response rate of 28.8 percent. ASRT has
conducted the survey every year since 2001.
ASRT Enrollment Snapshot of Radiography, Radiation Therapy and
Nuclear Medicine Technology Programs – 2021.
www.asrt.org/docs/default-source/research/enrollmentsnapshot/enrollment-snapshot-of-radiography-radiationtherapy-and-nuclear-medicine-technology-programs-2021.
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