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TIPS FOR CHILD COOPERATION AND TRAUMA REDUCTION Let's be honest here: most young children aren't going to be as happy-faced as our little friend in the picture on this site when they're crammed naked inside of a plastic tube. Would you? We also know that the Pigg-O-Stat might be a little weird (read: scary) looking to a young child, making it harder for the technologist to do his or her job (not that children aren't squirmy enough without being scared to death!). Some te …

Apron Care & Guidelines The following guidelines and tips will help maintain your garment's safe performance as well as keep your garment looking good for many years to come. INSPECTION Please inspect your garment thoroughly upon receipt and at regular intervals. During a plain film radiographic inspection you may observe: a. Light spots, small or large, may appear which indicate localized thicker attenuating content particles. This effect increases xray& …

Eljay now carries Techno-Aide's NEW revolutionary design, which ELIMINATES ghosting and line artifacts! Quoted from the manufacturer: "For years, Radiology Technologists have faced the difficult task of using positioning sponges to position their patients correctly just to see sponge line and ghosting artifacts on their x-ray image. Especially from the coated sponges. With the Stealth Core and Stealth Cote sponges, however, those days are history as Technologists can now avoid unn …

Whenever a patient is recommended to have an x-ray or some other medical imaging procedure by their physician, it’s likely that they’re already dealing with something stressful. They might have something as minor as arthritis or pain in their back, but they also might be wrestling with the possibility that they have cancer or some other very serious condition that requires imaging to diagnose correctly. Given that this is the case, many of these patients are likely to b …

Radiology techs, like other healthcare workers, tend to spend a great deal of their time on their feet. In addition to spending a lot of time on their feet, radiation requires special safety equipment and, because of the materials used, some of that equipment is quite heavy. Wearing a lead apron for a long period, along with gloves, sleeves and other protective equipment, increases the weight of the body and may add more stress to the feet. There are various solutions available for …