Radiologic Technology, March/April 2016, Volume 87, Number 4

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Journal of the American Society of Radiologic Technologists Volume 87, Number 4  March/April 2016
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PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES
Radiography Students' Learning:
A Literature Review
PAGE 371
Optimizing the Exposure Indicator
as a Dose Management Strategy
in Computed Radiography
PAGE 380
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Volume 87, Number 4  March/April 2016
PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES
Radiography Students’ Learning: A Literature Review
Anneli Holmström, Sanna-Mari Ahonen .......................................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .371
Optimizing the Exposure Indicator as a Dose Management Strategy in Computed Radiography
Euclid Seeram, Robert Davidson, Stewart Bushong, Hans Swan .................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .380
DIRECTED READING ARTICLES
Medical Imaging of Neglected Tropical Diseases of the Americas
Patrick Jones, Jonathan Mazal .................................................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .393
The Pediatric Urinary Tract and Medical Imaging
Steven M Penny .................................................................................. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .425
COLUMNS
Editor’s Note
Registry Changes Make Life Easier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .370
JRCERT Update
My Journey: Serving on the JRCERT Board of Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .447
In the Clinic
Radiographic Techniques in the 45° Posteroanterior
Oblique Projection of the Hand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .449
Professional Review
Advantages and Disadvantages of Screening Breast Ultrasonography . . . . . . . .455
Focus on Safety
Occupational Exposure and Adverse Effects in the
Radiologic Interventional Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .460
Teaching Techniques
Just-in-Time Teaching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .465
Writing & Research ON THE COVER
Writing With Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .468 This photograph of a paper quilling
piece created by Chad Schock, R.T.(R)
My Perspective
Expect the Unexpected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .472 (MR)(CT), of Norfolk, Nebraska, was
inspired by a scan he saw during his CT
Technical Query
clinical rotation. The piece highlights
Increased Filtration and Image Receptor Exposure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .474
a lumbar vertebra, the kidneys, and
Open Forum
various muscles. Schock began working
In the Interest of Clarity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .477
on the project during his senior year of
Backscatter radiography school and completed it 5
Narrow-minded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .480 months later.
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