Notes from the Tech Section

Rebecca Sajdak, BA, CNMT, RT(N)
2005-06 Technologist Section President

The Central Chapter held its first fall meeting in 5 years in beautiful Minnesota exploding with the colors of fall foliage, attracting technologists, physicians, and students with the interesting topic of Fusing Form and Function. The seminar was a comprehensive program taking a look at the fundamentals of fusing images. Speakers covered step by step instruction of how to read multiple modalities under one umbrella.

Nuclear Medicine is experiencing great growth and influence from other technologies such as Cyberknife stereotactic radiosurgery and new radiation therapy techniques such as IMRT which use fusion to plan a more precise treatment for the patient.

Fusion has a tremendous impact on patient planning and clinical interpretation. One of the most stimulating points made at this meeting was that all modalities should compliment each other and not compete with one another in order to give the patient optimal care. As the demand on the technologist grows, there is little time for extra curriculum.

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