Abstract:To the Editor:\p=m-\X-ray technicians on the west coast of the United States were recently circularized by an organization offering memberships that authorized placing "R.T." after the name of the technician. This was to signify "Radiological Technician." These memberships were to be granted merely on application and the payment of a fee. There was nothing in the structure of the organization that would guarantee any particular competency in radiological technique on the part of the members. The consummation o… Show more
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