Helpful Links
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Patient Resources
Alliance for Radiation Safety in Pediatric Imaging's Image Gently® Campaign:
http://www.pedrad.org/associations/5364/ig/index.cfm?page=388
American Cancer Society, Learn About Cancer:
http://www.cancer.org/Cancer/index
American Cancer Society, Mammograms/Breast Imaging Procedures:
Mammograms and Breast Imaging Procedures
American College of Radiology Imaging Network (ACRIN), Clinical Trials:
http://www.acrin.org/PATIENTS/INTRODUCTION.aspx
American Stroke Association:
http://www.strokeassociation.org/STROKEORG
Brain Aneurysm Resources (developed by the American Society of Interventional and Therapeutic Neuroradiology):
http://www.brainaneurysm.com
Five Things Physicians and Patients Should Question
http://choosingwisely.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/5things_12_factsheet_Amer_Coll_Radiology.pdf
Health On the Net foundation (HON):
http://www.hon.ch
Image Wisely® - Radiation Safety in Adult Medical Imaging:
http://imagewisely.org
Lung Cancer Alliance, Participate in Lung Cancer Awareness Month:
http://www.lungcanceralliance.org/involved/lcam_month.html
Mammography Saves Lives
A general information resource on breast imaging from the American College of Radiology (ACR), the Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) and
the American Society of Breast Disease (ASBD):
http://www.mammographysaveslives.org
MayoClinic.com: Brain Aneurysm
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/brain-aneurysm/DS00582
MedLinePlus, Mammography:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mammography.html
MRIsafety.com:
http://www.MRIsafety.com
National Cancer Institute, Breast Cancer:
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/breast
National Cancer Institute, Clinical Trials:
http://www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials
National Cancer Institute, Colon and Rectal Cancer:
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/colon-and-rectal
National Cancer Institute, Lung Cancer:
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/lung
National Cancer Institute, Prostate Cancer:
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/prostate
National Comprehensive Cancer Network, Lung Cancer Screening Guidelines:
http://www.nccn.org/patients/patient_guidelines/lung_screening/
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH:
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/cerebral_aneurysm/cerebral_aneurysm.htm
National Institute on Aging, NIH:
Understanding Risk: What Do Those Headlines Really Mean?
http://www.nia.nih.gov/health/publication/understanding-risk-what-do-those-headlines-really-mean
National Stroke Association:
www.stroke.org
NCRCAM, About Colorectal Cancer:
http://www.preventcancer.org/colorectal
QualityImaging.org (Information about medical imaging)
http://www.qualityimaging.org
RTAnswers.org, Patient Information About Radiation Therapy:
http://www.rtanswers.org
The Brain Aneurysm Foundation:
http://www.bafound.org/index.php
The White House, National Breast
Cancer Awareness Month:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/10/03/presidential-proclamation-national-breast-cancer-awareness-month-2011
Student Resources
American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) Careers in Radiologic Technology Portal:
http://www.asrt.org/main/careers/careers-in-radiologic-technology
Association of American Medical Colleges:
http://www.aamc.org/students/start.htm
U.S. Dept. of Labor Occupational Outlook Handbook
Physicians & Surgeons section: http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos074.htm
Technologists & Technicians section: http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos105.htm
Professional Radiology Organizations
American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM):
http://www.aapm.org
American Board of Radiology (ABR):
http://www.theabr.org
American College of Radiology (ACR):
http://www.acr.org
ACR Accredited Facilities Search:
http://www.acr.org/Quality-Safety/Accreditation/Accredited-Facility-Search
ACR Dose Index Registry:
https://nrdr.acr.org/Portal/DIR/Main/page.aspx
ACR Guidelines and Standards:
http://www.acr.org/Quality-Safety/Standards-Guidelines
ACR Radiation Safety White Paper:
http://www.acr.org/~/media/ACR/Documents/PDF/QualitySafety/Radiation%20Safety/WhitePaperRadiationDose3Years.pdf
American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT):
http://www.arrt.org
American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO):
http://www.astro.org
RTAnswers.org, Information About Radiation Therapy:
http://www.rtanswers.org
Radiological Society of North America (RSNA):
http://www.rsna.org
RSNA Resources for Trainees:
http://www.rsna.org/Trainees.aspx
RSNA Press Releases:
http://www2.rsna.org/timssnet/media/pressreleases/
Society of Breast Imaging:
http://www.sbi-online.org
Society of Computed Body Tomography & Magnetic Resonance:
http://www.scbtmr.org
Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR):
http://www.sirweb.org
Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery:
http://www.snisonline.org
Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM):
http://www.snm.org
The Society for Pediatric Radiology (SPR):
http://www.pedrad.org
Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound:
http://www.sru.org
