Analyzing the glass ceiling effect among radiologic technologists.

Background: The literature has suggested that advancement within politics, academia and the health professions is influenced by gender. Purpose The authors conducted a survey to determine whether advancement was equal by gender in the radiologic science disciplines of nuclear medicine technology, radiation therapy and radiography.

Methods: The survey was mailed to 900 subjects, 300 from each discipline.

Past experiences of the clinical instructor and current attitudes toward evaluation of students.

The purpose of this study was to determine whether clinical instructors' past experiences as radiation therapy students impact how they currently evaluate students in the clinical setting. Two survey instruments were mailed to a random sample of 400 credentialed radiation therapists. The first of these questionnaires sought information on past experiences as a student, and the second assessed current attitudes toward clinical evaluation.

A towards breaking the barriers: the professionalization of the radiologic sciences.

Radiologic science and technology has developed at a tremendous rate over the past century. However, the training of personnel (radiologic technologists/therapists) to operate this complex equipment and to perform the medical procedures is not uniform across the United States, nor is licensure required in all states. Evidence suggests that expanded technological responsibilities also have increasingly pressured technologists/therapists to perform on levels for which they have not been prepared.