News
ARRT to Offer Just One Eligibility Pathway for Earning Sonography Credential
Effective Jan. 1, 2020, ARRT will offer just one eligibility pathway for earning a Sonography credential.
ARRT SEEKS COMMENTS ON PROPOSED MAMMOGRAPHY DOCUMENT CHANGES
ARRT recently proposed changes to our Mammography douments. Review the proposed changes to the Mammography Examination Content Specifications and Clinical Experience Requirements.
Clarification Added to ARRT Documents for Radiography
The ARRT Board of Trustees recently approved clarification additions to some of ARRT's Radiography documents.
ARRT Receives Reaccreditation of Five Certification Programs From the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA)
The National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA) reaccredited five certification programs of The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) for an additional five-year period.
CMS Final Rule Improves Medicare Patient Care by Enabling Radiologist Assistants to Perform Diagnostic Tests under Less Burdensome Supervision Levels
(Nov. 6, 2018)—On Nov. 1, 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized a regulation as part of its 2019 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule which allows Radiologist Assistants (R.R.A.s, RPAs) to perform diagnostic tests for Medicare patients under a direct level of physician supervision to the extent permitted by state law and state scope of practice regulation.
ARRT to Change Radiation Therapy Cut Score in January 2019
On Jan. 1, 2019, ARRT will begin using a new cut score for the Radiation Therapy examination. Although we’ll continue to report the exam’s cut score as a scaled score of 75, the new cut score will require passing candidates to answer a few more questions correctly than they had to in the past.
ARRT Seeks Comments on Proposed Proton Beam Radiation Therapy Documents
ARRT is considering a new recognition in Proton Beam Radiation Therapy (PBRT). We invite you to review these documents, then provide feedback through an online survey.
ARRT Seeks Feedback on Continuing Qualifications Requirements
We've recently created a fourth governing document: ARRT Continuing Qualifications Requirements. In accordance with our practice of soliciting input on our governing documents, we're giving you the chance to comment on this new one.
ARRT SEEKS COMMENTS ON PROPOSED MRI CHANGES
Provide your thoughts on the proposed changes to the Magnetic Resonance Imaging Examination Content Specifications, Didactic and Clinical Competency Requirements, and Clinical Experience Requirements by September 14, 2018