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Media Talking Points What is Rad Tech Week? Rad Tech Week is celebrated nationally to recognize radiologic technologists and their impact on patient care. Radiologic technologists (commonly called R.T.’s) produce highly technical images, which play an integral role in the medical process and in the lives of millions of patients. When is Rad Tech Week? Rad Tech Week takes place each November to coincide with the discovery of the X-ray. In 2014, National Radiologic Technology Week is Nov. 2-8, with X-ray Discovery Day on Nov. 8. What is the significance of X-ray Discovery Day? X-ray Discovery Day marks the discovery of the X-ray on Nov. 8, 1895, by German physicist Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen. Nearly 120 years later, the X-ray remains the most frequently used form of medical imaging. The science behind the X-ray has provided the basis for much of the imaging equipment used in health-care facilities today including CT, ultrasound, mammography and nuclear medicine equipment. What is an X-ray? An X-ray (also known as a radiograph) is a painless medical test that helps physicians diagnose medical conditions. Radiography involves exposing a part of the body to a small dose of ionizing radiation to produce pictures of inside the body. X-rays are the oldest and most frequently used form of medical imaging. How are X-rays used? In medical imaging, X-rays are used to: Evaluate the lungs, heart and surrounding anatomy to diagnose conditions such as pneumonia, heart failure, pleurisy and lung cancer Examine joints to diagnose ligament damage or meniscus, rotator cuff or cartilage tears in the shoulder, wrist, hip, knee or ankle Diagnose osteoporosis View and assess broken bones, bone disease or infections, injured backbones or cracked skulls Examine the kidneys, ureters and bladder View the lower GI tract to detect ulcers, benign tumors or polyps and cancer View the upper GI tract to detect ulcers, tumors or inflammation of the esophagus, stomach and proximal small intestine Detect changes or abnormal growths in the breast What benefits does imaging bring to patients? Imaging allows patients to receive quicker and more accurate diagnoses through less invasive means. How does imaging help to reduce health-care costs? Through imaging, patients undergo fewer exploratory and unnecessary surgeries, and receive fewer inappropriate treatments. Imaging helps physicians pinpoint illness, injury and disease so that it can be treated in the most efficient way possible, thereby reducing multiple office visits, hospital stays, procedures and ultimately, costs.