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SAIT recently hosted a webinar led by Jennie Gilbert and Lauren Bishop on mental toughness. Watch a short video with a reminder of some small nudges that can help you engage your mental toughness on YouTube.

Authors:  Funmilayo I. Tade, Rebecca A. Sajdak, CNMT, RT(N), FSNMMI-TS, Mehdat Gabriel, Robert H. Wagner, and Bital Savir-Baruch 18F-fluciclovine is a Food and Drug Administration–approved PET tracer indicated for patients suspected to have recurrent prostate cancer based on a prostate-specific antigen rise after prior therapy. 18F-fluciclovine PET/CT is performed significantly differently from 18F-FDG PET/CT and requires special attention to patient preparation, injection technique, and imaging time. This article aims to provide nuclear medicine technologists with the best-practice guidelines for the 18F-fluciclovine PET/CT [...]

Jordan is a radiological technologist working in a busy clinic. Recently in the news, there have been articles that talk about gonadal shielding and shifting practices. Due to this, Jordan’s patient asks, “Why do you not shield patients anymore?” How should Jordan respond? It is expected for Jordan to communicate with the patient in regards to expectations for their exam and use professional judgement based on the individual’s needs, organizational policies, and guidelines in their practice. Below are several [...]

Authors: Yonatan Weiss, BHSc, MD, Bonnie Bristow, BSc, MRTT, Dalia Limor Karol, BSc, Margaret Fitch, RN, PhD, Alison McAndrew, BA, PGDip, Leslie Gibson, OT Reg(Ont), BHSc, BKin, Arlene Court, RN, MN, CON(C), Elaine Curle, RN, and Lisa Di Prospero, BSc, MSc, MRTT Lung cancer patients who continue to smoke after diagnosis are at increased risk of treatment toxicity, residual/recurrent disease, future malignancies, and all-cause mortality. Guidelines including those from National Comprehensive Cancer Network and Cancer Care Ontario advocate for [...]

We recently interviewed Susan Fawcett, MRT(T), BSc(Hons), MA, the director of the Radiation Therapy Program at the University of Alberta. Watch a short video on her advice for MRTs just starting out below on YouTube.

Authors: Andra Morrison, Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH) Artificial intelligence (AI) can help us in our everyday lives – from improving our email communications, to searching the web, even recommending products or music we might enjoy. In health care, AI is improving the way we detect illnesses or certain health conditions. But what about the use of AI in medical imaging? CADTH’s Health Technology Update newsletter highlights new and emerging health technologies. In Issue 22 [...]

Morgan is a radiological technologist working in an interventional radiology department. The attending radiologist gives an order for the administration of heparin, an anticoagulant. Is this activity within Morgan’s scope of practice? The ACMDTT has approval for members to perform some/all of the restricted activities, as identified in the Medical Diagnostic and Therapeutic Technologists Profession Regulation (the Regulation). Currently, only radiological technologists who hold a current and valid medication administration enhanced practice authorization on their practice permit may prepare and/or administer [...]

The Radiation Therapy Department at the Tom Baker Cancer Centre (TBCC), under the directorship of an experienced radiation oncologist/world-class breast researcher and his fourth-year resident, put forth to the Health Research Ethics Board Alberta-Cancer Care (HREBA-CC) Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation Using Five Daily Fractions: A Single Arm, Phase II, Prospective Cohort Study to Examine Cosmetic Outcomes and Toxicity (the ACCEL Trial) for review and approval. Prior to the submission of the protocol, an experienced clinical research radiation therapist, who [...]

We recently interviewed Wendy Read, who retired from practicing radiation therapy this year and served as our Council president from 2013-2015. Watch a short video on her thoughts on current trends in medical radiation technology on YouTube.