The ASRT Government Relations Department released its year-end advocacy statistics highlighting ASRT's legislative and regulatory efforts for 2025. The department completed the following initiatives during the year.

• ASRT launched three calls for action this year to support statewide legislative efforts in North Carolina, California and Massachusetts.
• ASRT launched two federal calls to action in 2025 to support federal efforts. In total, individuals sent 2,911 letters to federal lawmakers through the ASRT Advocacy Action Center.
• ASRT sent 37 letters to state and federal lawmakers and regulators. Letters voiced concern and recommended changes to proposed legislation and regulation across issue areas. ASRT’s concerns included encroachment, inappropriate scope of practice expansion, remote supervision and deregulation.

The department's complete list of activities from 2025 are outlined in its year-end blog.

Looking ahead, ASRT is ramping up its advocacy efforts in preparation for the reopening of state legislatures. Forty-six states will be in session in 2026.

To engage with ASRT’s advocacy efforts, connect with your ASRT Ambassador for RT Advocacy, contact your affiliate, follow ASRT on social media and respond to the calls to action posted on the Advocacy Action Center.

The ASRT is seeking qualified members interested in volunteer positions on the Radiologic Technology and Radiation Therapist editorial review boards.

The duties, qualifications and time commitments required for these openings are available through the links below:

Please contact ASRT Volunteer Services at [email protected] with any questions or concerns. To see all current volunteer positions available, visit the Open Volunteer Opportunities page.

RadiologyInfo.org is a site dedicated to providing patients with trusted information about medical imaging and procedures

OAK BROOK, Ill. (Jan. 26, 2026) – The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) has joined the American College of Radiology (ACR) and Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) as a RadiologyInfo.org™ partner.

RadiologyInfo.org is a trusted source of information for patients, families and health care providers about the vital role of medical imaging, image-guided therapy and radiation therapy in health care.

“The ASRT is incredibly excited to join the ACR and RSNA as a partner to educate the public about medical imaging and radiation therapy procedures,” said ASRT CEO and Executive Director Melissa B. Pergola, Ed.D., R.T.(R)(M), FASRT, CAE. “As the public becomes more aware of the vital role medical imaging and radiation therapy plays in health care, it is crucial that they have up-to-date resources and tools to prepare prior to their exams.”

“RSNA is pleased to welcome ASRT as a partner on RadiologyInfo.org,” said Anne M. Covey, M.D., RSNA Board Liaison for Public Information and Professionalism. “Radiologic technologists have extensive experience working directly with patients in imaging suites and procedure rooms. Their perspective and expertise will help us ensure that patients are getting accurate information about the range of imaging studies and procedures performed in diagnostic imaging.”

“Technologists are the point of contact for most patients who are undergoing a diagnostic imaging examination. They are essential partners for radiologists in patient care,” said Andrew J. Gunn, M.D., associate professor and director of the Division of Interventional Radiology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and co-chair of the RSNA-ACR Public Information Website Committee. “The collaboration with the ASRT will bring this important point of view into the conversations about site content.”

RadiologyInfo.org, available in English and Spanish, features information about X-ray, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, ultrasound, radiation therapy and other procedures. It also outlines patient procedures, safety protocols, pediatric care, and tests and treatments.

The website explains in easily understood language how imaging procedures are performed, describes what patients may experience, and provides guidance on how to prepare for the exams. It also offers articles and videos to help patients understand their radiology reports. All material on RadiologyInfo.org is reviewed and approved by medical experts in the field of radiology.

Launched in 2000 by the founding partners, RSNA and ACR, RadiologyInfo.org averages more than 11 million visitors each year. ASRT plans to incorporate the website into its communication and campaign initiatives to ensure its more than 156,000 members can share the information with patients, educators and the public.

About ASRT

The ASRT represents 156,000 members who perform medical imaging procedures or plan and deliver radiation therapy. The Society’s mission is to advance and elevate the medical imaging and radiation therapy profession and to enhance the quality and safety of patient care. For more information visit www.asrt.org. Visit the ASRT News Room for up-to-date news about the Society. 

About ACR

The American College of Radiology, founded in 1924, is a 42,000-member medical association that advances the practice and science of radiological care through advocacy, quality standards, research and education. (ACR.org)

About RSNA

RSNA is an association of radiologists, radiation oncologists, medical physicists and related scientists, promoting excellence in patient care and health care delivery through education, research and technologic innovation. The Society is based in Oak Brook, Ill. (RSNA.org)

Contact:

ASRT: Bernadette Bell
505-298-4500 Ext. 1522
[email protected]

ACR: Shawn Farley
703-869-0292
[email protected]

RSNA: Evonne Acevedo
630-590-7762
[email protected]

The ASRT is seeking qualified members interested in volunteer positions on the Scanner Editorial Advisory Panel, Committee on the Student to Leadership Development Program, Practice Standards Council Discipline Subcommittee and Ambassadors for R.T. Advocacy.

The duties, qualifications and time commitments required for these openings are available at the links provided below:

Please contact ASRT Volunteer Services at [email protected] with any questions or concerns.

To see all current positions available, visit the Open Volunteer Opportunities page.

The ASRT is seeking qualified members interested in a volunteer position on the Joint Review Committee on Educational Programs in Nuclear Medicine Technology.

The duties, qualifications and time commitment required for this opening are available through the link below:

Please contact ASRT Volunteer Services at [email protected] with any questions or concerns.

To see all current positions available, visit the Open Volunteer Opportunities page.

Polls are now open for the American Society of Radiologic Technologists 2026 election, which runs from Feb. 10 through March 3.

Eligible members can view the sample ballot and read the national officer and the chapter delegate candidate profiles at the links below. Eligible voting members are encouraged to vote online at ASRT’s secure voting website.

The annual ballot contains officer and chapter delegate candidates.

ASRT members elect the officers to serve on the 2026-2027 ASRT Board of Directors and the chapter delegates to serve from 2026-2028. Once elected, these volunteers help lead the ASRT and influence the direction of the profession on behalf of the medical imaging and radiation therapy community.

The ASRT Board will be officially installed during the Installation of Officers event held during the ASRT Educational Symposium and Annual Governance and House of Delegates Meeting in June. Elected chapter Delegates will begin their terms on July 1, 2026.

For more information about the ASRT election process, see the election page. You also may contact ASRT Member Services at 800-444-2778 or [email protected].

ASRT has started the revision process for the 2026 version of the Radiologist Assistant Curriculum. Public comments from the radiologist assistant community are requested by March 13, 2026, and may be submitted to [email protected]. The proposed curriculum is available at Radiologist Assistant Curriculum.

Comments received from the RA community by March 13 will be shared with the project work group for change considerations.

The work group’s goal is to have a final document available for consideration of adoption by spring 2026.

Gregory Morrison,
M.A., R.T.(R), CNMT, CAE

The American Society of Radiologic Technologists announced that the four-story tower structure that houses its revered ASRT Museum and Archives at its office in Albuquerque, New Mexico, has been formally named the Morrison Tower after the former ASRT Deputy Chief Executive Officer Gregory Morrison, M.A., R.T.(R), CNMT, CAE.

Morrison was the visionary behind the ASRT building expansion, which was dedicated in 2015. On Feb. 6, a ceremony was held in Morrison’s honor at the ASRT office to recognize his years of service to ASRT and to the medical imaging and radiation therapy profession. Generous ASRT members and supporters donated more than $25,000 to enable the naming of this space. One hundred percent of the donation goes to the ASRT Foundation’s area of greatest need to support grants and scholarships.

Having spent his early career in nuclear medicine, computed tomography, magnetic resonance and sonography at Trinity Hospital in Minot, North Dakota, Morrison joined ASRT in 1993 as director of continuing education. He was promoted to chief operating officer, associate executive director and, finally, deputy chief executive officer before retiring in January 2022.

While at ASRT, Morrison was instrumental in the creation of the ASRT Museum and Archives, where he served as its executive director. He regularly served in volunteer roles for a variety of professional associations including the American Society of Association Executives, American Alliance of Museums, the North Dakota Society of Radiologic Technologists, the American College of Radiology and the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, among others. Morrison is a Lester Shook honorary lecturer with the NDSRT and trustee emeritus for The National Museum of Nuclear Science & History.

“Greg has always been a trusted partner in our professional lives as a voice of reason in meetings, a mentor to many and someone whose dedication and integrity left a lasting mark on the medical imaging and radiation therapy profession,” said ASRT CEO and Executive Director Melissa B. Pergola, Ed.D., R.T.(R)(M), FASRT, CAE. “Whether you worked alongside Greg, learned from him or simply admired the calm confidence he brought into the room, now is our moment to honor him.”

Morrison earned ASRT Life Member status in 2023. This year marks his 41st year as an ASRT member.