The American Society of Radiologic Technologists has become a founding member of the American Red Cross Ready 365 Giving Circle program to support individuals and families who are faced with life altering events nationally and regionally.

In the past, ASRT donated to the Red Cross during times of need to support people, including ASRT members, who were affected by national disasters. As a member of the Ready 365 Giving Circle, ASRT pledges to provide annual monetary support to enable the Red Cross to perform its scope of work, whether it is disaster response, supplying critical blood and platelet donations, providing food and relief supplies or other resources to local emergency shelters, or assisting veterans and military families in need.

“At ASRT, our mission is to advance and elevate the medical imaging and radiation therapy profession while enhancing the quality and safety of patient care. Supporting the American Red Cross through the Ready 365 Giving Circle reflects our broader commitment to care, compassion and community,” said ASRT CEO and Executive Director Melissa B. Pergola, Ed.D., R.T.(R)(M), FASRT, CAE. “By joining as a founding member, we are helping to ensure that individuals and families facing life-altering events — whether locally or nationally — receive the critical support they need when it matters most.”

According to the Red Cross website, Ready 365 Giving Circle members value the local impact and global reach of the Red Cross and are ready to help save lives every day of the year.

The ASRT is seeking qualified members interested in volunteer positions on the RadiologyInfo.org Committee.

The duties, qualifications and time commitments required for these openings 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.

The public comment period for the 2027 version of the ASRT Radiography Curriculum is now open. Public comments on the existing Radiography Curriculum are needed before the revision workgroup meets.

The proposed Radiography Curriculum is available here.

Comments from the radiography community will be shared with the project workgroup. The workgroup will review the comments and determine if they should be incorporated into the curriculum. Please submit comments to [email protected] by Sept.19, 2025.

The workgroup’s goal is to have a final document available for consideration and to be adopted by spring 2027.

The ASRT is seeking qualified members interested in volunteer positions on the Committee on Fellows, Committee on Nominations and Practice Standards Council.

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 American Society of Radiologic Technologists and local Albuquerque, New Mexico, community partner RunFit, have registered nearly 1,000 participants located in 49 states and four countries to walk or run in the ASRT RAD Dash 5K on Saturday, Nov. 8 to coincide with the discovery of the x-ray on that day in 1895 and to celebrate National Radiologic Technology Week®.

Established in 1979, NRTW® celebrates the vital role medical imaging and radiation therapy play on the health care team. The 5K community event provides ASRT an opportunity to educate the public about NRTW, ASRT and the medical imaging and radiation therapy profession.

One participant, Josh Lucero, a registered radiologic technologist at Presbyterian Rust Medical Center in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, said he’s more excited than ever to join the RAD Dash 5K Walk/Run. “I want every step to highlight the strength of medical imaging and radiation therapy professionals who deliver critical care every day,” he said. “I’m a proud member of this professional community where we matter.”

The in-person event will be held at the Bosque School in Albuquerque with the 5K starting at 10 a.m. and the Kids K at 11 a.m. For more information visit the website.

The ASRT Foundation is seeking qualified members interested in volunteer positions on the Scholarship Review Committee and the Board of Trustees.

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.