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XRAYCREDITS March 13, 2001 – – – A new Internet based company that offers Radiographer – X-ray Educational Material online for free has just been launched. The main goal behind this website is education. This website is the affiliate site of SonoCredits, which offers a wide range of Sonography related educational material. The articles are written by experts in the field and cover a wide range of topics. If CME credits are desired, these can be obtained for a small fee ($10.00) if a short examination is taken and a passing score is received. The individual can then receive a certificate that confirms their credit and again, he or she only pays if they pass. There is no need to log in or register because access to the articles and the examination is free. This website is very easy to use and allows Radiographer Technologists the ability to obtain their necessary credits at a time that is convenient to their schedule. All of the articles are considered Category A Credits that can be submitted to the ARRT . The Editor is a double-boarded physician who has been involved in research and teaching for over 15 years. Of interest, the articles for this website are not individually selected. Instead, the authors are identified and are asked to submit something for which they have a passion. This method better insures good quality material. Obtaining CME credits is a requirement for maintaining ARRT Certification.Currently, the majority of Radiographer Technologists accumulated these CME Credits by attending meetings, lectures, or courses. Finding the time to attend one of these venues often becomes a burden. In order to decrease time away from work, many of these lectures occur on weekends; however, this results in time away from the family. Likewise, if the course occurs during the week or is out of town, then the Radiographer Technologist is taken away from their place of employment, which results in scheduling burdens to cover their absence. If Radiographers do not obtain their necessary number of credits, there are consequences. For the ARRT, 24 credits are required every 2 years (biennium). If these are not obtained, the individual is penalized by the number of credits that are lacking plus 12 additional credits. These penalty credits will need to be collected within 12 months and cannot be applied to the 24 credits that will be due for the next biennium period. (It is easier to explain this with an example. If a given Radiographer only has 22 credits by the end of their biennium, they will need to obtain the 2 missing credits plus a penalty of 12 more for a total of 14 that will be due in 12 months. If these are collected, they will still need 24 more additional credits for their next biennium.) If the penalty credits are not documented during the 12-month probation period, then their ARRT registration status will be lost and can only be re-established again by retaking the appropriate examinations. In summary, obtaining the required CME credits has never been easier. Education is something that should be supplied by experts in the field, should be easy to access, and be affordable to everyone who is interested. Therefore, the educational material supplied on this website will always be free to anyone who desires the knowledge. It is our hope that this Internet site will be helpful to those Radiographer Technologists who find it difficult to leave work in order to obtain credits to maintain their credentials.
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