Your ARRT credential isn't just proof of clinical competency — it's a public statement that you are qualified, trustworthy, and committed to ethical practice. Here's what the ethics requirements actually mean, and what they require of you.
When most people think about what it means to be a qualified radiologic technologist, they think about board scores, clinical competencies, and continuing education. Those things matter enormously. But ARRT places equal weight on something less visible: your ethi...
CQR isn't something to fear or dread — but it is something to plan for. Here's exactly what to expect, what to do, and how to make the process work in your favor.
If you earned your ARRT credential on or after January 1, 2011 — or if you hold an R.R.A. designation — your certification and registration is time-limited to ten years. That means at some point in your career, you will encounter the Continuing Qualifications Requirements, better known as CQR. And if you're like most technologists I talk ...
Earning your ARRT credentials is a milestone. Keeping them is the long game — and it requires understanding a layered system of annual, biennial, and decennial requirements that most programs don't fully prepare you for.
The day you pass your ARRT board exam is one of the proudest moments of your career in radiologic technology. But in the weeks and months that follow, the reality sets in: maintaining your certification and
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A practical guide to scheduling, exam day procedures, and what happens when things don't go according to plan — from someone who has been there.
Sitting for your ARRT certification exam is one of the most significant milestones of your career in radiologic technology. After years of coursework, clinical rotations, and relentless preparation, the last thing you want is to lose your exam window over a preventable administrative m
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by Lazar Lazarovski B.S.,R.T.(R)
Host of the Rad Tech Life Podcast
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Board Approved: January 2026 | Implementation Date: March 1, 2027
If you're a radiography student planning to sit for the ARRT registry exam, or an instructor preparing your cohort for success, this update is one you need to read carefully. The ARRT has released new Board-Approved Examination Content Specifications, and they go into effect March 1, 2027. While the overall structure of the exam...
The x-ray room is a controlled environment — calibrated exposure settings, precise positioning, and predictable physics. Yet within that calm lies the potential for the unpredictable: a patient who suddenly can’t breathe, a reaction to contrast media, a seizure mid-procedure.
For the Radiologic Technologist, the ability to respond effectively to medical emergencies is as vital as any imaging skill. These moments do not wait for specialists. They demand composure, competence, and the unshakable understa...
When you step into the imaging suite, it’s easy to focus on anatomy, positioning, and exposure technique. Yet, before the x-ray beam ever fires, another form of precision is already at work — the unseen coordination between patient safety, medical equipment, and observation. This is the quiet discipline that defines professionalism in radiography: knowing not just how to take an image, but how to care for the human being connected to the machines.
A great Radiologic Technologist is not just a skilled i...
There’s a moment every student in radiography faces: when the material stops feeling like test content and starts feeling like a mirror. The ARRT® Standards of Ethics are that mirror. They reflect not just what you know, but who you are becoming — the kind of technologist who deserves the trust of patients, colleagues, and the profession itself.
The Standards of Ethics, published by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists® (ARRT®), are far more than a list of professional rules. They are the ...
