Step into any imaging department, and you’ll find precision everywhere — calibrated machines, sterile instruments, and protocols etched into daily routine. But beneath that precision flows an invisible reality: the constant motion of microorganisms. Some harmless. Some vital. And some — if left unchecked — capable of crippling a patient’s recovery or derailing a technologist’s career.

For students of radiologic technology, mastering infection control isn’t just about passing the ARRT® exam; it’s about ...