Code Of Ethics In Radiography

Those individuals whose job it is to image patient in the medical field are known as radiographers. They perform diagnostic procedures, thereby allowing physicians to make diagnoses based on the images provided. Within the field of radiography are subspecialties such as computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), bone densitometry (DXA), radiation therapy (RT), etc. (Gurley and Calloway, 2011). I am honored to say that I have been a radiographer for approximately ten years. Besides general diagnostic radiology, I have had the privilege of performing, CT, MRI, and DXA. As a professional in the medical imaging field, I am bound by a code of ethics.

Radiographers are licensed and certified by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT); it is the professional organization by which radiographers are bound. All radiographers must abide by the ARRT Standards of Ethics (“Standards of Ethics”, 2016). These standards provide direction for radiographers on

The overarching goal of the code is to ensure that participants maintain high levels of conduct as it relates to patient protection, safety, and comfort. Not only does the code summarize the technologist responsibility towards patients, it describes the roles and responsibilities of the technologist towards colleagues and other associates. As radiographers practice in a field that requires a large amount of technological knowledge, the code stresses the importance of using equipment that “demonstrates expertise in minimizing radiation exposure to the patient, self, and other members of the healthcare team” (“Standards of Ethics, 2016, p. 1). Furthermore, due to the technologically advanced knowledge required of technologists in the imaging field, it is mandatory that the radiologist participate in continuing education credits (“Standards of Ethics,