title: Teaching technology to technologists.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The field of radiologic technology is in a transition period between the traditional film-based model and the digital-based model.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To determine the extent to which educational programs accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT) are providing digital imaging-specific education.
  
  
  METHODS
  A survey regarding digital imaging instruction was administered electronically to program directors of 289 JRCERT-accredited educational programs in the United States.
  
  
  RESULTS
  One hundred forty-four responses were received, for a response rate of 50%. The survey revealed that the majority of educational programs (73.6%) have added, modified or are already covering digital imaging topics, while other programs (21.5%) were in the planning stages of preparing coursework.
authors.affiliation: Yuba College, Marysville, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Rich
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lehrer
mesh_terms: D004517:Education, Professional / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D011857:Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted; D011873:Radiology Information Systems; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*; D013679:Technology, Radiologic / Q000193:education*; D014481:United States