Fewer students take ARRT exam

July 15, 2008 Fewer students take ARRT exam Yomi Wrong -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The number of students taking radiography and radiation therapy examinations for the first time slowed in 2007, signaling that educational programs are scaling back admissions and the pool of qualified technologists is meeting practice demand. Only nuclear medicine saw a sharp increase — 17.1 % over 2006 — although those numbers too are expected to decline, according to the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists. Examination statistics reflect the supply and demand for technologists: When a shortage occurs, the educational programs increase the number admitted, and when a surplus sets in, they scale back, said Jerry B. Reid, ARRT executive director.

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