Williams Charles D, Maloney Eileen M, McElveny Ceela
Tallahassee Memorial Hospital, Tallahassee, Florida, USA.
J Am Coll Radiol. 2004 Nov;1(11):842-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2004.05.020.
Demand for radiologic technologists in the United States greatly outstripped supply throughout the late 1990s and peaked in 2000, when vacancy rates for radiologic technologists reached an average of 18% nationwide. To combat the shortage, the ACR and the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) launched a series of aggressive recruitment and retention initiatives designed to boost the number of technologists. The campaigns have resulted in rising enrollments in educational programs, greater numbers of graduates and new technologists, and the expansion of the career ladder. As a result, the national vacancy rate for radiologic technologists had dropped to 12% by the end of 2003. This article reviews the radiologic technologists personnel shortage at the turn of the century, describes efforts taken by the ACR and the ASRT to ameliorate the shortage, and examines the future of the radiologic technology workforce.
在整个20世纪90年代后期，美国对放射技师的需求远远超过了供给，并在2000年达到顶峰，当时放射技师的空缺率在全国平均达到了18%。为了应对短缺问题，美国放射学会（ACR）和美国放射技师协会（ASRT）发起了一系列积极的招聘和留用计划，旨在增加技师数量。这些活动导致了教育项目入学人数的增加、毕业生和新技师数量的增多以及职业阶梯的扩展。结果，到2003年底，放射技师的全国空缺率已降至12%。本文回顾了世纪之交放射技师的人员短缺情况，描述了ACR和ASRT为缓解短缺所做的努力，并探讨了放射技术人员队伍的未来。
