{{Cleanup bare URLs, date=September 2022 National Radiologic Technology Week® (NRTW®) is an annual event established by the

American Society of Radiologic Technologists The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT), located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, is a professional membership association for medical imaging technologists, radiation therapists, and radiologic science students. ASRT members may spec ...

to celebrate the important role medical imaging and radiation therapy professionals play in patient care and health care safety. The weeklong celebration highlights the radiologic technology profession and raises public awareness about radiologic technologists. The first National Radiologic Technology Week® was held July 22–29, 1979. The annual celebration was later changed to November to commemorate the anniversary of the x-ray’s discovery by

Wilhelm Röntgen Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (; ; 27 March 184510 February 1923) was a German mechanical engineer and physicist, who, on 8 November 1895, produced and detected electromagnetic radiation in a wavelength range known as X-rays or Röntgen rays, an achie ...

on Nov. 8, 1895. It is celebrated on the week of November 8.https://www.asrt.org/events-and-conferences/national-radiologic-technology-week

References

“Celebrate National Radiologic Technology Week®” asrt.org, 2013. http://www.asrt.org/events-and-conferences/national-radiologic-technology-week/ways-to-celebrate-nrtw “National Radiologic Technology Week®” asrt.org, 2013. http://www.asrt.org/events-and-conferences/national-radiologic-technology-week November observances Awareness weeks in the United States