Primary Characteristics | Secondary Characteristics | Percent | Number |
Gender | Female | 77.5 | 55 |
Male | 22.5 | 16 |
Age | 20 or younger | 0 | 0 |
21–25 | 11.3 | 8 |
26–30 | 18.3 | 13 |
31–35 | 12.7 | 9 |
36–40 | 9.9 | 7 |
Above 40 | 47.9 | 34 |
Educational Level | Diploma in Medical Radiography | 38 | 27 |
CAMRT Advanced Certification | 11.3 | 8 |
Degree in Sciences/Arts | 14.1 | 10 |
Degree in Radiography | 8.5 | 6 |
Ongoing Continuing Education | 21.1 | 15 |
Other | 7 | 5 |
Years of Work as a Registered Technologist | #3 years | 22.5 | 16 |
4–6 years | 11.3 | 8 |
7–10 years | 11.3 | 8 |
11–15 years | 15.5 | 11 |
≥ 16 years | 39.4 | 28 |
Hospital Size | Large scale | 36.2 | 25 |
Medium scale | 60.1 | 42 |
Small scale | 2.9 | 2 |
Current Job Title | Grade 1 Technologist | 47.1 | 33 |
Grade 2 Technologist | 10 | 7 |
Grade 3 Technologist | 7.1 | 5 |
Clinical Instructor | 20 | 14 |
QC Technologist | 1.4 | 1 |
Supervisor | 5.7 | 4 |
Manager | 4.3 | 3 |
Other | 4.3 | 3 |
Years Worked in CR | 1 year | 8.7 | 6 |
2–3 years | 21.7 | 15 |
4–6 years | 44.9 | 31 |
7–10 years | 24.6 | 17 |
Method of CR Education | In-service by vendor | 50.7 | 36 |
Acquisition | In-service by medical physicist | 2.8 | 2 |
In-service by manager/supervisor | 7.0 | 5 |
In-service by QC technologist | 12.7 | 9 |
In-service by clinical instructor | 19.7 | 14 |
In-service by others | 11.3 | 8 |
Formal course | 5.6 | 4 |
Informal short course | 8.5 | 6 |
Self-directed learning | 7.0 | 5 |
Other | 25.4 | 18 |
Hours of Education in CR | < 2 hours theory – hands-on training | 48.6 | 34 |
2–4 hours theory – hands-on training | 22.9 | 16 |
5–14 hours theory – hands-on training | 11.4 | 8 |
≥ 15 hours theory – hands-on training | 17.1 | 12 |