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"Medical Assistants" can NOT perform x-rays. Medical assistants are not allowed to perform diagnostic procedures; Radiographic imaging is not a TASK to be delegated; it is a diagnostic procedure that requires the administration of ionizing radiation. If you are attached to a medical facility, please contact the legal department. If this is a private practice, you should look up the state regulations for radiology technicians. A radiology tech (radiographer) is a medical specialist. The educational requirements for the X-ray technician or a radiology technician require completing at a minimum, an associate degree in radiology technology. 

There is an American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT). 

Please review the URL below for your state regulations form the American Society of Radiologic Technologists at the following web address:
<https://www.asrt.org/main/standards-and-regulations/legislation-regulations-and-advocacy/individual-state-licensure>

"Medical Assistants" can NOT perform x-rays. Medical assistants are not allowed to perform diagnostic procedures; Radiographic imaging is not a TASK to be delegated; it is a diagnostic procedure that requires the administration of ionizing radiation. If you are attached to a medical facility, please contact the legal department. If this is a private practice, you should look up the state regulations for radiology technicians. A radiology tech (radiographer) is a medical specialist. The educational requirements for the X-ray technician or a radiology technician require completing at a minimum, an associate degree in radiology technology. 

There is an American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT). 

Please review the URL below for your state regulations form the American Society of Radiologic Technologists at the following web address:
<https://www.asrt.org/main/standards-and-regulations/legislation-regulations-and-advocacy/individual-state-licensure>

"Medical Assistants" can NOT perform x-rays. Medical assistants are not allowed to perform diagnostic procedures; Radiographic imaging is not a TASK to be delegated; it is a diagnostic procedure that requires the administration of ionizing radiation. If you are attached to a medical facility, please contact the legal department. If this is a private practice, you should look up the state regulations for radiology technicians. A radiology tech (radiographer) is a medical specialist. The educational requirements for the X-ray technician or a radiology technician require completing at a minimum, an associate degree in radiology technology. 

There is an American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT). 

Please review the URL below for your state regulations form the American Society of Radiologic Technologists at the following web address:
<https://www.asrt.org/main/standards-and-regulations/legislation-regulations-and-advocacy/individual-state-licensure>