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The American Society of Radiologic Technologists, American College of Radiology, Society of Nuclear Medicine, and Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance Presents:

A Briefing on Diagnostic Imaging and The Treatment Team

May 17, 2012

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Dear Members,

Now that that we have returned from Washington, the CSRT is asking for your continued support in keeping the momentum going for the Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility and Excellence (CARE) in Medical Imaging & Radiation Therapy bill.

Please consider contacting your state representative and urge them to support the bill. The ASRT website makes this very simple.

Just go to:

https://www.asrt.org/content/GovernmentRelations/TakeItFurther/Landing.aspx, select the "Take Action" button, then click on “Contact Your Representative TODAY” add a brief personal message and complete the "sender information" and the note will automatically be composed and routed to your representative. ASRT also lists more information on the bill.

The co-sponsors for the Care Bill can be reviewed at:

https://www.asrt.org/content/GovernmentRelations/CAREBill/cosponsors.aspx

We are currently up to ten House representatives listed as a cosponsor, so if you do not see your representative listed, please take action! Our grass-roots efforts count, please take the time to contact your representative today!

Please don't hesitate to contact me with any questions. Your support of this important legislation is greatly appreciated.

Best Regards,

Lorenza Clausen, RT(R)(CT)(MR), ARRT, CRT

President, CSRT

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