The RAD Position

The RAD Position

This is The RAD Position, a podcast hosted by ASRT CEO and Executive Director Dr. Melissa Pergola. Each episode we talk about issues pertaining to the medical imaging and radiation therapy profession. Guests include ASRT Board members, ASRT staff members, medical imaging and radiation therapy experts and others. Subscribe to stay up to date on all things medical imaging and radiation therapy. Follow us on all social media platforms and go to asrt.org to learn more. Join us as we uplift and raise the visibility of the important work we do.

Episodes

October 21, 2025 31 mins

“The RAD Position” podcast is back with a new episode about the importance of volunteering with your local affiliate, planting seeds for the profession and getting involved in advocacy. ASRT CEO and host Melissa B. Pergola, Ed.D., R.T.(R)(M), FASRT, CAE, and her podcast partner Ray Arambula, ASRT chief information officer, speak with ASRT Secretary Amanda R. Grocott, M.B.A., R.T.(R)(CT), and ASRT Treasurer Emily S. Cash, M.B.A., M....

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“The RAD Position” podcast is back with a new episode about alternative career paths from veterinary radiography to sports medicine. ASRT CEO and host Melissa B. Pergola, Ed.D., R.T.(R)(M), FASRT, CAE, and her podcast partner Ray Arambula, ASRT chief information officer, speak with Karen Anderson, M.H.A., R.T.(R)(M), Thomas Hansen, D.V.M., R.T.(R)(CT), and Paul Kacprzak, R.T.(R).

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“The RAD Position” podcast is back with a new episode! ASRT CEO and host Melissa B. Pergola, Ed.D., R.T.(R)(M), FASRT, CAE, and her podcast partner Ray Arambula, ASRT chief information officer, speak with the American College of Radiology CEO Dana Smetherman, M.D., M.P.H., M.B.A., FACR, FSBI.

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“The RAD Position” podcast is back with a new episode! ASRT CEO and host Melissa B. Pergola, Ed.D., R.T.(R)(M), FASRT, CAE, and her podcast partner Ray Arambula, ASRT chief information officer, speak with ASRT President Brandon Smith, M.B.A., M.S.R.S., R.T.(R)(VI), CIIP.

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“The RAD Position” podcast is back with a new episode! ASRT CEO and host Melissa B. Pergola, Ed.D., R.T.(R)(M), FASRT, CAE, and her podcast partner Ray Arambula, ASRT chief information officer, speak with ASRT Vice President Marissa Mangrum, M.S.R.S., R.T.(T).

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“The RAD Position” podcast is back with a new episode! ASRT CEO and host Melissa B. Pergola, Ed.D., R.T.(R)(M), FASRT, CAE, and her podcast partner Ray Arambula, ASRT chief information officer, speak with ASRT Secretary Jennifer Thompson, Ed.D., R.T.(R)(QM).

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“The RAD Position” podcast is back with a new episode! ASRT CEO and host Melissa B. Pergola, Ed.D., R.T.(R)(M), FASRT, CAE, and her podcast partner Ray Arambula, ASRT chief information officer, speak with ASRT Treasurer Beth Vealé, Ph.D., R.T.(R)(QM).

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“The RAD Position” podcast is back with a new episode! ASRT CEO and host Melissa B. Pergola, Ed.D., R.T.(R)(M), FASRT, CAE, and her podcast partner Ray Arambula, ASRT chief information officer, speak with Samantha Skubish, R.T.(R)(T), about shaping the future of patient care within the radiation therapy profession and the advanced practice radiation therapy role.

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“The RAD Position” podcast is back with a new episode! ASRT CEO and host Melissa B. Pergola, Ed.D., R.T.(R)(M), FASRT, CAE, and her podcast partner Ray Arambula, ASRT chief information officer, speak with Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology CEO Leslie Winter, M.S., R.T.(R), and American Registry of Radiologic Technologists CEO Liana Watson, D.M., R.T.(R)(M)(S)(BS), RDMS, RVT, PMP, FASRT, CAE. Together they ...

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“The RAD Position” podcast is back with a new episode! ASRT CEO and host Melissa B. Pergola, Ed.D., R.T.(R)(M), FASRT, CAE, and her podcast partner Ray Arambula, ASRT chief information officer, speak with Executive Director of the ASRT Museum and Archives Bill Brennan, M.A., R.T.(R)(CT). Together they highlight the ASRT Museum and Archives. Watch or listen here: .

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December 16, 2024 35 mins

“The RAD Position” podcast is back with a new episode! ASRT CEO and host Melissa B. Pergola, Ed.D., R.T.(R)(M), FASRT, CAE, and her podcast partner Ray Arambula, ASRT chief information officer, answer ASRT member questions. Check out the new ASRT podcast studio in this new video episode!

At 3:57, the information regarding the ASRT volunteer form was stated incorrectly. The ASRT volunteer form opens annually on June 1. Members can ...

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“The RAD Position” podcast is back with a new episode! ASRT CEO and host Melissa B. Pergola, Ed.D., R.T.(R)(M), FASRT, CAE, and her podcast partner Ray Arambula, ASRT chief information officer, interviewed ASRT Speaker of the House Shellie Pike, M.S.R.S., R.R.A., R.T.(R)(CT), and Vice Speaker of the House Ashley Perkins, M.H.A., R.T.(R)(MR), where they discussed the essential roles Shellie and Ashley play on the ASRT Board of Direc...

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The RAD Position podcast is back with a new episode! ASRT CEO and host Melissa B. Pergola, Ed.D., R.T.(R)(M), FASRT, CAE, and her podcast partner Ray Arambula, ASRT chief information officer, interview ASRT Vice President of Governance and Public Policy Jason J. Bradley, B.A., R.T.(R), CAE. The trio discuss the importance of advocacy and why it’s essential in advancing and elevating the medical imaging and radiation therapy profess...

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The RAD Position podcast is back with a new episode! ASRT CEO and host Melissa B. Pergola, Ed.D., R.T.(R)(M), FASRT, CAE, and her podcast partner Ray Arambula, ASRT chief information officer, interview actor and radiologic technologist Michael John Benzaia, M.B.A., R.T.(R)(CT). The trio discuss Michael’s role in the ASRT Be Seen campaign and his life experiences that introduced him to the medical imaging and radiation therapy profe...

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Welcome to The RAD Position podcast! In the first episode, you'll meet our podcast host, ASRT CEO and Executive Director Melissa B. Pergola, Ed.D., R.T.(R)(M), FASRT, CAE, and our guest ASRT President Heather Moore, Ph.D., R.T.(R). Together they discuss Heather's responsibilities as president and the presidential initiatives for her term.

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April 26, 2024 1 min

This is The RAD Position, a podcast hosted by ASRT CEO and Executive Director Dr. Melissa Pergola. Each episode we talk about issues pertaining to the medical imaging and radiation therapy profession. Guests include ASRT Board members, ASRT staff members, medical imaging and radiation therapy experts and others. Subscribe to stay up to date on all things medical imaging and radiation therapy. Follow us on all social media platforms...

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