In states where no regulation exists, anyone is permitted to perform medical imaging and radiation therapy procedures, sometimes after just a few weeks of on-the-job training.

Strokes are preventable and treatable. Prompt treatment of patients experiencing stroke saves lives and reduces disability.

Lawsuit abuse is a major contributor to the increased costs of healthcare, goods and services to consumers.

Millions of Americans every year depend upon medical imaging exams to diagnose disease and detect injury, and thousands more rely on radiation therapy to treat and cure their cancers.

The current lack of a national standard for operators of medical imaging and radiation therapy equipment poses a hazard to American patients and jeopardizes quality health care.

In states where no regulation exists, anyone is permitted to perform medical imaging and radiation therapy procedures, sometimes after just a few weeks of on-the-job training.

Twenty-first century medicine must not be confined to a twentieth-century bureaucracy.