Updated Nov. 2010

ArSRT

Arkansas Society

of

Radiologic Technologists

 

EXHIBIT RULES

 

NOTE: Exhibit set-up may begin at 7:00 a.m. on Thursday morning of the convention.  Exhibits should remain in place all day Thursday and removed no later than 5:00 p.m. on Friday of the convention.

 

1.      PRIZES                                                                                                                                          

 

There will be 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place awards for both the student and technologist levels.

 

 

2.      ELIGIBILITY

 

All members in good standing of the ArSRT are eligible to compete for awards, except:

a.                     ArSRT President

b.                     Convention Chairpersons

c.                     Convention Co-Chairpersons

d.                     Exhibit Chairperson

e.                     Exhibit Judges

f.                      Persons employed by a commercial firm engaged in the sale and/or manufacture of x-ray or nuclear products

 

 

3.      JUDGING

 

A.        The judges are to be selected by the President and/or Exhibit Chairperson, and shall be responsible only to them.

B.        The selection of winning exhibits shall be based upon the ratings listed in the Exhibit Judging Evaluation Scale.

 

 

4.      APPLICATION FOR SPACE

 

A.                    All entry forms must be received no later than March 28, 2011.

B.                    There is no limit of exhibits per school.

C.                    The exhibit committee requests that students select an instructor, or ask the Program Director of the school, to collect applications and send them as a group by registered mail.

D.                    The total space allotted for any one (1) exhibit shall not exceed eight (8) 14 x 17 inch viewing spaces. 

E.                    Due to cost constraints, no actual films requiring illumination will be allowed.  All images must be transferred to paper.

F.                     Technologists must submit a $10.00 entry fee at the time of application, or convention

                        registration.  Students’ convention registration covers the cost of any competition.

G.                    All exhibit winners are required to attend the “Honors Luncheon” to receive their awards, as requested by the Executive Board.  The luncheon will be provided by the ArSRT.  Should a luncheon not be held, awards will be given following the completion of the quiz bowl on Friday.

 

           

5.      SUBJECT MATTER

 

A.                    Exhibits must be the work of the individual technologist/student and be entered in his/her name.  The name of the hospital, office, or school may appear as part of the address on the “Application for Space & Entry” form.  Names are NOT to be placed on the exhibit until judging is completed.

B.                    The exhibit should consist of a subject pertaining to medical imaging and supplemented by such charts, photography, technical factors, etc., as needed.

As with the state level, radiographs will not be allowed as part of an exhibit if it is submitted on the national level.

C.                    All patient names, hospital or clinic names, and technologist names must be removed from any radiographic images used for display.

D.                    Exhibits will NOT be considered for an award if they have been displayed at any radiological meetings, i.e.  ACR, RSNA, AMA, ASRT, etc.  They may, however, be displayed on a noncompetitive basis.

E.                    No part of an award-winning exhibit is permitted to be used again in competition at the state level.


ArSRT

Arkansas Society

of

Radiologic Technologists

 

Application for Exhibit Space / Entry Form

Deadline:  March 28, 2011

 

Please print or type

 

Name:_______________________________________________________________

 

Home Address:_____________________________________________________________

 

Work / School:_________________________________________________________

 

Work / School Address:__________________________________________________

 

                   Student      9                                 Technologist       9   

 

 

Submitted convention registration fee:      9   Yes               9   No   

(Technologists must add $10.00 to registration fee (preferable), or submit $10.00 with this application)

 

Date fees mailed:   ____________________

 

 

Title of Exhibit

 

_____________________________________________________________________

 

_____________________________________________________________________

 

 

Mail this completed form to:               Lyn Hubbard, Essay & Exhibit Chair

                                                            c/o Arkansas State University

Radiologic Sciences Program

P. O. Box 910

State University, AR 72467

Updated Nov. 2010

 

 

ArSRT

 

EXHIBIT JUDGING

 

Evaluation Scale

 

 

                                                            RATING POINTS

 

1.     TECHNICAL MERIT                                   Superior    U =   5 pts. each

                Positioning, image quality,                            Average            4 pts.   ˇ

                accurate descriptions                                 Fair                  2 pts.   ˇ 

                                                                        Poor                1 pt.    ˇ  

 

 

2.     EDUCATIONAL VALUE                              Superior    U =   5 pts.  each

Informative, ease of                                                    Average            4 pts.      ˇ

                        interpretation, applicable to work,                               Fair                 2 pts.     ˇ  

                        accurate descriptions                         Poor                1 pt.       ˇ       

 

 

3.     FORMAT                                                  Superior    U =   5 pts.  each

                Presentation, visual effects,                          Average           4 pts.     ˇ

                neatness, organization                                Fair                 2 pts.     ˇ

                                                                        Poor                 1 pt.       ˇ


 

 

Exhibit title

or number:______________________________________________________________

 

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EXHIBIT SCORING FORM

 

         

Directions for scoring:

Place a check mark in the column you feel best describes each specific category item.  Total the points at the bottom of each of the 4 columns, then add the 4 sub-totals to reach the final point total.

 

 

                                            Each U in this             Each U in this          Each U in this           Each U in this

                                                                         column worth:           column worth:             column worth:          column worth:

                                                5 pts.      4 pts.           2 pts.              1 pt.

 

CATEGORIES

Superior

Average

Fair

Poor

TECHNICAL MERIT

 

Positioning

 

 

 

 

Image quality (no films)

 

 

 

 

Accurate descriptions

 

 

 

 

EDUCATIONAL VALUE

 

Informative

 

 

 

 

Ease of interpretation

 

 

 

 

Applicable to work

 

 

 

 

Accurate descriptions

 

 

 

 

FORMAT

 

Presentation

 

 

 

 

Visual effects

 

 

 

 

Neatness

 

 

 

 

Organization

 

 

 

 

SUB-TOTAL POINTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                   FINAL POINTS TOTAL  _______________