How did ARRT come up with a role delineation for the R.R.A?
The R.R.A. Role Delineation was developed from a survey of ACR members and RPAs who rated 80 possible clinical activities as to whether each should be considered a radiologist assistant responsibility and, if so, under what level of radiologist supervision it should be performed. The resulting R.R.A. Role Delineation includes 42 clinical activities, further broken down into specific radiologic procedures. Each activity and procedure is assigned a level of radiologist supervision: personal, direct or general. Activities range from reviewing patients’ medical records to performing radiologic procedures to follow-up patient evaluation.
