Society of X-Ray Technology

The Society of X-Ray Technology was a British professional association for work with X-rays.

History

The Institute of X-Ray Engineers was formed in 1944 in Liverpool,[1] soon after changing its name to the Society of X-Ray Technology.

In the mid-1980s it was one of 51 societies in the new Engineering Council, in group four.

Merger

In 1990 it joined the Institute of Hospital Engineers,[2] which became the Institute of Hospital Engineering and Estate Management, which is now the Institute of Healthcare Engineering and Estate Management.

Function

It published a journal, The Journal of X-ray Technology, twice a year and arranged lectures.[3]

Structure

Those belonging to the organisation were physicists, radiographers, engineers and technicians.

The vast majority of members were Engineers and Technicians engaged in the installation and service of X-ray equipment. Most of these members were working for the major suppliers of X-ray equipment. Some Engineers, Technicians, Physicists and Radiographers worked in the NHS or private hospitals.

See also

• Academy for Healthcare Science (United Kingdom)
• American Society of Radiologic Technologists
• Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (IPEM)
• Society of Critical Care Technologies (SCCT)

References

1. Wellcome Library
2. IHEEM
3. Quality Technology Handbook, page 356