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๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—”๐—ฌ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฅ๐—ง! ๐—•๐—ฆ๐—ฅ๐—ง ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐˜† ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€USM RadTech, aleRT! is a catchy play on โ€œalertโ€ and โ€œRT,โ€ embodying the ...
22/08/2026

๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—”๐—ฌ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฅ๐—ง! ๐—•๐—ฆ๐—ฅ๐—ง ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐˜† ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€

USM RadTech, aleRT! is a catchy play on โ€œalertโ€ and โ€œRT,โ€ embodying the spirit of being ready, aware, and responsible when it matters most.

Living out this spirit, ๐—”๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—น ๐—๐—ผ๐—ต๐—ป ๐—”๐—น๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ผ, ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐——๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐——๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฎ, ๐—๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜€, ๐—š๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—š๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ป, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ข๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜€ participated in the ๐˜ฝ๐™–๐™จ๐™ž๐™˜ ๐™‡๐™ž๐™›๐™š ๐™Ž๐™ช๐™ฅ๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฉ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™€๐™ข๐™š๐™ง๐™œ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™ฎ ๐™‹๐™ง๐™š๐™ฅ๐™–๐™ง๐™š๐™™๐™ฃ๐™š๐™จ๐™จ ๐™๐™ง๐™–๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ held on August 22, 2026, at the ULS Convention Hall & Gymnasium.

Guided by the theme, โ€œ๐—˜๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€: ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต ๐—˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐˜† ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต ๐—ž๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—”๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป,โ€ the training strengthened their awareness, preparedness, and confidence in responding to emergencies while equipping them with essential life-saving skills beyond the classroom.

For USM RadTech, readiness means being prepared to ๐™ก๐™š๐™–๐™ง๐™ฃ, ๐™ง๐™š๐™จ๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™™, ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™๐™š๐™ก๐™ฅ.

๐™๐™š๐™–๐™™๐™ฎ ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง ๐™–๐™˜๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ. ๐™Ž๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ฎ ๐™ฅ๐™ง๐™š๐™ฅ๐™–๐™ง๐™š๐™™. ๐™Ž๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ฎ ๐™–๐™ก๐™š๐™๐™.

RAD-ALERTO!



๐Ÿ–‹๏ธ | Cheqy Pearl Verayo

๐—ฅ๐—”๐——๐—ง๐—˜๐—–๐—› ๐—–๐—›๐—˜๐—–๐—ž-๐—œ๐—ก: ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—”๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐— ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฑ? โ˜ข๏ธ๐Ÿ“ธSabi nila, kapag RadTech ka, tumitigil ang mundo mo, bumibilis ang tib...
21/08/2026

๐—ฅ๐—”๐——๐—ง๐—˜๐—–๐—› ๐—–๐—›๐—˜๐—–๐—ž-๐—œ๐—ก: ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—”๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐— ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฑ? โ˜ข๏ธ๐Ÿ“ธ

Sabi nila, kapag RadTech ka, tumitigil ang mundo mo, bumibilis ang tibok ng puso mo, at... atโ€ฆ Tumitigil din ang breath nila habang nasa exposure!

๐™’๐™๐™–๐™ฉ ๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ค๐™ฅ๐™ก๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™  ๐™๐™–๐™™๐™๐™š๐™˜๐™๐™จ ๐™™๐™ค:
Just pressing a button. Akala nila "pindot-pindot" lang... Wow, sana all!

๐™’๐™๐™–๐™ฉ ๐™๐™–๐™™๐™๐™š๐™˜๐™๐™จ ๐™–๐™˜๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™–๐™ก๐™ก๐™ฎ ๐™™๐™ค:
Nag-e-ML at nagpapa-airconโ€ฆ Maliii! They actually calculate Inverse Square Law, adjust kVp/mAs, at nagdadasal na 'wag gumalaw ang patient.

- ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐˜„: Tamang timpla para 'di ma-overdose sa radiation. Hindi talaga โ€˜to guessing game na hinuhulaan lang nila.
- ๐—ธ๐—ฉ๐—ฝ/๐—บ๐—”๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป: Tamang setting para maging clear at readable ang image para sa radiologist. Walang Ctrl+Z ang exposure.
- ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—”๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜: Tamang positioning para shielded ang non-target tissues. Ang safety ng patient ang inuuna nila.
- "๐—›๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐—บ, ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—น ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฎ...": The line they actually say behind the lead shield, hoping na ang patient ay hindi mabahing sa kalagitnaan ng exposure.

Button pressers? Sana nga gano'n lang. But that single click carries real consequences. Overexpose? Masyadong black ang image. Underexpose? Masyadong white ang image. Pareho silang mahirap basahin.

A repeat shot is scary... kawawa ang patient sa additional dosis, thatโ€™s why they always stick to the ALARA principle.

As Low As Reasonably Achievableโ€”para sa kaligtasan ng mga pasyente, ng mga kasamahan, at ng sarili nila.



๐Ÿ–‹๏ธ | Jerniel Brylle Comilang
๐Ÿ’ป | Rhay Mark Lachica

๐…๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ก๐ฆ๐ž๐ง ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” is calling, and our ๐๐š๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐’๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐‘๐š๐๐ข๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐œ ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ representatives from the ๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‡...
21/08/2026

๐…๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ก๐ฆ๐ž๐ง ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” is calling, and our ๐๐š๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐’๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐‘๐š๐๐ข๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐œ ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ representatives from the ๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐’๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฌ are ready to answer! ๐Ÿฉป So warm up those voices, bring the energy, and letโ€™s make some noise for them! ๐ŸŒŸ

With talent to showcase, ideas to bring to life, and a stage waiting to be owned, these four freshmen are stepping into the spotlight to make some memories and have fun along the way.

๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿป ๐ถ๐‘‚๐‘๐‘‡๐ธ๐‘€๐‘ƒ๐‘‚๐‘…๐ด๐‘…๐‘Œ ๐ท๐ด๐‘๐ถ๐ธ
- Kenneth Brian Fontanilla
- Rosner Estrellante
- Selwyn Distor

๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿปโ€๐ŸŽจ ๐‘ƒ๐‘‚๐‘†๐‘‡๐ธ๐‘… ๐‘€๐ด๐พ๐ผ๐‘๐บ
- Sylves Reyes

To our participants, this is your moment! Give it your all and make every second count. ๐–๐žโ€™๐ซ๐ž ๐š๐ฅ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎโ€”๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐ ๐จ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐๐’ ๐‘๐š๐๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐๐จ!

Good luck! ๐Ÿ€โœจ

๐Ÿ–‹๏ธ | Angela Rexanne Pascua
๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿ“ท | Vanessa Dingli

๐—•๐—ฒ๐˜†๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป: ๐—ž๐—ฎ-๐—ฅ๐—ง ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐—ก๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฆ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ดโ€Žโ€ŽAs Radiologic Technology students and future healthcare professionals, it is ...
14/08/2026

๐—•๐—ฒ๐˜†๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป: ๐—ž๐—ฎ-๐—ฅ๐—ง ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐—ก๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฆ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด
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โ€ŽAs Radiologic Technology students and future healthcare professionals, it is in our best interest to utilize our platform and apply our principles to take part in the "No Smoking" advocacy for National Lung Month. ๐Ÿซก
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โ€ŽOne of the Imaging Modalities that usโ€”Radiographers in the makingโ€”must equip ourselves with is Chest X-ray, a procedure that can help determine if a patient has a disease or abnormality involving the lungs, heart, blood vessels, ribs, or spine. In the case of Smoking and Secondhand smoke exposure in the Philippines, Chest X-ray can help healthcare professionals evaluate individuals who are suspected of having lung-related abnormalities or other thoracic conditions like COPD, cancer, and heart failure.
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โ€ŽThus, before this month comes to a close, let this serve as a reminder to keep yourself at bay from smoking and secondhand smoke exposure. Make wise and meticulous decisions to nourish your body, protect your loved ones, and safeguard your future.
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โ€ŽAs future Radiologic Technologists, we don't only illuminate what is hidden inside the bodyโ€”we also have the responsibility to illuminate the importance of prevention. โœจ๐Ÿซ




๐Ÿ–‹๏ธ | Maiqah Palaguyan
โœ๏ธ | Kyle Benedict Baja

๐—จ๐—ฆ๐—  ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ป๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐˜† ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—›๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—•๐—ฆ๐—ฅ๐—ง ๐—ฆ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ข๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ดSetting the tone for the new academic y...
08/08/2026

๐—จ๐—ฆ๐—  ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ป๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐˜† ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—›๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—•๐—ฆ๐—ฅ๐—ง ๐—ฆ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ข๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด

Setting the tone for the new academic year, the University of Southern Mindanao (USM) Department of Radiologic Technology held its ๐™›๐™ž๐™ง๐™จ๐™ฉ ๐˜ฝ๐™Ž๐™๐™ ๐™Ž๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™™๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ ๐™Š๐™ง๐™ž๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™ˆ๐™š๐™š๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐˜ผ๐™ช๐™œ๐™ช๐™จ๐™ฉ 7, 2026, ๐™ซ๐™ž๐™– ๐™•๐™ค๐™ค๐™ข, formally welcoming students and providing an overview of the programโ€™s academic expectations and responsibilities.

Led by ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐—ฟ ๐—”๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ผ ๐—ก. ๐—”๐—ด๐˜‚๐—น๐—ถ๐—ผ ๐—๐—ฟ., MAN, RN, OIC Department Chairperson of the Department of Radiologic Technology, the orientation provided students with a clearer understanding of the departmentโ€™s standards and expectations as they begin the new academic year. The orientation tackled:

โ€ข BSRT faculty
โ€ข Department policies
โ€ข Clinical Education Program
โ€ข Grading system
โ€ข Class schedule
โ€ข Other matters

As students enter the 2026โ€“2027 academic year, the orientation reinforced the importance of responsibility, preparedness, and professionalism as they strive for ๐™–๐™˜๐™–๐™™๐™š๐™ข๐™ž๐™˜ ๐™š๐™ญ๐™˜๐™š๐™ก๐™ก๐™š๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™š ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™™๐™š๐™ซ๐™š๐™ก๐™ค๐™ฅ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™ ๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ฌ๐™ก๐™š๐™™๐™œ๐™š ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™จ๐™ ๐™ž๐™ก๐™ก๐™จ ๐™ฃ๐™š๐™š๐™™๐™š๐™™ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™—๐™š๐™˜๐™ค๐™ข๐™š ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ข๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ ๐™ง๐™–๐™™๐™ž๐™ค๐™ก๐™ค๐™œ๐™ž๐™˜ ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™˜๐™๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ก๐™ค๐™œ๐™ž๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™จ ๐™ง๐™š๐™–๐™™๐™ฎ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™จ๐™š๐™ง๐™ซ๐™š ๐™ฅ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™จ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ข๐™ข๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™š๐™จ.



๐Ÿ–‹๏ธ | Cheqy Pearl Verayo

Happy Birthday to our remarkable ๐—จ๐—ฆ๐—  ๐—ฅ๐—ง๐—ฆ๐—ฆ ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜, ๐—๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ!Today, we celebrate a leader whose dedication to th...
07/08/2026

Happy Birthday to our remarkable ๐—จ๐—ฆ๐—  ๐—ฅ๐—ง๐—ฆ๐—ฆ ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜, ๐—๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ!

Today, we celebrate a leader whose dedication to the organization is truly undeniableโ€”and whose dazzling presence has apparently become just as memorable. The USM Radiologic Technology Studentsโ€™ Society sends its warmest wishes to you on your special day. Wishing you the absolute best with your health, happiness, and all your goals! โ˜ข๏ธ๐Ÿ€

More than just fulfilling your duties, you show compassion and thoughtfulness that go far beyond what is expected. Enjoy your day!

๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฃ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ: ๐—จ๐—ฆ๐—  ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ป๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€โ€™ ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ข๐—ฆ๐—” ๐—”๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—”.๐—ฌ. ...
06/08/2026

๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฃ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ: ๐—จ๐—ฆ๐—  ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ป๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€โ€™ ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ข๐—ฆ๐—” ๐—”๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—”.๐—ฌ. ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒโ€“๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿณ โ˜ข๏ธ

The University of Southern Mindanao Radiologic Technology Studentsโ€™ Society (USM RTSS) is now ๐™ค๐™›๐™›๐™ž๐™˜๐™ž๐™–๐™ก๐™ก๐™ฎ ๐™–๐™˜๐™˜๐™ง๐™š๐™™๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™š๐™™ ๐™—๐™ฎ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™Š๐™›๐™›๐™ž๐™˜๐™š ๐™ค๐™› ๐™Ž๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™™๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ ๐˜ผ๐™›๐™›๐™–๐™ž๐™ง๐™จ (๐™Š๐™Ž๐˜ผ) for the First Semester of Academic Year 2026โ€“2027, effective August 6, 2026!

This accomplishment marks a significant step forward for the organization and the Radiologic Technology community. With official OSA accreditation, USM RTSS is empowered to implement meaningful academic, leadership, and student-centered initiatives while upholding the universityโ€™s standards and values.

The accreditation stands as a testament to the dedication and collective efforts of the organizationโ€™s officers, members, and adviser in fostering a stronger, more empowered, and service-driven student society.

๐™๐™ค๐™œ๐™š๐™ฉ๐™๐™š๐™ง, ๐™ฌ๐™š ๐™ก๐™ค๐™ค๐™  ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฌ๐™–๐™ง๐™™ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™– ๐™ฎ๐™š๐™–๐™ง ๐™ค๐™› ๐™ฅ๐™ช๐™ง๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™จ๐™š๐™›๐™ช๐™ก ๐™ก๐™š๐™–๐™™๐™š๐™ง๐™จ๐™๐™ž๐™ฅ, ๐™ข๐™š๐™–๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™›๐™ช๐™ก ๐™จ๐™š๐™ง๐™ซ๐™ž๐™˜๐™š, ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ž๐™ข๐™ฅ๐™–๐™˜๐™ฉ๐™›๐™ช๐™ก ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ซ๐™š๐™จ ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™๐™–๐™™๐™ž๐™ค๐™ก๐™ค๐™œ๐™ž๐™˜ ๐™๐™š๐™˜๐™๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ก๐™ค๐™œ๐™ฎ ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ข๐™ข๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ฎ. ๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ’›



๐Ÿ–‹๏ธ | Cheqy Pearl Verayo
๐Ÿ’ป | Rhay Mark Lachica

๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ซ-๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—Ÿ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ด ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป โ˜ขโ€Žโ€ŽDo you also come across sari-sari stores that sell cigarette packs with grap...
06/08/2026

๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ซ-๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—Ÿ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ด ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป โ˜ข
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โ€ŽDo you also come across sari-sari stores that sell cigarette packs with graphic health warnings depicting the harmful effects of smoking? Honestly, I thought it was weirdโ€”ironic. ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿป We are aware of it's risksโ€”especially to our lungsโ€”yet these products remain available for purchase. ๐Ÿค”
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โ€ŽHowever... ๐Ÿ‘€ does it make you wonder how doctors can see what's happening inside our lungs? Many diseases, including those affecting the lungs, develop deep within our body. So, how do healthcare professionals detect them? And how do X-rays help answer that question?
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โ€ŽOur ๐™ก๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™จ ๐Ÿซ are sensitive organs, and for centuries, ๐™ก๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™™๐™ž๐™จ๐™š๐™–๐™จ๐™š๐™จ have remained among the leading causes of illness and death worldwide. ๐ŸŒ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ซ-๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€, diagnosing these conditions was much more difficult. ๐™‹๐™๐™ฎ๐™จ๐™ž๐™˜๐™ž๐™–๐™ฃ๐™จ had to depend mainly on a patient's symptoms, physical examination, and what they could hear through a stethoscope. Many lung diseases were only recognized after they had already progressed. ๐Ÿ˜Ÿ Then, the ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ซ-๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿด๐Ÿต๐Ÿฑ revolutionized medicine by allowing healthcare professionals to look inside the chest without performing surgery. Today, medical imaging makes it possible to visualize the lungs, identify abnormalities, diagnose disease, guide treatment, and monitor a patient's progress. ๐Ÿค“
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โ€ŽSome examples include:
โ€Ža. Through ๐˜พ๐™๐™š๐™จ๐™ฉ ๐™“-๐™ง๐™–๐™ฎ๐™จ, conditions such as pneumonia, tuberculosis, lung collapse, and many other chest abnormalities can be detected. It's often one of the first imaging examinations used to evaluate heart and lung conditions.
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โ€Žb. Through ๐™‹๐™ค๐™จ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™€๐™ข๐™ž๐™จ๐™จ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™๐™ค๐™ข๐™ค๐™œ๐™ง๐™–๐™ฅ๐™๐™ฎ (๐™‹๐™€๐™), which is often combined with CT, healthcare professionals can evaluates metabolic activity within tissues, making it especially useful for detecting and staging lung cancer.
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โ€Žc. Through ๐˜พ๐™ค๐™ข๐™ฅ๐™ช๐™ฉ๐™š๐™™ ๐™๐™ค๐™ข๐™ค๐™œ๐™ง๐™–๐™ฅ๐™๐™ฎ (๐˜พ๐™), healthcare professionals can detect small nodules, tumors, blood clots, and complex lung diseases with greater precision because of its detailed cross-sectional views of the lungs.
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โ€ŽThe responsible operation of these imaging systems is exactly where Radiologic Technologists specialize. ๐Ÿ˜‰ And as technology continues to advance, modern imaging systems and AI-assisted image analysis are transforming the evaluation of lung health. These innovations provide clearer images, improve diagnostic accuracy, support treatment planning, and help monitor disease progressionโ€”allowing healthcare teams to deliver better patient care, one image at a time. ๐Ÿฉป
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๐Ÿ–‹๏ธ | Maiqah Palaguyan
๐Ÿ’ป | Maria Alessandra Gionzon

๐—œ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—Ÿ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ด ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ต! ๐ŸซIn accordance with ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ก๐—ผ. ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿณ๐Ÿฒ๐Ÿญ, ๐˜€. ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿต๐Ÿณ๐Ÿด, August is observed as ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ...
05/08/2026

๐—œ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—Ÿ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ด ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ต! ๐Ÿซ

In accordance with ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ก๐—ผ. ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿณ๐Ÿฒ๐Ÿญ, ๐˜€. ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿต๐Ÿณ๐Ÿด, August is observed as ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—Ÿ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ด ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ต, as declared by then-President Ferdinand E. Marcos, to raise awareness about lung diseases and promote the importance of maintaining healthy lungs. As future Radiologic Technologists, we encourage everyone to make informed choices and take better care of their lungs.

This National Lung Month serves as a reminder that ๐™š๐™ซ๐™š๐™ง๐™ฎ ๐™—๐™ง๐™š๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ ๐™ข๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ง๐™จ. Let us educate ourselves, stay informed, and take meaningful steps toward protecting our lung health.

So, let every breath be a reminder:
๐™๐™š๐™–๐™ก๐™ฉ๐™๐™ฎ ๐™ก๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™จ ๐™—๐™š๐™œ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ ๐™ฅ๐™ง๐™ค๐™ฉ๐™š๐™˜๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ. ๐Ÿซ



๐Ÿ–‹๏ธ | Aliyah Gail Juico
๐Ÿ’ป | Vanessa Dingli

We send our warmest birthday greetings to the USM RTSS ๐—ฃ๐—จ๐—•๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—– ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก๐—ฆ ๐—–๐—ข๐— ๐— ๐—œ๐—ง๐—ง๐—˜๐—˜ ๐—–๐—ข-๐—›๐—˜๐—”๐——, ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—พ๐˜† ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—น ๐—ฉ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ผ! Keep chas...
04/08/2026

We send our warmest birthday greetings to the USM RTSS ๐—ฃ๐—จ๐—•๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—– ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก๐—ฆ ๐—–๐—ข๐— ๐— ๐—œ๐—ง๐—ง๐—˜๐—˜ ๐—–๐—ข-๐—›๐—˜๐—”๐——, ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—พ๐˜† ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—น ๐—ฉ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ผ!

Keep chasing your dreams and doing what you love. We appreciate all the time and effort you put into the team, and we hope today reminds you of how appreciated you are. Wishing you more wins, more celebrations, and all the happiness you deserve.

We can't wait to see all the amazing things this new year has in store for you. Happy Birthday, Cheqy! ๐ŸŽŠ

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