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Key Takeaways
- ARRT certification with your registry number goes at the top. It is verified, so include it.
- Modalities are the keywords that matter: R, CT, MR, M, VI, CI. Write the ones you hold as ARRT writes them.
- Name the equipment vendor — Siemens, GE, Philips, Canon. Postings do, and generic "imaging equipment" matches nothing.
- Exam volume per shift is the number that separates rad tech resumes.
- Cross-modality experience is the strongest thing on the page. Say it explicitly.
Radiologic technology hiring is credential-driven and equipment-specific. Departments need to know exactly which modalities you are registered in and which systems you have operated, because the answer determines whether you can work unsupervised on day one.
Best Radiologic Technologist Resume Format for 2026
Reverse-chronological, one to two pages, single column.
One page is fine early in your career. Move to two once you hold multiple modality registries and equipment experience worth listing — see our resume length guide.
Single column, no tables: imaging departments frequently run older ATS installations. ATS formatting mistakes covers what breaks parsing.
Section order:
- Header
- Certification and licensure
- Summary
- Modalities and equipment
- Experience
- Education
Certification and Licensure Section
Directly under the header. This gets verified against the ARRT registry, so present it cleanly.
CERTIFICATION & LICENSURE
ARRT Registered Technologist — R.T.(R)(CT), Registry #1234567, current through 09/2027
State Radiologic Technologist License, Ohio, #RT-88213, active through 07/2028
BLS for Healthcare Providers, AHA — current through 03/2027
Venipuncture certified — 2023
Write your credentials as ARRT writes them. The postnominal format is R.T.(R) for radiography, with additional modalities appended: R.T.(R)(CT), R.T.(R)(MR)(CT). Postings use this notation and so should you.
The modality codes:
- (R) Radiography
- (CT) Computed Tomography
- (MR) Magnetic Resonance
- (M) Mammography
- (VI) Vascular-Interventional
- (CI) Cardiac-Interventional
- (N) Nuclear Medicine
- (S) Sonography
- (BD) Bone Densitometry
Some states licence separately from ARRT certification — include both where they apply.
Professional Summary
ARRT-registered technologist R.T.(R)(CT) with 6 years in a 400-bed acute care hospital, averaging 45-60 exams per shift across radiography and CT. Experienced on Siemens SOMATOM and GE Revolution systems, with trauma and stroke-protocol CT coverage on nights.
Specific in four ways most summaries are not: registry, volume, vendor, and coverage type.
Modalities and Equipment
This section decides fit, and vague versions of it fail.
Modalities: Radiography (6 yrs) · CT (4 yrs) · Fluoroscopy (3 yrs) · Portable/mobile radiography · OR C-arm Equipment: Siemens SOMATOM Definition AS · GE Revolution CT · Philips DigitalDiagnost · Canon Radrex · OEC 9900 C-arm Systems: Epic Radiant · PACS (Sectra, Agfa) · RIS · Dose tracking (DoseWatch)
Vendor names matter more than people expect. A department running Siemens wants someone who has run Siemens — the workflow differences are real, and the posting will often say so. This is straightforward keyword matching: use the posting's own terms where they are true of you.
Best ATS Keywords for a Rad Tech Resume
Clinical: patient positioning, radiation safety, ALARA, image acquisition, contrast administration, IV access, venipuncture, exam protocols, trauma imaging, portable radiography, fluoroscopy, OR imaging, quality assurance
Credentials: ARRT, R.T.(R), registered technologist, state licensure, BLS, venipuncture certified
Technical: CT, MRI, mammography, C-arm, PACS, RIS, DICOM, kVp/mAs technique, dose optimisation, image post-processing, 3D reconstruction
Setting: Level I/II trauma, outpatient imaging, acute care, mobile imaging, stroke protocol, on-call
Writing Experience Bullets
Weak:
Performed x-rays on patients and maintained equipment.
Strong:
Perform 45-60 diagnostic exams per shift across radiography and CT in a 400-bed acute care hospital, including trauma, stroke-protocol and post-operative imaging.
Weak:
Followed radiation safety procedures.
Strong:
Reduced average CT dose index by 18% across routine abdominal protocols by re-baselining technique charts with the lead physicist, with no change in diagnostic image quality.
Numbers most rad techs have: exams per shift, repeat rate, dose reduction, modalities covered, students precepted, on-call frequency, turnaround time on stat exams. How to quantify achievements covers finding them.
Cross-Modality Experience Is Your Strongest Card
A technologist who can cover radiography and CT — or CT and MRI — is worth more to a department than a single-modality tech, because it solves staffing problems. Say it explicitly rather than leaving it implied across two job entries:
Cross-trained across radiography, CT and fluoroscopy; regularly cover CT independently on nights and weekends, including stroke and trauma protocols.
If you are working toward another registry, state it: "Currently completing clinical hours toward ARRT (MR), exam scheduled 04/2027."
New Graduate Radiologic Technologists
Lead with clinical hours by modality:
CLINICAL EDUCATION — 1,850 hours, 2025-2026 Diagnostic Radiography, Mercy Regional (1,200 hrs). Performed 1,000+ supervised exams: chest, extremity, spine, abdomen, portable and trauma. Computed Tomography, Mercy Regional (400 hrs). Assisted and performed routine head, chest and abdomen/pelvis studies; contrast administration under supervision. Fluoroscopy / OR (250 hrs). C-arm operation for orthopaedic and GI cases.
Include competency counts — programmes track these, and hiring managers read them as evidence of readiness. Note your ARRT exam status clearly if results are pending. Our no-experience resume guide covers the wider framing.
Common Rad Tech Resume Mistakes
Writing "ARRT certified" without the modalities. R.T.(R)(CT) is the information; "ARRT certified" is not.
Omitting the registry number. It gets verified regardless.
Saying "imaging equipment" instead of vendors. Postings name Siemens, GE, Philips. Match where true.
No exam volume. Throughput is the core operational fact about your work — weak bullets covers why duty lists fail.
Hiding cross-modality coverage. It is your best differentiator.
Leaving out on-call and shift coverage. Departments hiring for nights specifically want to see you have done it.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I write my ARRT credentials?
As ARRT does: R.T.(R), R.T.(R)(CT), R.T.(R)(MR)(CT). Include the registry number and expiry.
Do I need a state licence as well as ARRT? It depends on the state. Where one exists, list both.
Should I list every piece of equipment? List systems you have operated independently, by vendor and model where you know it. Do not pad.
I am registered in R only but want CT roles. What do I do? Say where you are in the process, list any CT clinical hours, and apply. Departments often train candidates who show the pathway is underway.
How long should the resume be? One page early on; two once multiple registries and equipment lists justify it.
Make This Practical
Rad tech postings are unusually explicit about requirements: modality, registry, equipment, shift, trauma level. That makes them easy to check against.
Scan your resume against a posting and see which of its stated requirements come back unevidenced. Free, about a minute, and for this role it usually surfaces a vendor name or modality code you hold but did not write in the posting's format.
See also our ATS score guide and, for adjacent healthcare roles, the nursing and medical assistant guides.
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