Tech. Sgt. Billy Cole, 22nd Medical Support Squadron Diagnostic Imaging assistant NCOIC, schedules an appointment for a Team McConnell member Feb. 23, 2011, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Diagnostic Imaging provides Team McConnell members with routine X-rays, mammography, bone density exams and ultrasounds. Diagnostic Imaging Airmen are accredited with the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology, and are nationally certified as radiologic technologists. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Maria A. Ruiz)

Tech. Sgt. Billy Cole, 22nd Medical Support Squadron Diagnostic Imaging assistant NCOIC, adjusts the settings on an X-ray machine during a routine chest exam Feb. 23, 2011, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Air Force Diagnostic Imaging technicians are trained on subspecialties including, radiography, computed tomography, mammography, special training in ultrasound, Magnetic Resonance Imaging or nuclear medicine. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Maria A. Ruiz)

Renetta Moore, 22nd Medical Support Squadron Diagnostic Imaging technician, maneuvers a bone density machine for a hip scan at the Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry room Feb. 23, 2011, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The bone density exam can provide diagnoses for bone loss and osteoporosis in its early stages. The bone density test uses X-rays to measure how many grams of calcium and other bone minerals are in a segment of bone, and is fairly accurate in predicting the risk of future fractures. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Maria A. Ruiz)

Renetta Moore, 22nd Medical Support Squadron Diagnostic Imaging technician, speaks to a Team McConnell member about the procedures of a mammography exam Feb. 23, 2011, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. McConnell currently has a mammography machine that is used specifically to detect breast cancer and other diseases affecting breasts. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Maria A. Ruiz)

Master Sgt. Damon Barnet, 22nd Medical Support Squadron Diagnostic Imaging NCOIC, views an ultrasound of Airman 1st Class Lawrence Seay’s stomach, 22nd Medical Support Squadron Bio-Medical Equipment technician, Feb. 23, 2011, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Diagnostic Imaging Airmen can have specialty training in ultrasound components and equipment, giving them advanced knowledge in human vascular and abdominal anatomy. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Maria A. Ruiz)

McConnell Air Force Base currently utilizes a picture archival and communication system that allows Diagnostic Imaging technicians the capability to view X-rays electronically Feb. 23, 2011, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The system also enables digital communication, archiving, processing and viewing of images to provide faster and economically efficient X-ray images when compared to the photographic film technique. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Maria A. Ruiz)