British colonist John Smith named Massachusetts for the Massachusett tribe. The name "Massachusetts" meant “near the great hill.” The first lighthouse in the United States was built on Little Brewster Island in the Boston Harbor in 1716. Basketball was invented in December 1891 by James Naismith in Springfield. Volleyball was invented in 1895 by William Morgan in Holyoke. Volleyball was originally called "Mintonette."Echo Technologists specialize in using echocardiogram technology to produce images of patient's hearts. This field requires an associate's degree in medical sonography, and further specialization within the field is possible. Echo techs work with patients, technology, other medical staff, and may have other responsibilities like record keeping. Echocardiography is one of the specializations that may be chosen by an ultrasound technologists. Professionals in this field use sound wave projectors to project sound into human tissue in a conical or rectangular beam. The sound then echoes back to a receiver that returns data to a computer which is used to create an image of the tissue. Echo technicians may specialize in adult echocardiography, pediatric echocardiography or fetal echocardiography.
Job Summary
British colonist John Smith named Massachusetts for the Massachusett tribe. The name "Massachusetts" meant “near the great hill.” The first lighthouse in the United States was built on Little Brewster Island in the Boston Harbor in 1716. Basketball was invented in December 1891 by James Naismith in Springfield. Volleyball was invented in 1895 by William Morgan in Holyoke. Volleyball was originally called "Mintonette."Echo Technologists specialize in using echocardiogram technology to produce images of patient's hearts. This field requires an associate's degree in medical sonography, and further specialization within the field is possible. Echo techs work with patients, technology, other medical staff, and may have other responsibilities like record keeping. Echocardiography is one of the specializations that may be chosen by an ultrasound technologists. Professionals in this field use sound wave projectors to project sound into human tissue in a conical or rectangular beam. The sound then echoes back to a receiver that returns data to a computer which is used to create an image of the tissue. Echo technicians may specialize in adult echocardiography, pediatric echocardiography or fetal echocardiography.
