LEWISTON — Six students from the Clark F. Miller School of Radiologic Technology at Central Maine Medical Center College of Nursing and Health Professions won academic awards at the annual meeting of the Maine Society of Radiologic Technologists.

Laura Trimboli of South Berwick, a junior radiography student, won first place and $300 in the MSRT Student Essay Contest for her essay, “Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Its Use in Early Detection of Alzheimer’s Disease.”

Gonnapa St. Pierre, a senior radiography student from Lewiston, won first place and $350 in the MSRT Student Scientific Exhibit for her display, “Entrance Skin Dose Reduction.”

Junior radiography students Alyssa Dufour of Augusta and Amanda LaPorte of Readfield took second place and $100 each in the student scientific exhibit for their display, “Save a Heart, Save the Lungs, Advancements in CT.”

Junior radiography student Margaret Clark of Portland earned third place and $150 in the essay contest for her entry, “Radiofrequency Ablation Using Guided Imaging.” Clark also won third place and $150 in the scientific exhibit for her entry, “Radiofrequency Ablation using Guided Imaging.”

Senior radiography student Kassidy McManus of Lewiston received honorable mention for her essay, “Dosage Creep in Computed Tomography.”

The CMMC School of Radiologic Technology was founded by the late Clark F. Miller, M.D., in 1949. It was the first school of its kind in Maine.

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