Lab technicians gather to celebrate vital role
Clinical lab technician Senior Airman Christopher Boyd, 81st Diagnostics and Therapeutics Squadron, uses a microscope to examine a stained blood slide for abnormal cells at the Keesler Hospital, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Identification of abnormal cells could aid providers in diagnosing patients with various conditions like anemia or even cancer. Boyd was one of the many lab technicians honored for National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week April 22-28, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo by Steve Pivnick)