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IAEA publishes SPECT/CT usage guide
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has published a quality control guide for SPECT/CT for nuclear medicine physicists, specialists, and radiation technologists.
March 29, 2020
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No shield from x-rays: How science is rethinking lead aprons
By Mary Chris Jaklevic
CHICAGO - Patients have come to expect a technician to drape their torsos with a heavy lead apron when they get an x-ray, but new thinking among radiologists and medical physicists is upending the decades-old practice of shielding patients from radiation.
January 15, 2020
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AAPM answers questions on fetal, gonadal shielding
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) on December 1 released a follow-up statement answering questions regarding its stance on the use of patient gonadal and fetal shielding in diagnostic imaging exams.
December 2, 2019
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AAPM weighs in on x-ray shielding
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) on August 19 released a letter addressed to x-ray imagers regarding the use of patient gonadal and fetal shielding in diagnostic x-ray imaging.
August 22, 2019
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Varian to highlight RT management system at AAPM meeting
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy (RT) firm Varian Medical Systems plans to highlight its automated patient identification, positioning, and motion management system for radiation therapy at the upcoming American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) 2019 annual meeting in San Antonio.
July 10, 2019
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ACR, AAPM address radiation incident in Ariz. crematory
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) and the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) have issued a statement to allay growing concern over radiation exposure after researchers identified radioactivity being emitted from crematory equipment.
March 4, 2019
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Bruce Thomadsen, PhD, president of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine, greets RSNA 2018 attendees during Sunday's opening session.
November 25, 2018
RaySearch to highlight software upgrades at AAPM
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy software developer RaySearch Laboratories plans to highlight upgrades to its RayCare and RayStation software packages at the upcoming American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) meeting in Nashville.
July 25, 2018
CruxQS bids for Remote Dosimetry Services
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology software developer Crux Quality Solutions (CruxQS) has inked a letter of intent to purchase Remote Dosimetry Services of Lucedale, MS.
June 12, 2018
ASRT backs ASTRO safety, quality initiative
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) has provided financial support to a national patient safety initiative sponsored by the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) and the American Association of Physicists in Medicine.
March 13, 2018
DR database can improve reject rate analysis
By Brian Casey
Sunday, November 26 | 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | RCC11 | Room S501ABCThe topic of improving quality control of digital radiography (DR) through the analysis of reject rates will be discussed in this Sunday refresher course moderated by Kevin Little, PhD, a diagnostic medical physicist from Ohio State University Medical Center.
November 12, 2017
Accuray points to Radixact research at AAPM 2017
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology vendor Accuray is directing attention to several presentations involving its Radixact radiation therapy system at last week's annual meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) in Denver.
August 6, 2017
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