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CT overused for Hodgkin's surveillance in children, study shows
By Eric Barnes
A study appearing on Monday in the Journal of Clinical Oncology found that surveillance CT to look for cancer recurrence is overused in children diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma.
June 10, 2012
Siemens debuts low-dose Inveon option at SNM
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare is launching a new low-dose CT option for its Inveon preclinical imaging scanner at this week's Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) meeting.
June 10, 2012
Bayer, Radimetrics combine contrast, dose tracking
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Bayer HealthCare is partnering with radiation dose-monitoring firm Radimetrics to offer CT dose tracking software in the U.S.
June 7, 2012
CARE bill gets hearing in U.S. House
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. House of Representatives' Energy and Commerce Committee is holding a hearing on June 8 on the Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act (CARE) of 2011, which would require licensure of radiologic technologists.
June 7, 2012
MITA outlines radiation reduction initiatives
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA) has unveiled several new initiatives designed to reduce unnecessary radiation exposure from imaging exams.
June 7, 2012
Bayer rolls out Certegra workstation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Bayer HealthCare's Radiology & Interventional Division has launched its new Certegra workstation for CT contrast dose management.
June 6, 2012
Analogic grows revenue, net income
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical imaging firm Analogic reported higher revenues and net income for the company's third fiscal quarter.
June 6, 2012
Backers of CT screening slam new lung cancer guidelines: Part 2
By Eric Barnes
Are last month's guidelines on CT lung screening too conservative? AuntMinnie.com is exploring that question in a two-part series that examines the science and politics of CT screening. In part 2, we examine what happens to those who fall outside the new screening criteria, as well who might be opposed to performing CT lung scans.
June 6, 2012
ACR weighs in on Lancet pediatric CT study
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Responding to a study published in the Lancet regarding radiation risk from pediatric CT, the American College of Radiology (ACR) urged parents not to avoid necessary CT scans for their children.
June 5, 2012
Lancet: Pediatric CT may triple risk of leukemia, brain cancer
By Philip Ward
Radiation exposure from two or three head CT scans in childhood can triple the risk of developing brain cancer, while five to 10 such scans may triple the risk of developing leukemia, according to a major study published online June 7 in Lancet.
June 5, 2012
Backers of CT screening slam new lung cancer guidelines: Part 1
By Eric Barnes
Are last month's guidelines on CT lung screening too conservative? That's the contention of a number of CT screening advocates, who believe that restricting the technology to high-risk individuals means thousands of current and former smokers could die of advanced disease that could have been detected earlier.
June 5, 2012
CT procedure volume edges up; radiology salaries drop
By Brian Casey
June 4, 2012
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