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Congress surprised at lack of medical radiation oversight
By Cynthia E. Keen
Federal lawmakers expressed surprise at the lack of regulatory oversight over medical uses of radiation at hearings in the U.S. Congress. While everyone in attendance agreed that the current regulatory environment needs fixing, the thorny question is how to go about doing it.
February 25, 2010
FDA meeting to address radiation-reduction initiative
By Eric Barnes
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will hold a public meeting March 30-31 to discuss steps that manufacturers of CT and fluoroscopy systems can take to reduce unnecessary patient exposure to radiation.
February 24, 2010
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ACR to call for mandatory accreditation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) will call for mandatory accreditation of all providers of advanced imaging and radiation oncology services at hearings in the U.S. Congress on February 26.
February 24, 2010
Carestream gets DR install for 2012 Olympics
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Carestream Health has won an order for three of its DRX-1 wireless digital radiography (DR) detectors to be used in preparation for imaging athletes at the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
February 24, 2010
NovaRad inks DR deal with Imix
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Digital radiography (DR) developer Imix Americas has signed an agreement with RIS and PACS vendor NovaRad.
February 23, 2010
Viztek wins Fla. contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging informatics firm Viztek has inked a contract with an orthopedic center in Florida.
February 23, 2010
Varian scores x-ray shielding patent
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems has received a U.S. patent for internal shielding in x-ray tubes.
February 22, 2010
iCRco launches iPhone viewing app
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computed radiography firm iCRco has debuted iClarity, a medical image viewing application for the iPhone.
February 22, 2010
DR summit yields Image Gently CR/DR campaign, ACR dose registry
By Cynthia E. Keen
The Alliance for Radiation Safety in Pediatric Imaging has expanded the scope of its global Image Gently campaign to include computed radiography (CR) and digital radiography (DR) exams. The new initiative was formally launched -- along with a new American College of Radiology DR dose registry -- at a DR summit earlier this month.
February 21, 2010
Congressional hearings on medical radiation rescheduled
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A U.S. congressional hearing on medical radiation has been rescheduled for February 26 by the Subcommittee on Health of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
February 18, 2010
Recognizing fluoro skin injuries; bringing radiology to Honduras
By Brian Casey
February 17, 2010
New paper updates guidelines on fluoro radiation injuries
By Brian Casey
While much of the recent concern over medical radiation dose has focused on CT, fluoroscopy is another imaging modality that can pack a radiation wallop. In some cases, patients are leaving the fluoroscopy table unaware that they've received enough radiation to cause skin injury.
February 17, 2010
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