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AJR study finds holes in malpractice expert witness testimony
By Kate Madden Yee
An independent panel of more than 30 radiologists was unable to detect pathology found by radiologists testifying as expert witnesses for the plaintiff in a malpractice case, according to a study in the August issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
July 21, 2010
Patient safety symposium draws crowds at AAPM
By Tami Freeman
PHILADELPHIA - Patient safety in radiation therapy and diagnostic imaging has always been an important concern for the medical physics community. At the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) annual meeting taking place this week, a special symposium examined the issues surrounding patient safety and what's being done to improve it.
July 21, 2010
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Relaxing rigid timing of linac safety tests may offer benefits
By Cynthia E. Keen
Emergency turnoff switches for radiation therapy equipment need to be tested regularly to maintain high quality standards. But a presentation made today at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine meeting suggests that some state regulations aren't necessarily based on safety facts.
July 21, 2010
GE Research teams with Sloan-Kettering
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Global Research has launched a study with Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City to explore the early stages of colon cancer.
July 20, 2010
VUMC, VA use novel PET/CT for tumors
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) and affiliated Veterans Affairs (VA) Tennessee Valley Healthcare System have begun using a specialized PET/CT scan to successfully locate the presence of tumors.
July 20, 2010
Dutch regulators OK Petten restart
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiopharmaceutical producer Nuclear Research and Consultancy Group has received approval from Dutch regulators to resume service at its High Flux Reactor in Petten, the Netherlands.
July 20, 2010
Web tool estimates pediatric CT dose risk
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A pediatric CT dose calculator is now available to estimate the effective radiation dose and additional lifetime risk of cancer for a child having a CT exam.
July 20, 2010
X-ray tube modulation helps reduce pediatric CT dose
By Cynthia E. Keen
By modulating x-ray tube output based on patient characteristics, instead of using a fixed tube current, Texas researchers were able to lower radiation dose in pediatric CT studies by 23%, according to a poster presentation at this week's American Association of Physicists in Medicine meeting.
July 20, 2010
FDA clears Fuji's FDR D-Evo
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Fujifilm Medical Systems USA has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to market its FDR D-Evo flat-panel digital radiography cassette.
July 20, 2010
Software enables fluoroscopy skin dose assessment
By Erik L. Ridley
PHILADELPHIA - A new software tool can allow monitoring of patient skin dose from clinical fluoroscopy procedures, according to research presented at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine annual meeting.
July 20, 2010
Conebeam reconstruction method speeds processing, cuts dose
By Eric Barnes
A new processing method for conebeam CT images promises to dramatically lower radiation exposure for patients undergoing perfusion CT prior to image-guided radiation therapy, according to a study presented at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine meeting in Philadelphia.
July 20, 2010
Minimal-prep VC gets new boost from dual-energy CT
By Eric Barnes
A new dual-energy CT electronic cleansing technique thoroughly outperformed an advanced single-source CT cleansing method in virtual colonoscopy in a recent study. The technique eliminated many common artifacts that have plagued investigational electronic cleansing techniques.
July 20, 2010
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