Cynthia E. Keen[email protected]Radiation Oncology/TherapyAuntMinnie.com Radiation Oncology InsiderAugust 26, 2009Radiation Oncology/TherapyRadiation oncology stages last-ditch rally against Medicare cutsWith an August 31 deadline for comments looming, advocates for radiation oncology in the U.S. are mounting a last-ditch effort to lobby against what they say could be devastating Medicare reimbursement cuts for radiation therapy procedures.August 26, 2009ISAutomated e-mails reinforce radiology reports for important findingsIf e-mail is added to the delivery methods for alerting referring physicians to important findings in radiology reports, will clinicians find the service useful? If clinicians working in eastern Massachusetts are representative, the answer is yes, according to an article to be published in the September issue of Radiology.August 25, 2009CTPulmonary CTA finds more than pulmonary embolism in childrenDespite recent concerns over the use of CT in children, the modality is a good tool for diagnosing pediatric patients with clinical suspicions of pulmonary embolism (PE), according to an article in the September issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.August 24, 2009CTRadiation dose and cancer risk in pediatric CTA examsWhen it's clinically necessary to evaluate the coronary arteries of a child, the quality and detail of images produced by electrocardiogram-gated coronary CT angiography (CTA) are the best that can be created by an imaging modality. But is the image clarity worth the radiation dose?August 20, 2009ISSoftware scans radiology reports for signs of acute lung injuryPhysicians at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia have developed a software tool that scans radiology reports in real-time for language indicating that intubated patients have acute lung injury. The developers believe the software could speed up treatment of these patients and reduce the condition's high mortality rate.August 20, 2009ISAuntMinnie.com Healthcare IT InsiderAugust 16, 2009Radiation Oncology/TherapyCongress eyes safety of VA prostate brachytherapy: Part 2The radiation oncologist at the center of a scandal over prostate brachytherapy procedures performed at a Philadelphia Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospital found himself on the hot seat in hearings before the U.S. Congress on July 22.August 9, 2009Radiation Oncology/TherapyCongress eyes safety of VA prostate brachytherapy: Part 1The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has suspended prostate brachytherapy programs at nearly half of the VA medical centers performing the procedure, VA representatives told members of U.S. Congress last month in hearings held to investigate allegations of shoddy work at a VA facility in Philadelphia.August 5, 2009Nuclear MedicineHybrid linac-MRI prototype may offer more precise treatmentCanadian scientists are presenting research on a new technology that places an MRI scanner onboard a medical linear accelerator at this week's American Association of Physicists in Medicine meeting in Anaheim, CA.July 27, 2009Previous PagePage 68 of 88Next PageTop StoriesCTNew benchmark helps monitor cumulative CT radiation doseThe findings highlight the need for systematic dose tracking and rigorous justification of imaging.Radiation Oncology/TherapyStudy questions routine use of radiotherapy after bone surgeryUltrasoundCEUS outshines color Doppler imaging for indeterminate kidney lesionsWomens ImagingWomen's Imaging MinnieCast, Episode 2: Risk-based vs. annual mammography screening, part 1Digital X-RayChest x-rays reveal atherosclerosis in patients undergoing amputations
