AuntMinnie.com staff writersCareersBrink named radiology chair at Brigham and Women'sMassachusetts General Hospital Radiologist-in-Chief Dr. James Brink has been appointed radiology department chair at Brigham and Women's Hospital, effective September 13.July 26, 2021CTQuitting smoking slows early lung cancer progressionPeople who quit smoking after being diagnosed with early-stage non-small cell lung cancer have slower disease progression and lower mortality rates, according to a study published July 26 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.July 26, 2021Radiation Oncology/TherapyASTRO members exhort Congress to block proposed Medicare cutsMembers of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) met with congressional leaders to urge them to block radiation oncology facility payment cuts in the proposed 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.July 25, 2021ISGa. imaging center notifies patients of data breachA Georgia imaging center is notifying patients of a data breach it became aware of on July 10.July 25, 2021AIKheiron, Medtech bring Mia to QatarKheiron Medical Technologies has signed a distribution agreement with medical and laboratory equipment supplier Medtech to bring its Mia artificial intelligence breast screening software to Qatar.July 25, 2021Industry NewsPhilips posts Q2 revenue increases in imaging segmentPhilips Healthcare posted second-quarter revenue increases in its Diagnosis & Treatment division, which includes its medical imaging operations.July 25, 20212021Carestream to highlight digital x-ray systems at AHRA 2021Carestream Health plans to highlight its line of digital x-ray systems at the upcoming AHRA 2021 meeting in Nashville, TN, scheduled for August 1-4.July 22, 2021Molecular ImagingNew PET tracer targets iron in cancerFor decades, researchers have known that cancer harbors an insatiable appetite for iron. Now they may have a PET tracer, called F-18 TRX, that targets iron on cancer cells, which could help in the development of therapies that exploit iron activity in tumors.July 22, 2021EconomicsPatients pay 12% of secondary imaging costs out of pocketPatients pay 12% of the costs of secondary imaging interpretation out of pocket, according to a study published July 19 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.July 22, 2021Molecular ImagingPoint Biopharma, Isotopia sign clinical agreement for isotopePoint Biopharma Global and Isotopia Molecular Imaging announced the companies have signed a clinical supply agreement for the medical radioisotope lutetium-177, a therapeutic isotope used in Point's pipeline of radiopharmaceutical assets.July 22, 2021Previous PagePage 235 of 3774Next PageTop StoriesInterventionalHow much solid waste do neurointerventions generate?Researchers quantified waste generation in their neurointerventional angiography suite over 90 days.Risk ManagementPodcast: 3 points of crisis communication following fatal MRI accidentPractice ManagementTurnover increasing among radiology practicesCTFibrosis pattern on CT predicts CPFE progression rate, but not survivalSponsor ContentHow Agentic AI Is Transforming Radiology Ops
