Risk Management: Page 12

U.S. to fund multicenter digital mammography study
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
In the first major study of digital mammography, the U.S. National Cancer Institute will grant $26.3 million to the American College of Radiology Imaging Network (ACRIN) to compare the effectiveness of digital vs. standard screen film mammography.
September 4, 2001
GE gets hip assessment clearance
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Medical Systems of Waukesha, WI, has received Food and Drug Administration 501(k) clearance to market its advanced hip assessment software package.
August 29, 2001
Toshiba debuts radiation exposure control
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems has introduced Real EC, an automatic exposure control feature designed to minimize radiation dose during CT scans.
August 2, 2001
MR accident results in child’s death
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A child undergoing an MRI exam at a hospital in Valhalla, NY, died Sunday after receiving a fatal head wound while inside the machine.
July 30, 2001
ICRP releases report on pregnancy and radiation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) has issued a new report on the subject of x-ray exposure and pregnant women.
July 16, 2001
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NCRP study affirms value of linear radiation exposure concept
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The linear, non-threshold concept remains the best basis for predicting the damaging effects of radiation on living creatures, according to a report by the Bethesda, MD-based National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements.
July 12, 2001
Panama orders autopsies of radiation accident victims
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Panamanian health ministry’s special prosecutor, Cristóbal Arboleda, has ordered that any patients who die following radiation overdoses undergo an autopsy, Panamanian news agency La Prensa reported today.
July 4, 2001
JUM asserts importance of Down syndrome screening
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
In opposition to a study published by the Journal of the American Medical Association, the June issue of the Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine featured a counterpoint article that called second-trimester sonography a valuable technology for identifying Down syndrome.
June 12, 2001
Second stage of Panama investigation begins
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The second stage of the Panamanian government's investigation into a fatal radiation therapy accident at the National Oncologic Institute in Panama began today, news agency La Prensa has reported.
June 6, 2001
How to compare a noninvasive test to a gold standard
By Eric Barnes
Noninvasive tests are challenging radiology's gold standards across the board. In the rush to provide safer and cheaper alternatives to invasive procedures, colonoscopy is yielding to VC, ECRP becomes MRCP, and V/Q is sent looking for PE and DVT. But are the new tests always the best choice? Just ask Dr. Tello.
June 6, 2001
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Investigation continues in fatal Panama radiation therapy accident
By Eric Barnes
Investigators in Panama are searching for the cause of a radiation therapy accident that killed one cancer patient and overradiated 27 others.
May 28, 2001
Sunquest to debut radiology alerting system
By Kate Madden Yee
SALT LAKE CITY - Medical errors continue to exact a highly publicized toll on the healthcare system in the U.S., both in patient mortality and dollars. As more and more states introduce legislation to deal with the problem, information systems firms are developing alerting software that connects patient information to the people who need it, in hopes of reducing the incidence of medical error.
May 2, 2001
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