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Groups launch veterans CT lung screening drive
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Screening advocacy group Lung Cancer Alliance (LCA) is teaming up with Vietnam Veterans of America and U.S. medical centers to launch a new pilot initiative for veterans at risk of lung cancer, providing information on lung cancer risk and CT screening, LCA said.
November 4, 2012
Moments in Radiology History: Part 9 -- RSNA centennial
By Otha Linton
As RSNA plans to convene its 2012 meeting in just a few weeks, plans are already being laid for the 100-year anniversary of the Chicago congress. In his latest column, radiology historian Otha W. Linton describes how the RSNA rose from humble Midwestern roots to become one of the pre-eminent medical societies in the world.
November 4, 2012
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Australian medical tech association names chairman
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Medical Technology Association of Australia has appointed Kevin Barrow, managing director of Australia and New Zealand at BD, as its new chairman.
November 1, 2012
ASTRO sets course with initiatives for future success
By Wayne Forrest
BOSTON - American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) President Dr. Michael Steinberg on Tuesday outlined several key initiatives in science, health policy, and patient advocacy to help the field of radiation oncology combat what he called seven "megatrends" in healthcare over the next several decades.
October 30, 2012
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ASTRO annual meeting resumes
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The schedule is back to normal today, October 30, with a few exceptions at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) annual meeting at the Boston Convention Center.
October 29, 2012
Hurricane forces ASTRO afternoon closure
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The hurricane threatening the East Coast has forced the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) to close its meeting at 1 p.m. on Monday, October 29, and to clear out the convention hall at Boston Convention Center.
October 28, 2012
ASRT names new scholarship after past president
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) Education and Research Foundation has named its newest scholarship the Parsons Degree Achievement Scholarship to honor former ASRT president Catherine Parsons, who died on October 4.
October 25, 2012
Ontario imaging groups merge
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Ontario Association of Medical Radiation Technologists has completed its merger with the Ontario Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers.
October 25, 2012
One-fourth of Congress opposes RT cuts
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
More than 130 members of Congress, both Democrats and Republicans, have signed letters sent to the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services opposing the agency's proposed reimbursement reductions for radiation therapy (RT) that would be implemented in 2013.
October 24, 2012
AMIC praises Neiman Institute report
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Access to Medical Imaging Coalition (AMIC) has issued a statement praising a new policy brief from the American College of Radiology's Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute that said the average length of hospital stay has increased since 2006, while medical imaging utilization and spending have declined.
October 23, 2012
ACR institute blasts imaging payment cuts in first report
By James Brice
The first major report from the American College of Radiology's (ACR) new Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute warns of diminished patient access to diagnostic imaging and other unintended negative consequences from public policies that have slowed imaging's growth.
October 23, 2012
ACR: Drop in imaging use may increase hospital stays
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) is directing attention to a new report by its Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute that shows an increase in the average length of hospital stay in the U.S., while medical imaging utilization has dropped.
October 22, 2012
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