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ASRT, Rad-Aid craft fellowship program
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) Education and Research Foundation and Rad-Aid International have created the new Radiologist Technologist Fellowship Program for Developing Countries.
July 4, 2012
Despite challenges, ACR Dose Index Registry makes progress
By Cynthia E. Keen
What's the average radiation dose of a CT scan performed in the U.S.? How do your exam protocols compare with the norm? If you don't know the answers to these questions, you're not alone. But don't worry: Help is coming in the form of the American College of Radiology's (ACR) Dose Index Registry.
July 1, 2012
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ACR updates appropriateness criteria
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) has released the latest version of its appropriateness criteria.
June 27, 2012
Lung Cancer Alliance launches edgy campaign
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
If smokers get no pity for developing lung cancer, then cat lovers and crazy aunts also deserve to die, suggests a jarring new ad campaign from the Lung Cancer Alliance.
June 27, 2012
MSAA celebrates MRI Institute anniversary
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Multiple Sclerosis Association of America (MSAA) announced that its MRI Institute has reached its 10-year anniversary.
June 26, 2012
CARE bill introduced in U.S. Senate
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Radiologic Technologists said that the Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy (CARE) bill was introduced in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday by Sen. Mike Enzi and Sen. Tom Harkin.
June 26, 2012
VNAIT hits membership milestone
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Vendor-Neutral Architecture Institute of Technology (VNAIT) said it has passed the 400-member mark this month.
June 24, 2012
Canadian informatics assoc. names new president
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Canadian Organization for Advancement of Computers in Health (COACH), Canada's not-for-profit health informatics association, has named Neil Gardner as the organization's new president and chairman of its board of directors.
June 21, 2012
ISCT: Many paths, some steep, lead to cardiac CT accreditation
By Eric Barnes
SAN FRANCISCO - Cardiac CT credentialing comes from several organizations in the U.S. and in various levels corresponding to different training and proficiency achievements. But doctors can't expect to read with the best unless they're prepared for a lot of training, a CT expert said at the International Society for Computed Tomography (ISCT) meeting.
June 20, 2012
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AMA's new screening mammo policy: Strong enough?
By Kate Madden Yee
At its annual policy meeting on June 19, the American Medical Association (AMA) voted that women should be able to receive screening mammography starting at age 40. But does the new policy's language actually address -- or counter -- the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force's controversial 2009 guidelines?
June 20, 2012
ACR lauds AMA's support of MPPR repeal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) is lauding the American Medical Association (AMA) for passing a resolution that supports ACR's ongoing legislative efforts to repeal cuts to the professional component of interpretations of multiple body parts on the same patient on the same day.
June 19, 2012
AMA: Women should be eligible for mammo screening at 40
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Medical Association (AMA) voted on June 18 at its annual policymaking meeting to adopt the policy that women should be eligible for screening mammography at age 40.
June 18, 2012
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