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Final RSNA numbers confirm attendance uptick
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Final attendance numbers released this week for the 2010 RSNA meeting confirm that the conference saw an uptick in attendance compared to the previous year.
January 18, 2011
AHRA, Toshiba announce patient safety grant recipients
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems and the American Healthcare Radiology Administrators (AHRA) have selected the recipients of their third annual Putting Patients First grant program.
January 16, 2011
ASRT offers fluoroscopy series
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) has developed a six-part fluoroscopy safety series to provide up-to-date information on fluoroscopy and radiation safety.
January 13, 2011
WHITIA picks U.S. site for demo project
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The nonprofit World Health Imaging, Telemedicine, and Informatics Alliance (WHITIA) has picked a medical center in southwestern Chicago as a demonstration project for a new initiative to help urban and rural communities obtain advanced medical imaging technologies.
January 12, 2011
ESR organizes day for radiology in Europe
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The European Society of Radiology (ESR) has launched an effort to raise the profile of radiology in Europe by scheduling a day to recognize the discipline.
January 12, 2011
NQF issues healthcare IT reports
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The National Quality Forum (NQF), a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the quality of healthcare in the U.S., has published two reports to promote the use of healthcare IT systems.
January 6, 2011
ASE releases echo lab guidelines
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) has published recommendations and measurable quality standards for echocardiography laboratories in the January issue of the Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography.
January 5, 2011
RSNA attendance up slightly this year
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Preliminary attendance numbers for the 2010 annual RSNA meeting in Chicago show a slight increase over last year's conference.
December 2, 2010
Radiologists expand proactive dose safety efforts
By Edward Susman
CHICAGO - Experts involved in the use of ionizing radiation for diagnostic purposes -- clearly embracing a "better safe than sorry" approach -- outlined a series of measures aimed at reducing the potential risk of imaging studies causing cancer in patients.
December 1, 2010
ACR/RSNA launch national Image Wisely campaign
By Cynthia E. Keen
CHICAGO - It's hard to miss the Image Wisely owls mingling at the RSNA show. The national campaign, which encourages radiology professionals to guard against inappropriate and/or excessive exposure of patients to radiation dose, launched on Sunday at RSNA 2010.
November 29, 2010
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RSNA enlarges report template library, creates new website
By Cynthia E. Keen
CHICAGO - Pssst ... need some "best-practice" radiology reporting templates developed and used by experts in their fields? If so, the RSNA has a deal for you. During a Sunday presentation, it was announced that with the release of 30 new report templates, the RSNA's library will now contain more than 100 free templates.
November 28, 2010
ASRT releases radiation therapy workplace survey results
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Results of a recent survey by the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) reveal that nearly 70% of respondents believe that the number of radiation therapists at their facility is appropriate for the number of linear accelerators being used and the number of patients being treated.
November 27, 2010
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