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RSNA extends partnership in Brazil

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

RSNA and the Radiological and Diagnostic Imaging Society of São Paulo (SPR) have decided to continue their partnership into the next decade.

April 19, 2017

AAPM boosts certification opportunities

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) said it has added more self-assessment modules to its annual meeting offerings.

April 18, 2017

ASTRO releases oropharyngeal cancer guidelines

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) issued a new clinical guideline for managing oropharyngeal cancer in the society's clinical practice journal, Practical Radiation Oncology.

April 16, 2017

6 tips for joining a CT lung cancer screening registry

By Judy Burleson

Imaging facilities across the U.S. are beginning to provide CT lung cancer screening -- and they are getting Medicare payment for it as well. But to get paid, you have to participate in a CT lung cancer registry. In this article, Judy Burleson of the American College of Radiology offers six tips for getting started.

April 16, 2017

Groups hail study of breast screening in 40s

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American College of Radiology and the Society of Breast Imaging have issued a joint statement hailing the results of a recent study in JAMA Internal Medicine that found a strong majority of physicians recommend breast screening for women in their 40s.

April 13, 2017

ACR disagrees with European gadolinium recommendation

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American College of Radiology (ACR) Committee on Drugs and Contrast Media said it disagrees with the recent recommendation by a European regulatory committee to suspend the use of some linear gadolinium-based contrast agents due to the potential risk of gadolinium accumulation within patients.

April 3, 2017