Radiologic Technologist: Page 18

Brachytherapy error halts treatment at Canadian center

By Louise Gagnon

A cancer center in Hamilton, Ontario, has suspended brachytherapy treatment for cervical cancer patients after discovering that guide tubes of the wrong length were being used, meaning radiation may have missed the tumor target. The episode highlights the importance of anonymous error reporting, according to experts.

February 13, 2019

ASRT: More students enroll in radiology in 2018

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) is reporting an uptick in the number of students enrolled in radiography, nuclear medicine, and radiation therapy educational programs in 2018.

January 23, 2019

Kwiatkowski asks for sentence to be thrown out

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

David Kwiatkowski, the radiologic technologist who is serving 39 years in prison after infecting patients with hepatitis C as part of a drug diversion scheme, is asking a federal court in New Hampshire to throw out his sentence.

January 16, 2019

Video from RSNA 2018: Rad-Aid airship could take radiology to the skies

CHICAGO - Humanitarian organization Rad-Aid is hard at work on a novel concept -- a flying airship that would bring high-tech healthcare such as medical imaging to areas in need. We talk to Dr. Dan Mollura of Rad-Aid about this novel idea.

November 28, 2018

Video from RSNA 2018: Rad-Aid airship could take radiology to the skies

Humanitarian organization Rad-Aid is hard at work on a novel concept -- a flying airship that would bring high-tech healthcare such as medical imaging to areas in need. We talk to Dr. Dan Mollura of Rad-Aid about this novel idea.

November 27, 2018

Telerad Tech rolls out MammoAssist AI software at RSNA

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

RIS/PACS software firm Telerad Tech is launching its new MammoAssist artificial intelligence (AI) software at RSNA 2018 in Chicago.

November 25, 2018

Deep learning with MRI mimics cardiac technologists

By Wayne Forrest

Monday, November 26 | 3:00 p.m.-3:10 p.m. | SSE04-01 | Room N226Researchers are reporting success with a deep-learning convolutional neural network designed to localize key cardiac landmarks to help with complex examinations such as cardiac MRI.

October 30, 2018

ASRT Foundation grows its research grants

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) Foundation has established a new, multitiered funding structure for research grants.

October 29, 2018

ASTRO: RT, surgery up stage IV lung cancer survival

By Erik L. Ridley

Stage IV lung cancer patients whose cancer has spread to a limited number of sites can live longer if they receive radiation therapy (RT) or surgery in addition to systemic therapy, according to research presented at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) conference in San Antonio.

October 23, 2018

ASTRO: Prostate RT works better than expected in black men

By Brian Casey

SAN ANTONIO - Radiation therapy (RT) could be more effective in African-American men with prostate cancer than previously realized, according to data presented on Monday at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) annual meeting.

October 22, 2018

RefleXion to show PET-guided RT at ASTRO

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation therapy equipment developer RefleXion Medical plans to highlight a new PET-guided approach to radiotherapy (RT) at the upcoming American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) meeting in San Antonio.

October 17, 2018

Siemens to debut RT version of Sola MRI scanner at ASTRO

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Siemens Healthineers plans to unveil a radiation therapy (RT) version of its Magnetom Sola MRI scanner at the upcoming American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) meeting in San Antonio.

October 17, 2018

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