Radiologic Technologist: Page 56

Mayo: 2,100 more patients at risk of hep C
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Mayo Clinic said this week that it is contacting an additional 2,100 patients who may have contracted hepatitis C, allegedly from an interventional radiologic technologist who was stealing drugs within the facility.
September 23, 2010
Study confirms model for predicting dysphagia after RT
By Cynthia E. Keen
Aggressive treatment using chemotherapy and radiation therapy (RT) is producing better curative and survival outcomes for individuals with head and neck cancers. But these treatments are like a double-edged sword, because the risk of developing acute and late toxicities, especially swallowing dysfunction, is high.
September 23, 2010
Cranial RT encouraged for lung cancer patients
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Prophylactic cranial radiation therapy (RT) can increase the odds of survival for patients with limited-stage small cell lung carcinoma, but these patients often decline the treatment due to concerns about potential toxicities, according to a new study published online in Cancer.
September 14, 2010
Indicted Ga. technologist surrenders to authorities
By Kate Madden Yee
A radiologic technologist charged with submitting false mammogram results during her tenure at a Georgia hospital has turned herself in and is being held without bond at the Houston County, GA, detention center.
September 13, 2010
Image Gently rationale is applied to image-guided RT
By Tami Freeman
Image guidance in radiation therapy (RT) -- be it conebeam CT positioning scans or intrafraction kilovoltage imaging of moving tumors -- offers the potential to increase targeting accuracy. The associated imaging dose delivered to the patient, however, can be cause for concern.
September 9, 2010
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Ga. mammo tech indicted; radiation risk and pregnant women
By Brian Casey
September 8, 2010
Technologist indicted over false mammo results
By Kate Madden Yee
A radiologic technologist at a Georgia hospital has been indicted on 20 charges of submitting false mammogram results by marking mammography studies as completed even though they hadn't been reviewed by a physician.
September 8, 2010
New Monte Carlo sources enable high-resolution simulations of RT
By Tami Freeman
Advanced radiation therapy (RT) modalities employ sophisticated dose calculation engines for treatment planning. As such, Monte Carlo simulations could prove invaluable for patient-specific treatment plan quality assurance of these complex beam delivery techniques.
September 7, 2010
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Mayo says 3K patients at risk in hep C scandal
By Eric Barnes
The Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL, said that more than 3,200 patients may have been put at risk by an interventional radiologic technologist who has been fired. The employee has admitted to stealing drugs and contaminating needles used for injectable pain medications before administering drugs to patients, Mayo said.
September 2, 2010
Topex sells RT skin cancer business
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Sensus Healthcare has announced that it is purchasing the radiation therapy (RT) skin cancer business of Topex of Danbury, CT.
August 30, 2010
Stillbirths, neonatal deaths linked to childhood RT
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
What is the impact of radiation dose to the reproductive organs of children receiving radiotherapy (RT) treatments for cancer with respect to pregnancy outcomes? A new analysis of data from survivors of the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study published in the August 21 issue of Lancet provides some long-awaited answers.
August 30, 2010
Mayo fires RT after hep C transmission
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL, has fired a radiologic technologist (RT) after learning that the individual was the possible source of transmission for three cases of hepatitis C infection in transplant patients.
August 25, 2010
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