Radiologic Technologist: Page 70

SIIM offers grant program

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) is offering two $50,000 grants to support original hypothesis-driven research in the field of imaging informatics for residents, fellows, graduate students, and junior faculty.

July 12, 2007

Initia signs Royal Marsden Hospital

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation therapy firm Initia-RT has installed its TrackLeaf dynamic micro multileaf collimator (mMLC) at the Royal Marsden Hospital in the U.K.

July 8, 2007

Keeping sonographers by improving working conditions

By Erik L. Ridley

In these days of sonographer shortages, it's crucial to keep good, dedicated sonographers. Improving working conditions and showing appreciation can significantly boost sonographer retention rates, according to the experience of Johns Hopkins Hospital (JHH) in Baltimore.

July 4, 2007

Mammography pays well despite reputation, SalaryScan survey says

By Brian Casey

This year's edition of the annual AuntMinnie.com SalaryScan survey finds that U.S. radiologists specializing in mammography earn some of the highest salaries in medical imaging. Meanwhile, on a regional basis, radiologists who live in the Rocky Mountain region receive the highest compensation. Among radiologic technologists, those who specialize in nuclear medicine/PET or work in the Pacific region are the highest paid.

May 9, 2007

MR guidelines: Elevating standards of practice and care

By Tobias Gilk

The new American College of Radiology guidelines for safe MR practices changes the standards for MR safety for far more than radiologists. MRI architectural consultant Tobias Gilk explains how the new guidelines have changed the legal landscape for nearly everyone who works in support of MRI equipment and the care it provides.

May 9, 2007

ASRT takes another run at RT credentialing with CARE bill

By Wayne Forrest

Proponents of nationwide licensing standards for U.S. radiologic technologists are nothing if not persistent. Led by the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT), they have once again taken up the gauntlet to implement federal licensing standards, in the form of the Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence (CARE) in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act.

April 30, 2007

Radiologists may be better off taking hands-on approach to 3D workflow

By Erik L. Ridley

The growing size of datasets produced by multidetector-row CT (MDCT) and MRI scanners has led to a crisis in radiology workflow that is being addressed to some extent by 3D image processing, according to Dr. Eliot Siegel, chief of imaging for the VA Maryland Healthcare System in Baltimore. While there are several possible models for handling 3D data, the most effective may be one that has radiologists taking more control of image processing tasks.

April 29, 2007

Study: Training, audits will keep reins on CR/DR radiation dose

By Wayne Forrest

Adequate training of radiographers (radiologic technologists) and patient dose audits are the most effective ways to keep radiation dose as low as possible when converting from film-screen radiography to computed and digital radiography (CR/DR), according to researchers from Spain. The group was successful in addressing "dose creep" after an initial period in which radiation dose grew following the implementation of CR.

April 22, 2007

Initia-RT nets CE Mark

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation therapy firm Initia-RT has received the European CE Mark for its CrossPlan treatment planning software.

April 8, 2007

ACR initiates cardiac MRI accreditation program

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American College of Radiology (ACR) has launched a cardiac MRI accreditation program that evaluates the qualifications of personnel, quality control programs, MRI safety policies, and image quality specific to cardiac MRI.

April 3, 2007

CARE bill introduced into U.S. Senate

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A bill that would establish minimum federal education and credentialing standards for personnel who perform medical imaging and radiation therapy procedures has been introduced in the U.S. Senate, two months after similar legislation was introduced in the House of Representatives.

April 1, 2007

U.S. contrast market set to double by 2013

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. market for medical imaging contrast media, which produced $1.57 billion sales in 2006, is expected to nearly double to $2.94 billion by 2013, according to a recent study by market research firm Bio-Tech Systems.

March 21, 2007

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