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Living Pain-Free: Sonographer back pain, part 6

By Mark Roozen, Doug Wuebben

Is your butt the cause of your back pain? It could be. As we near the end of this seven-part series on sonographer back pain, coach Mark Roozen and sonographer Doug Wuebben share some stretches and exercises to address the common problem of a weak or imbalanced backside.

February 17, 2016

ACR forms new informatics committee

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American College of Radiology (ACR) has launched the Commission on Patient- and Family-Centered Care Informatics Committee.

February 16, 2016

Obama proposes bigger cancer budget for 2017

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

President Obama's 2017 budget, released on Monday, proposes $5.9 billion to support biomedical research, an increase of $680 million or 13% from the previous year, according to the American Society for Radiation Oncology, which lauded the proposal.

February 11, 2016

RT educator Van Valkenburg dies

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Longtime radiologic technologist (RT) educator Jane Van Valkenburg, PhD, died on January 6 at the age of 78, according to an obituary in the Standard Examiner of Ogden, UT.

February 11, 2016

Visage lands order from ACR, Fla. training program

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Advanced visualization and PACS firm Visage Imaging has received an order for its Visage 7 enterprise imaging software from the American College of Radiology (ACR) and the University of Florida.

February 10, 2016

AMIC warns of prior authorization threat

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Access to Medical Imaging Coalition (AMIC) is speaking out against provisions calling for the use of prior authorization for fee-for-service imaging procedures paid for by Medicare that were included in President Obama's proposed 2017 budget.

February 10, 2016