Practice Management: Page 468

Contrast use spikes CT radiation dose
By Eric Barnes
The use of contrast media during CT scans significantly increases how much radiation patients absorb in amounts that vary by organ, researchers report in the June edition of the American Journal of Roentgenology. Radiologists should account for the expected dose increases when setting scanner protocols, they said.
May 29, 2013
Unisyn changes name to Consensys
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Unisyn Medical Technologies announced it has changed its name to Consensys Imaging Service.
May 28, 2013
GE buys Unisyn ultrasound probe repair business
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has acquired the ultrasound probe repair operations of Unisyn Medical Technologies.
May 28, 2013
ASTRO: NIH underfunds radiation oncology research
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology research is gravely underfunded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), according to the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO).
May 28, 2013
Study: Data for radiation therapy insufficient
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
There is not enough randomized clinical trial data to provide doctors with sufficient evidence for radiation oncology treatment decisions, according to a study published online May 14 in the journal Cancer.
May 28, 2013
ASE defines practice standards for cardiac US
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) has released a new consensus statement on the practice of using ultrasound as a tool for improving patient physical examinations.
May 28, 2013
Carestream touts progress going green
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Carestream Health said it has reduced its air emissions and energy consumption as part of an ongoing effort to trim its environmental footprint.
May 28, 2013
MITA receives FDA award
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA) has received an award from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its efforts to mitigate radiation dose in CT equipment.
May 28, 2013
Confusion over radiation risk could lead to inappropriate exams
By Kate Madden Yee
When radiologists have access to radiation exposure histories for patients, most will take them into consideration when assessing the risk of further exposure in future imaging exams, according to a new study published in the June issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology. But should they?
May 28, 2013
ROI requests radiation therapy research proposals
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Radiation Oncology Institute (ROI) announced it is requesting proposals to examine the comparative value of radiation therapy.
May 27, 2013
MITA names Northup as international director
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA) has named Andrew Northup as its new international director.
May 27, 2013
Imaging groups urge CMS not to adopt FDG-PET scan limitations
By Wayne Forrest
Radiology, nuclear medicine, and neuroradiology organizations are anxiously awaiting a decision from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that would finalize its proposal to limit FDG-PET coverage to one nationally covered scan.
May 27, 2013
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