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ASTRO issues thoracic radiotherapy guidelines
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has issued evidence-based guidelines for the use of external-beam radiation therapy, endobronchial brachytherapy, and concurrent chemotherapy to provide palliative care and treat thoracic symptoms caused by advanced lung cancer.
May 3, 2011
Does radiation dose education affect CT ordering practices?
By Kate Madden Yee
CHICAGO - Educating clinical house staff about CT radiation does not necessarily change ordering patterns for the exam, according to research presented Monday at the American Roentgen Ray Society meeting. But it does give clinicians information they can share with patients concerned about radiation dose.
May 2, 2011
SNM proposes name change
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The SNM Board of Directors and House of Delegates, in conjunction with the leadership of the society's Technologist Section, have proposed changing the organization's name to the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging.
May 2, 2011
Ultrahigh-field MRI pioneer sets sights on stronger magnets
By Wayne Forrest
Ask J. Thomas Vaughan, PhD, if an MRI magnet can ever have too powerful of a field strength, and the answer is very likely to be "never." The ultrahigh-field MRI pioneer believes 7-tesla MRI could ultimately come into clinical use, and even envisions research MRI being done at 10.5 tesla.
May 2, 2011
ACR releases white paper on ACOs
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) is providing strategies for radiologist participation in accountable care organizations (ACOs) in a white paper published in the May issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
May 1, 2011
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More CIIPs added to ABII's rolls
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Board of Imaging Informatics (ABII) has added 73 Certified Imaging Informatics Professionals (CIIPs) to its rolls, the board announced.
April 28, 2011
JNCI: IMRT doubles costs for breast cancer patients
By Wayne Forrest
The adoption of intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) has prompted sharply higher costs for radiation therapy, according to an April 29 article in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. The study found that it cost twice as much to use IMRT to treat women with breast cancer compared with traditional radiation therapy.
April 27, 2011
AIUM names new president
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) has announced Dr. Alfred Abuhamad as its new president.
April 27, 2011
PenRad signs Bickford
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Mammography information systems developer PenRad Technologies has appointed healthcare industry veteran Dan Bickford as executive vice president of sales and business development.
April 27, 2011
iCAD names new CFO
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection firm iCAD has appointed Kevin Burns as executive vice president of finance and chief financial officer (CFO).
April 27, 2011
VC ready for universal use, meta-analysis shows
By Eric Barnes
In a meta-analysis of more than 10,000 patients scanned on five continents, virtual colonoscopy detected almost 95% of colorectal cancers -- and 100% when proper tagging and cleansing methods were used, according to a study published in the May edition of Radiology.
April 26, 2011
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