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NIH, ACR to host CT dose summit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) is joining forces with the American College of Radiology (ACR) and the Washington, DC-based Coalition for Imaging and Bioengineering Research to hold a summit on CT dose management on February 24 and 25.
February 21, 2011
USP details proposed changes to PET drug production standards
By Wayne Forrest
The U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) on February 21 outlined a series of new quality assurance standards for the production and compounding of PET drugs that would cover responsibilities such as personnel training, equipment maintenance, quality control, and labeling and packaging.
February 21, 2011
Merge signs former Allscripts executives
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare IT and advanced visualization developer Merge Healthcare has named Steve Brewer as executive vice president of product solutions and Steve Martin as senior vice president of sales.
February 21, 2011
CIVCO names Schiemann to VP post
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound and radiotherapy products developer CIVCO Medical Solutions has named Axel Schiemann as vice president of Asia-Pacific Rim sales for radiation oncology.
February 21, 2011
GE taps Murphy to lead Life Sciences unit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has named Kieran Murphy as president and CEO of its Life Sciences division.
February 20, 2011
KLAS: Speech recognition is a good investment
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Investing in a speech recognition dictation system produces a demonstrable return on investment, according to a new study from healthcare technology research firm KLAS.
February 19, 2011
RA licensure bill advances in Utah
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Utah's House of Representatives has passed a bill that would allow a radiologist assistant (RA) to perform radiological procedures under the supervision of a radiologist.
February 17, 2011
AAOS: Over a third of imaging costs from 'defensive medicine'
By Kate Madden Yee
Nearly 35% of all the imaging costs from 2,068 orthopedic patient encounters in Pennsylvania were ordered for "defensive imaging" purposes, according to a new study presented Wednesday at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) meeting in San Diego.
February 16, 2011
Agfa HealthCare gets new president
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Agfa-Gevaert Group said it has appointed a new president for its Agfa HealthCare subsidiary.
February 16, 2011
ACRIN begins cardiovascular clinical trial
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology Imaging Network (ACRIN) has begun a multicenter clinical trial to assess how cardiac CT angiography and SPECT affect outcomes in patients with stable angina.
February 16, 2011
Focused US group adds board member
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Focused Ultrasound Surgery Foundation has named Frederic Moll, MD, to its board of directors.
February 16, 2011
Cochrane review advises chemo + RT for early Hodgkin's
By Cynthia E. Keen
Chemotherapy followed by radiation therapy (RT) is the standard treatment for patients with early-stage Hodgkin's lymphoma, and it should remain so, according to a review published February 16 by the Cochrane Collaboration of Oxford, U.K.
February 16, 2011
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