Practice Management: Page 654

ASTRO, ACR publish joint guidelines for radiation therapy
By Cynthia E. Keen
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) and the American College of Radiology (ACR) have jointly issued practice guidelines for image-guided radiation therapy and for the performance of stereotactic body radiation therapy.
January 28, 2010
Broadlane appoints new CEO, president
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Group purchasing organization Broadlane has appointed a new CEO and a new president, splitting what was formerly one position into two.
January 27, 2010
VisEn buys rights to fluorescence agents
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Optical imaging developer VisEn Medical has acquired fluorescence imaging agent intellectual property portfolios and related technology from Bayer Schering Pharma.
January 27, 2010
Carestream deploys mobile CR to Haiti
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A service engineer from medical imaging firm Carestream Health has traveled to Haiti with a portable computed radiography (CR) system to assist in the earthquake relief efforts.
January 27, 2010
Fuji sponsors ARRS grants
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Fujifilm Medical Systems USA is again providing educational travel grants to two residents or fellows for the American Roentgen Ray Society's (ARRS) annual meeting in May.
January 27, 2010
Bayer settles NSF case with Calif. man
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MRI contrast developer Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals has settled a lawsuit involving a California man who allegedly contracted nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) after administration of the company's Magnevist gadolinium-based MRI contrast agent.
January 27, 2010
Haiti after the earthquake: Idaho RT assists relief effort
By Donna Domino
An Idaho radiologic technologist (RT) who has been involved in longtime relief efforts in Haiti says an x-ray system that survived the earthquake is being used to examine hundreds of injuries daily.
January 27, 2010
IsoRay adds VP
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical isotope developer IsoRay Medical has named William Cavanagh as vice president of research and development.
January 26, 2010
NovaRad adds PACS in Arizona
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
RIS and PACS vendor NovaRad has installed its NovaRad PACS at AZ-Tech Radiology and Portable X-Ray and Ultrasound, both located in Phoenix.
January 26, 2010
VC screening effective in Medicare-age screening cohort
By Eric Barnes
Virtual colonoscopy is effective in older screening subjects and does not result in a high rate of referral to invasive colonoscopy, according to a new study published in the February issue of Radiology. The researchers said their study indicates that VC screening could be valuable for the Medicare population.
January 26, 2010
NY Times article details radiation therapy errors
By Cynthia E. Keen
While cancer patients are undergoing radiation therapy intended to cure them, serious mistakes may be made, all attributable to failure by medical staff to follow detailed, established quality assurance protocols, according to an article published January 24 in the New York Times.
January 25, 2010
Medicare coverage spurs 41% growth in colorectal cancer PET use
By Wayne Forrest
A decision by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to approve payment for FDG-PET scans for colorectal cancer patients led to 41% growth in use of the modality at one hospital, according to a study in the February issue of Radiology.
January 25, 2010
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