Medical Physics

How should patients manage Lu-PSMA-617 waste disposal?
A medical physicist in Iowa has crunched the numbers and determined the safest approach for prostate cancer patients receiving Lu-PSMA-617 (Pluvicto) to dispose of their radioactive urine, according to a recent communication in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
July 16, 2023
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DRG marks 100th anniversary of Roentgen's death
The German Radiological Society (DRG) noted that February 10 is the 100th anniversary of the death of Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen, the German physicist who discovered the x-ray.
February 9, 2023
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ASTRO: Physicists add value in patient-facing role
Radiation therapy patients report less anxiety when a medical physicist explains technical aspects of care and how it is delivered, according to research presented at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) annual meeting in San Antonio.
October 23, 2022
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AAPM celebrates 50 years of CT
The American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) is celebrating 50 years of CT imaging October 1 by launching a new gallery in its AAPM Virtual Museum of Medical Physics and offering educational resources on the modality.
September 30, 2021
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Physicists want ban on radioactive alternative medicine pendants
A group of Malaysian physicists are recommending a ban on so-called "scalar energy" pendants after finding that the alternative medicine trinkets are actually embedded with radioactive isotopes, according to a study published June 1 in Plos One.
June 6, 2021
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EPA launches Women in Radiation History website
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is marking Women's History Month with the launch of a new website to celebrate the history of women in radiation sciences.
March 8, 2021
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How running an MRI service is like captaining a ship
Running an MRI service is like being the captain of a ship on the ocean, according to a Friday presentation at the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine virtual conference. Smooth navigation depends on effective collaboration with physicists, technologists, and other staff.
August 13, 2020
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West Physics buys Radiological Physics Consultants
Health physics services provider West Physics Consulting has purchased Winston-Salem, NC-based medical physics firm Radiological Physics Consultants.
July 20, 2020
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Pay attention to patient portals
Patients appreciate getting imaging results both via direct provider contact and via electronic patient portals – but they may have less understanding of advanced imaging results when they receive them online, according to a study published April 29 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
April 29, 2020
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Radiology volume, research will take COVID-19 hit
The COVID-19 pandemic will adversely affect imaging volume, cancer treatment, and research going forward, according to a series of reports published April 15 in Radiology and Radiology: Imaging Cancer.
April 15, 2020
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IAEA publishes SPECT/CT usage guide
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has published a quality control guide for SPECT/CT for nuclear medicine physicists, specialists, and radiation technologists.
March 29, 2020
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No shield from x-rays: How science is rethinking lead aprons
CHICAGO - Patients have come to expect a technician to drape their torsos with a heavy lead apron when they get an x-ray, but new thinking among radiologists and medical physicists is upending the decades-old practice of shielding patients from radiation.
January 15, 2020
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