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Medical Physics: Page 10
ESTRO: Shortage of medical physicists forecast for U.S.
By
Becky McCall
Residency positions to train medical physicists are in seriously short supply, and training is taking too long, according to a speaker at the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ESTRO) annual meeting held last week in London.
May 15, 2011
NY Times
probes infant overradiation, regulatory gaps
By
Cynthia E. Keen
The
New York Times
lambasted the U.S. Congress in a front-page article for its failure over the past 12 years to enact legislation that would establish uniform training and certification requirements for radiologic technologists, medical physicists, and 10 other occupations in medical imaging and radiation therapy.
March 1, 2011
MRI advances reported at AAPM
By
Tami Freeman
MRI technology is advancing at a rapid pace, both in terms of instrumentation and applications. At the recent American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) annual meeting held in Philadelphia, attendees learned of recent advances in both of these areas.
August 8, 2010
Newer dosimeters find big errors in head CT perfusion doses
By
Eric Barnes
Traditional radiation dose measurements are grossly inaccurate for perfusion CT head scans, which are being performed with increasing frequency for patients with suspected stroke, according to a study presented on July 22 at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine meeting in Philadelphia.
July 26, 2010
Resolution calculation measures digital detector performance
By
James Brice
A fast and easy way of calculating digital x-ray resolution promises to give medical physicists a better measure of digital radiography performance, according to a presentation at this week's American Association of Physicists in Medicine meeting.
July 22, 2010
Patient safety symposium draws crowds at AAPM
By
Tami Freeman
PHILADELPHIA - Patient safety in radiation therapy and diagnostic imaging has always been an important concern for the medical physics community. At the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) annual meeting taking place this week, a special symposium examined the issues surrounding patient safety and what's being done to improve it.
July 21, 2010
Relaxing rigid timing of linac safety tests may offer benefits
By
Cynthia E. Keen
Emergency turnoff switches for radiation therapy equipment need to be tested regularly to maintain high quality standards. But a presentation made today at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine meeting suggests that some state regulations aren't necessarily based on safety facts.
July 21, 2010
X-ray tube modulation helps reduce pediatric CT dose
By
Cynthia E. Keen
By modulating x-ray tube output based on patient characteristics, instead of using a fixed tube current, Texas researchers were able to lower radiation dose in pediatric CT studies by 23%, according to a poster presentation at this week's American Association of Physicists in Medicine meeting.
July 20, 2010
Software enables fluoroscopy skin dose assessment
By
Erik L. Ridley
PHILADELPHIA - A new software tool can allow monitoring of patient skin dose from clinical fluoroscopy procedures, according to research presented at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine annual meeting.
July 20, 2010
Conebeam reconstruction method speeds processing, cuts dose
By
Eric Barnes
A new processing method for conebeam CT images promises to dramatically lower radiation exposure for patients undergoing perfusion CT prior to image-guided radiation therapy, according to a study presented at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine meeting in Philadelphia.
July 20, 2010
Young women have highest cancer risk from body CT scans
By
Erik L. Ridley
PHILADELPHIA - The age and gender of patients are significant determining variables in calculating the risk of radiation-induced cancer from body CT scans, with young women at highest risk, according to research presented Monday at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine annual meeting.
July 19, 2010
Mayo method enables perfusion CT in a fraction of the dose
By
Eric Barnes
A new image-processing algorithm gives radiologists everything they need to diagnose perfusion CT images using up to 95% less radiation, according to research presented at this week's American Association of Physicists in Medicine meeting in Philadelphia.
July 19, 2010
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