Medical Physics: Page 2

Pay attention to patient portals

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

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

Radiology volume, research will take COVID-19 hit

By Kate Madden Yee

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

IAEA publishes SPECT/CT usage guide

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

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

No shield from x-rays: How science is rethinking lead aprons

By Mary Chris Jaklevic

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

AAPM answers questions on fetal, gonadal shielding

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) on December 1 released a follow-up statement answering questions regarding its stance on the use of patient gonadal and fetal shielding in diagnostic imaging exams.

December 2, 2019

AAPM weighs in on x-ray shielding

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) on August 19 released a letter addressed to x-ray imagers regarding the use of patient gonadal and fetal shielding in diagnostic x-ray imaging.

August 22, 2019

Varian to highlight RT management system at AAPM meeting

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation therapy (RT) firm Varian Medical Systems plans to highlight its automated patient identification, positioning, and motion management system for radiation therapy at the upcoming American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) 2019 annual meeting in San Antonio.

July 10, 2019

ACR, AAPM address radiation incident in Ariz. crematory

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American College of Radiology (ACR) and the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) have issued a statement to allay growing concern over radiation exposure after researchers identified radioactivity being emitted from crematory equipment.

March 4, 2019

Bruce Thomadsen, PhD

Bruce Thomadsen, PhD, president of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine, greets RSNA 2018 attendees during Sunday's opening session.

November 25, 2018

RaySearch to highlight software upgrades at AAPM

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation therapy software developer RaySearch Laboratories plans to highlight upgrades to its RayCare and RayStation software packages at the upcoming American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) meeting in Nashville.

July 25, 2018

CruxQS bids for Remote Dosimetry Services

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation oncology software developer Crux Quality Solutions (CruxQS) has inked a letter of intent to purchase Remote Dosimetry Services of Lucedale, MS.

June 12, 2018

ASRT backs ASTRO safety, quality initiative

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) has provided financial support to a national patient safety initiative sponsored by the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) and the American Association of Physicists in Medicine.

March 13, 2018

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