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SNMMI meeting attendance dips slightly

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) said that more than 5,700 physicians, technologists, physicists, scientists, and exhibitors were on hand at its annual meeting this week in Vancouver.

June 13, 2013

Moments in Radiology History: Part 12 -- Radioisotopes

By Otha Linton

In the latest Moments in Radiology History column, historian Otha Linton traces the path of radioisotopes from physicist Antoine Henri Becquerel and the Curies to cyclotrons in California, the first treatments of cancer patients, and World War II and the atomic bomb.

February 12, 2013

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January 22, 2013

AAPM issues guidelines for radiation therapy error databases

By Cynthia E. Keen

With the goal of improving radiation therapy safety, the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) has published technical recommendations to aid developers of databases that are designed to track and record treatment errors and near misses.

January 17, 2013

SNMMI to offer education content at midwinter meeting

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) plans to offer physicians, pharmacists, and physicists up to 36.75 continuing education credits at its midwinter meeting in New Orleans, as well as up to 36.5 hours of Verification of Involvement in Continuing Education (VOICE) credits for nuclear medicine technologists.

December 4, 2012

Ezzell

Dr. Gary Ezzell, PhD, president of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine, welcomes attendees during Sunday's opening session.

November 25, 2012

Dr. Gary A. Ezzell, PhD, presenting during RSNA

Dr. Gary Ezzell, PhD, president of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine, greets attendees during Sunday's opening session.

November 25, 2012

ACR, AAPM, SIIM release technical standards

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American College of Radiology (ACR), the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM), and the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) have jointly released new standards for the electronic practice of medical imaging.

November 18, 2012

ACR, AAPM, SIIM release practice guidelines

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American College of Radiology (ACR), the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM), and the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) have teamed to release practice guidelines for digital radiography, the electronic practice of medical imaging, and determinants of image quality in digital mammography.

September 27, 2012

Imaging advances therapy assessment

By Tami Freeman

Monitoring and understanding a patient's response to therapy plays a central role in optimizing cancer treatment. Advanced imaging technologies could enable monitoring of tumor response at an earlier stage in the treatment course, providing a means for personalized therapy adaptation.

September 2, 2012

Adding ultrasound boosts radiotherapy for prostate cancer

By Tami Freeman

Combining pulsed nonthermal focused ultrasound with radiotherapy could increase the efficacy of prostate cancer treatment, according to a presentation at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine annual meeting held in Charlotte, NC, earlier this month.

August 16, 2012

AAPM: Spectral mammography could measure breast density

By Kate Madden Yee

Spectral mammography used during breast screening can measure tissue density with high accuracy -- potentially improving the assessment of breast cancer risk, according to research presented at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) annual meeting in Charlotte, NC.

August 1, 2012

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