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AuntMinnie 2009: California technologist faces testimony in CT overdose case

AuntMinnie

In 2009, our top article reported on an incident involving a child receiving over 150 CT scans in an hour. Editor's note: As part of the celebration of AuntMinnie.com's upcoming 25th anniversary, we're presenting 25 for 25 -- a series featuring our most popular content for each of the last 25 years.

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Goodbye, Nanoism

Ben White

When I started the current iteration of this site in January 2009, I was also writing short fiction. Very strange, it’s true, but 2009 was a long time ago in internet years, and it seemed like a good idea at the time.

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Complexity of radiology exams has skyrocketed

AuntMinnie

In a study at a tertiary imaging center in Sweden, investigators found that the data in CT and MRI studies for radiologists to interpret increased up to six times between 2009 and 2022, while the numbers of exams “only doubled,” said Tomas Bjerner, MD, PhD, of Linkoping University. per year), according to the findings.

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Private equity returns plummet to lowest levels seen since 2009

Radiology Business

Volatile markets, economic uncertainty and higher borrowing costs have combined to make it more difficult for PE firms to exit their investments.

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Mammography guideline changes have produced a ‘harmful’ spillover effect

Radiology Business

Mammography screening trends had remained flat, but they fell across all age groups after the USPSTF issued new guidelines in 2009.

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RayStation in More Than 1,000 Radiotherapy Centers Worldwide

Imaging Technology

The first version of RayStation was launched in 2009 and the system is now available in cancer centers in 43 countries worldwide. The first ever customer for RayStation was Westdeutsches Protonentherapiezentrum Essen (WPE) in Germany, who bought RayStation in 2009.

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The Little White Lies of Radiology Partners

Ben White

I assure you no one starts a blog during their first year of medical school in 2009 and says, one day I hope to p**s on organized medicine and large corporations as a hobby forever. A brief and hopefully final private equity in radiology post for now. With that said… § The ACR runs a large and presumably quite profitable job forum. (I