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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. SACRAMENTO, CA - A California radiologic technologist accused of delivering a major radiation overdose to a 23-month-old boy faced testimony this week on her role in the incident. Is this safe?"

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AART Honors Three in I Am The Gold Standard Program

Imaging Technology

R)(N)(ARRT) About the Honorees Arianna Apodaca is a radiation therapist at Austin Cyberknife , a cancer treatment center in Austin, Texas. While managing to complete both her degree in radiation therapy and undergo successful treatment, she began speaking publicly about early detection. (R)(MR)(ARRT) • Patrick Wojtylak, M.H.S.A.,

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Meet the Minnies 2024 finalists

AuntMinnie

Louis School of Medicine and completed his residency and a neuroradiology fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. She currently serves as chair of the department of medical imaging and radiation sciences in the College of Health Professions at TJU and directs the radiography and invasive cardiovascular technology programs.

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AuntMinnie 2010: Settlement reached in Mad River pediatric CT radiation case

AuntMinnie

Our top article in 2010 was a follow-up of our most highly viewed article in 2009. SACRAMENTO, CA - A California radiologic technologist accused of delivering a major radiation overdose to a 23-month-old boy faced testimony this week on her role in the incident. Over the next 68 minutes, the toddler was exposed to 151 scans.

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CMS proposes coverage of CT colonography screening

AuntMinnie

The CMS has included coverage of CTC in its proposed 2025 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (HOPPS) and 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) proposed rules, which were published on July 10. Food and Drug Administration also support coverage, but the CMS denied it in 2009 and had continued to do so until now.

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Serial PoCUS for ED Patients with Acute Dyspnea: Is More Actually Better?

REBEL EM

US, compared with CXR and CT, offers the absence of ionizing radiation and high reproducibility. Interestingly, though not statistically significant, patients in the serial US group had a longer length of hospital stay compared to the control group (4d vs 3d). thus prolonging their hospital stay and increasing readmission rates.

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Dr. Stavropoulos Chooses Omega as the Centerpiece of the Endoscopy Program at Archbold

Omega Medical Imaging

He leads the new Program in Advanced Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and Endoscopic Surgery at Archbold Memorial Hospital in Thomasville, GA. He was one of the first practitioners in the US of ESD in 2005, the first practitioner of POEM in 2009, and the first practitioner of EFTR and STER in 2012. The Omega E-View.AI

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