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Radiation Oncology Physician Groups Unite to Ensure Patient Access to Cancer Care

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milla1cf Tue, 01/30/2024 - 19:43 January 30, 2024 — The largest professional societies representing radiation oncology physicians in the United States announced a partnership with the goal of reforming radiation oncology Medicare payments to expand and enhance access to high quality care for people with cancer.

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Radiology Trailblazers Named RLI Leadership Luminaries

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Muroff, MD, FACR , the 2023 Leadership Luminary Award recipients for their exceptional lifetime achievements, innovation, leadership and service to the medical specialties of radiology or radiation oncology. He received the ACR Gold Medal in 2013 and the Florida Radiological Society Gold Medal in 1995.

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Backwards to the Future: The Return of the Radiology Oral Boards

Ben White

I began my diagnostic radiology residency in 2013 as the Core Exam was about to be administered for the first time. When we shake our heads at the quality of radiology from the “outside hospital,” we’re talking about misses and crappy reports. A conditioned exam result will be possible. We can test for that directly.

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AuntMinnie 2011: Joint Commission issues alert on medical radiation

AuntMinnie

The Joint Commission acknowledged that studies assessing medical radiation's risks rely on "currently unverified scientific assumptions," but said that recent studies have raised concerns about imaging overuse, particularly "in vulnerable populations such as children, young adults, and pregnant women."

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The rise of theranostics: Part 1 -- Gaining momentum

AuntMinnie

The L block lead shield over the syringe helps protect certified nuclear medicine technologist James Johnson (left), and nuclear radiologist Penny Vroman, MD (right), from radiation emitted by the drug. Since 2013 we've had several more radiopharmaceutical therapies get FDA approval.

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The rise of theranostics: Part 1 -- Gaining momentum

AuntMinnie

The L block lead shield over the syringe helps protect certified nuclear medicine technologist James Johnson (left), and nuclear radiologist Penny Vroman, MD (right), from radiation emitted by the drug. Since 2013 we've had several more radiopharmaceutical therapies get FDA approval.