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NIH: Occupational radiation dose to RTs needs careful monitoring

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The group's findings were published April 8 in the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology. "[The Milder and colleagues assessed radiation dose to technologists assisting with fluoroscopically-guided interventional procedures using information taken from 43,823 participants in the U.S.

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Researchers offer age-specific dose estimator for fluoroscopy exams

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A team of researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital has developed an age-specific dose catalog for estimating radiation exposure to children from diagnostic and interventional radiology fluoroscopy procedures. mSv for interventional radiology (24 procedure types) and 0.001 to 0.44

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The Society of Interventional Radiology 2024 Gold Medals and Charles T. Dotter Lecture Delivered at Annual Meeting

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milla1cf Mon, 03/25/2024 - 06:00 March 25, 2024 — The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) presented its highest honor, the SIR Gold Medal , to Fred T. These awards acknowledge distinguished and extraordinary service to SIR or to the specialty of interventional radiology. MD ; Albert A. Nemcek, Jr.,

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RSNA Makes Strides in Narrowing Radiology Gender Gap

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However, less than 27% of active diagnostic radiologists and only 10% of active interventional radiologists are female. Within the 48 largest medical specialty groups, diagnostic radiology ranks 41st and interventional radiology ranks 47th in percentage of female trainees.

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Salary differences narrow between academic, nonacademic radiologists

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To address the knowledge gap, Malhotra and colleagues conducted a study that included survey data from the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) for 2,883 diagnostic radiology and 886 interventional radiology physicians. Between 2014 to 2023, median total compensation for diagnostic radiology increased by 18% overall (1.9%

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Blue Earth Diagnostics, a Bracco Company, Appoints Marco Campione as Chief Executive Officer

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Dr. David Gauden, a co-founder of Blue Earth Diagnostics and with the company since 2014, assumes the role of full-time CEO of Bracco subsidiary Blue Earth Therapeutics. Board of Directors and will serve as Vice Chair of the Blue Earth Diagnostics Inc. Board of Directors. Bracco Imaging S.p.A., Bracco Imaging S.p.A.,

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Meet the Minnies 2024 finalists

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Elliot Fishman, MD, Johns Hopkins Medicine The second finalist is Elliot Fishman, MD, a category for which he took the trophy in 2001, 2007, 2014, and 2017. Last year, he was awarded a grant through the American Roentgen Ray Society's (ARRS) clinician educator development program.