AuntMinnie

MAY 23, 2024

Radiology and radiation oncology are among the top 10 highest average annual compensation medical specialties, according to a May 23 report by Doximity. Radiology and radiation oncology are not immune from these challenges. physicians in 2023 alone, Doximity stated. Meanwhile, 27% reported experiencing anxiety or depression.

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AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Radiologists participating in our annual compensation and benefits survey reported an average base salary of $473,000 in 2023, up from $439,944 the year before. In 2023, RTs had an average base salary of $92,000, up from 2022's $85,238. Body imaging and radiation therapy technologists came in last, with annual base salaries of $73,000.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

. | M7-SSPH05-2 | Room N229 Findings will be presented in this Monday afternoon presentation on organ-specific ionizing radiation doses in neonatal patients who undergo interventional procedures for congenital heart disease (CHD). Gy-cm2, with organ-specific radiation doses highest for lung from frontal view (8.1

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 6, 2025

The ASRTs findings, published in December 2024, reported that the number of enrolled students increased from 17,679 students in 2023 to an estimated 19,815 students in 2024. The survey received 412 responses, with the ASRT reporting the following: Student enrollment in radiation therapy programs rose from 1,302 in 2023 to 1,663 in 2024.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

At RSNA 2023, look for AI-driven systems that radiographers can use to help make patient positioning faster and more precise, and bring consistency to the process, all of which help improve image quality and reduce the need for retakes.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Radiation oncology has for several years now faced challenges in workforce retention and resident placement. In 2023 alone, there was a continued decline in residency applicants with 37 unmatched positions.

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 26, 2024

Radiation therapy clinic software provider RaySearch Laboratories highlighted a net sales increase of 21% in its 2023 annual report, posting 1.02 in 2023, up from 5.1% in 2023, up from 5.1% billion Swedish krona ($93.2 million U.S.). The Stockholm, Sweden-based company also reported an operating loss/profit of 114.9

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 7, 2024

In 2023 compared with 2022, the total volume of positron emission tomography (PET) scans increased 10.2% In 2023, the average number of PET scans per fixed PET site (versus mobile PET) increased 6.7% from 1,401 estimated PET scans per system in 2022 to 1,495 in 2023. Davin Korstjens. physicians reading PET scans per site.

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DECEMBER 20, 2023

milla1cf Wed, 12/20/2023 - 15:51 December 20, 2023 — An estimated 600,000 people in the United States succumb to cancer every year. These models are imperative for seamless and effective integration into the various facets of radiation oncology. For more information: [link] Wednesday, December 20, 2023 - 15:51

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Imaging Technology

AUGUST 10, 2023

August 10, 2023 — Planners and radiation oncology leaders are finalizing programming ahead of the American Society for Radiation Oncology's (ASTRO) 65th Annual Meeting, ASTRO 2023, to take place at the San Diego Convention Center, October 1-4, 2023. Registration is open until the August 17 deadline.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 27, 2024

Previous research suggests that when the procedure is combined with hormonal therapy and radiation, patients can have nearly 100% of their tumors destroyed, Bryce noted. Patients underwent cryoablation between January 2017 and March 2023. hormone therapy and radiation) therapies can have on this patient population.

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AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Spiritual beliefs and a distrust of clinical research may partly explain why Black patients choose not to participate in cancer trials, according to research presented September 30 at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) annual meeting.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Horowitz, et al, Medical Hypotheses , October 13, 2023. Plesner, et al, Radiology , September 26, 2023. Effects of low-dose ionizing radiation on genomic instability in interventional radiology workers. Kochanova, et al, Scientific Reports , September 19, 2023. Huang, et al, JAMA Network Open , October 5, 2023.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 6, 2024

Owing primarily to its noise reduction capabilities, DLR has repeatedly been shown to sharply lower radiation dose while maintaining image quality. In their review, Willemink et al noted that DLR yields improved image quality compared with FBP and HBIR, as well as the potential of between 30% and 71% lower radiation dose compared with HIR.

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Imaging Technology

MAY 15, 2023

milla1cf Mon, 05/15/2023 - 10:26 May 15, 2023 — GE HealthCare is presenting three new global innovations – Intelligent Radiation Therapy (iRT), Auto Segmentation, and an updated Magnetic Resonance (MR) Radiation Therapy Suite (AIR Open Coil Suite) – that underscore the company’s commitment to enhancing the radiation oncology care pathway.

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Imaging Technology

DECEMBER 1, 2023

milla1cf Fri, 12/01/2023 - 13:13 December 1, 2023 — The Radiation Oncology Program at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles is one of only a few in the country to care exclusively for children. The high-dose radiation may attract T-cells, which then go on to kill a much bigger area of the tumor.”

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 13, 2023

Read more on AuntMinnie.com Related Reading: ViewRay touts results of MIRAGE trial ViewRay highlights clinical results at ASTRO SUNY Upstate installs ViewRay radiation therapy system ViewRay signs MD Anderson Cancer Center ViewRay's radiation therapy system can be sold in China

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Imaging Technology

OCTOBER 3, 2023

christine.book Tue, 10/03/2023 - 11:37 October 3, 2023 — Medical device company GT Medical Technologies, Inc. 2 poster presentation at the American Society for Radiation Oncology's (ASTRO) 65th Annual Meeting, ASTRO 2023 , being held this week in San Diego, CA.

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Imaging Technology

JULY 20, 2023

milla1cf Thu, 07/20/2023 - 20:09 July 20, 2023 — The American Society for Radiation Oncology ( ASTRO ) selected 29 distinguished members to receive the ASTRO Fellow ( FASTRO ) designation for its 2023 class of Fellows. Wright, MD, Johns Hopkins University Lei Xing, PhD, Stanford University James B.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Digital x-ray imaging software and DR flat panel detector firm Vieworks introduced three new software technologies at RSNA 2023 in Chicago. The first technology, Deep Denosing, is a deep learning-based software that aims to determine the lowest radiation dose without compromising clarity or anatomical detail.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 18, 2024

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. They analyzed metrics to estimate age-specific effective dose per IR procedure type and diagnostic fluoroscopy exam.

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OCTOBER 19, 2023

centimeters were nearly twice as likely to develop these symptoms. “We believe this particular area is more exposed to the radiation doses patients receive, resulting in direct inflammation,” said Kiran Nandalur , M.D., Radiation therapy is one of the most common treatments for prostate cancer and overall, it is considered very safe.

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Imaging Technology

APRIL 28, 2023

milla1cf Fri, 04/28/2023 - 11:55 April 28, 2023 — ProCure Proton Therapy Center welcomes Timothy H. Dr. Chen is a board-certified radiation oncologist and Medical Director of the Central Nervous System (CNS) program at Jersey Shore University Medical Center , where he recently joined the staff.

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OCTOBER 3, 2023

milla1cf Tue, 10/03/2023 - 12:04 October 3, 2023 — The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center’s Research Highlights showcases the latest breakthroughs in cancer care, research and prevention. Further, among patients receiving radiation, those with stronger immune responses had better outcomes.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 16, 2024

In 2023, nonhospital sites faced more competition compared with hospital-based facilities for oncology-related diagnostic imaging scans, according to IMV’s recently published 2023 Oncology in Diagnostic Imaging Market Outlook Report. Davin Korstjens. out of 5 rating (with 5 indicating very high importance) compared with a 2.7

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Imaging Technology

DECEMBER 19, 2023

milla1cf Tue, 12/19/2023 - 17:35 December 19, 2023 — Prostate cancer patients treated at Advanced Radiation Centers of New York (ARC) became the first in the United States to benefit from the implantation of a novel biodegradable rectal spacer – The BioProtect Balloon Implant System.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 10, 2024

The organization noted that the CMS expects the overall impact of the proposed MPFS to be neutral on radiology, nuclear medicine, and radiation oncology. However, interventional radiology will have a decrease of 2%. In the rule, the CMS estimates a 2025 conversion factor of $32.36

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Imaging Technology

OCTOBER 19, 2023

milla1cf Thu, 10/19/2023 - 17:48 October 19, 2023 — The lung is one of the tissues most sensitive to radiation in the human body. Anti-inflammatory drugs given to patients during radiation therapy can dampen the inflammation in the lungs, called pneumonitis, but not all patients respond equally well.

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Imaging Technology

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

associate professor of Radiation Oncology. “IMRT spared more normal tissue than 3D-CRT, which translated into a clinically meaningful benefit to patients,” Chun said. IMRT treatment plans achieved significantly lower cardiac radiation doses. Both the 3D-CRT and IMRT groups had similar rates of new cancer development over time.

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Imaging Technology

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

milla1cf Fri, 11/03/2023 - 12:20 November 3, 2023 —The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) issued the following statement from Jeff M. The consistent decline in Medicare reimbursement for radiation oncology threatens to undermine patients’ access to vital cancer care across the country.

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Everything Rad

DECEMBER 11, 2023

1: All things AI It’s no surprise that AI continued to be a hot topic at RSNA 2023. But at RSNA 2023, part of the focus was on AI advances that are changing how radiographers work today—for example, continuing to help us balance the goal of capturing the most information possible in an image without excessive radiation dose.

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Imaging Technology

JULY 18, 2024

During her four-year term on the Presidential track, Dr. Vapiwala will represent the society’s 10,000 members, who include physicians, physicists, biologists, dosimetrists, radiation therapists, nurses and other professionals involved in radiation oncology care.

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Imaging Technology

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Though radiation therapy has previously been combined with T-cell boosting immunotherapy, it rarely succeeds in eliminating cold tumors. The team’s previous research explored using radiation therapy to “warm up” cold tumors. Radiation directly kills cancer cells and sends out inflammatory signals that attract “killer” T cells.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 12, 2024

Beyder, along with Vikas Prasad, MD, PhD, and BJH/WU Radiation Oncology all played an integral role in launching the SNMMI radiopharmaceutical therapy (RPT) comprehensive center of excellence at WU, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, and Siteman Cancer Center last year. Involve radiation safety early in your therapy center development.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

For these reasons, the scanner can deliver a 20% performance improvement (TOF gain) that can improve patient throughput as well as reduce patient radiation exposure and radiotracer cost, Siemens noted. at RSNA 2023 next week in Chicago. Leveraging these very small LSO crystals, the Biograph Vision.X PET/CT scanner.

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Imaging Technology

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

milla1cf Tue, 09/12/2023 - 13:16 September 12, 2023 — Michael J. Zelefsky brings an unparalleled level of expertise and leadership that will further elevate our team at Perlmutter Cancer Center,” said Alec Kimmelman, MD, PhD , the Anita Steckler and Joseph Steckler Chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology.

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AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Photon-counting CT (PCCT) is "the first new quantum leap in CT technology i.

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