AuntMinnie

AUGUST 26, 2024

New articles will be published each Monday until our official anniversary at RSNA 2024. 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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AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

New articles will be published each Monday until our official anniversary at RSNA 2024. Joint Commission on the dangers of medical radiation. Joint Commission has issued an alert on the dangers of medical radiation, sending an unmistakable signal that radiology has entered its sights in a formal way. Noting that the U.S.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 3, 2024

Eliot Siegel, MD; Stanislav Spiridonov, MD; Nathan Gee, MD; and Anthony Chang, PhD, are among a niche gathering of early adopters, entrepreneurial physicians, medical physicists, and investors with a sweet spot for nuclear medicine, diagnostic radiology, and radiation oncology. That's the power we can achieve," Chang said. "We

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JANUARY 30, 2024

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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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. out of 5 rating, compared with hospital sites, which registered a 3.7 Davin Korstjens. out of 5 rating.

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MAY 16, 2024

milla1cf Thu, 05/16/2024 - 15:49 May 16, 2024 — Today marks a significant milestone in cancer care with the introduction of bipartisan federal legislation that would revolutionize Medicare reimbursement for radiation therapy. The Radiation Oncology Case Rate (ROCR) Value-Based Payment Program Act of 2024, sponsored by Sen.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 18, 2024

The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) has named three technologists who earned honors in the 2024 "I Am the Gold Standard" program.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) and Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (HOPPS) final rules. The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) was disappointed in the final MPFS rule. increase in the conversion factor from 2024, rising to $89.16

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AuntMinnie

JULY 26, 2024

cut from the current 2024 payment rate. Last year’s proposed rule (for 2024) contained a 3.36% cut that ended up being a 1.77% cut after Congressional intervention in March, and it is possible that similar action will occur again. It had originally been scheduled to move up to 82 points in 2024 and beyond. Sandy Coffta.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 1, 2024

Implementing imaging referral guidelines not only supports value-based radiology but makes it easier to communicate with patients about low-value services, according to findings presented February 29 at ECR 2024. For more coverage from ECR 2024, please visit our RADCast.

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Imaging Technology

MAY 14, 2024

milla1cf Tue, 05/14/2024 - 12:45 May 14, 2024 — University Hospitals (UH) and Siemens Healthineers announce a 10-year strategic alliance that builds on their 40-year history of clinical and research collaboration. Because there is no “typical” hospital or laboratory and many variables exist (e.g.,

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AuntMinnie

MAY 3, 2024

A team led by Yin Ting Chiu, PhD, from the Hong Kong Children’s Hospital discussed key factors identified by the hospital’s MR team for effectively performing supplementary MRI scans on children ages three to seven without sedation. The team also added that the parent-child combo is also useful.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Alara Imaging is offering free HIPAA and SOC-II certified software to help physicians and health systems comply with a new radiation dose quality measure included in the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) final rule for 2024. CMS published the rule on November 2.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 8, 2024

This yttrium-90 (Y-90)-labeled fibroblast activation protein inhibitor (FAPI)-46 research comes from Helena Lanzafame, MD, and colleagues from the department of nuclear medicine at University Hospital Essen in Germany, who noted their study involved the largest Y-90-FAPI-46 cohort studied to date.

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 4, 2024

Even if some private urology, radiation oncology practices, or radiologist groups are building the ability to perform theranostics, experts are cautious about patient management, radiation safety, and the risk of unnecessary imaging. However, few freestanding theranostics centers exist today. Hope added.

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 7, 2024

What’s more, adults with a history of diabetes (odds ratio = 1.2), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (odds ratio = 1.58), cancer (odds ratio = 1.29), or past-year hospital admissions (odds ratio = 1.44) were also more likely to receive CTC. . > 400% of federal poverty level). In the eyes of the U.S.

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 19, 2024

New articles will be published each Monday until our official anniversary at RSNA 2024. 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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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 22, 2024

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) federal fiscal year (FY) 2025 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) final rule includes several radiology-relevant topics, according to a detailed summary from the American College of Radiology (ACR). update from FY 2024 and estimated this will translate to an increase of $3.2

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Imaging Technology

JULY 3, 2024

mtaschetta-millane Wed, 07/03/2024 - 09:24 July 3, 2024 — The American Society of Radiologic Technologists has launched the BeRAD Professionalism Award to recognize health systems, imaging centers, hospitals, clinics and other facilities in which medical imaging technologists and radiation therapists demonstrate a culture of professionalism.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Montérégie Integrated Cancer Center in Quebec, Canada, part of Charles-LeMoyne Hospital, is the first center in the country to treat cancer patients using Accuray's Radixact radiation therapy delivery system. A second Radixact system is scheduled to be installed at the center later in 2024.

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Imaging Technology

JANUARY 25, 2024

milla1cf Thu, 01/25/2024 - 20:51 January 25, 2024 — According to the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) , high-frequency jet ventilation appears to be as safe as spontaneous respiration (SR) for percutaneous lung ablation and could increase procedural efficiency, especially for complex cases. Fintelmann et al.

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Imaging Technology

MARCH 21, 2024

milla1cf Thu, 03/21/2024 - 11:01 March 21, 2024 — Avenda Health , an AI healthcare company creating the future of personalized prostate cancer care, announced its FDA cleared prostate cancer management platform, Unfold AI , is being used for the first time in a commercial setting with patients at a renowned U.S. research hospital.

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JULY 9, 2024

Radiation therapy , also referred to a radiotherapy, is a cancer treatment which utilizes high doses of radiation to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. Radiation therapy , also referred to a radiotherapy, is a cancer treatment which utilizes high doses of radiation to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors.

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Imaging Technology

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

milla1cf Thu, 02/22/2024 - 13:40 February 22, 2024 — The FAST-Forward randomized trial from the UK found that ultrahypofractionated whole breast irradiation (WBI, 26 Gy in five fractions over 1 week) was just as effective as the 3-week regimen for local control. The results were published in Malignancy Spectrum on 30 January 2024.

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Imaging Technology

APRIL 29, 2024

a professor in Radiation Oncology at the Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center , aims to demonstrate the feasibility of PGHD collection during proton beam radiotherapy for lung cancer. These adverse events often lead to hospitalizations and treatment interruptions that can reduce treatment efficacy.

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Imaging Technology

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

milla1cf Fri, 02/23/2024 - 10:22 February 23, 2024 — The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) launched its "Be Seen" campaign today to raise public awareness about the crucial role medical imaging and radiation therapy professionals play in patient diagnosis, intervention and treatment.

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Imaging Technology

JANUARY 15, 2024

milla1cf Mon, 01/15/2024 - 12:21 January 15, 2024 — After fulfilling all regulatory requirements, the KA Imaging Premium Dual-Energy Mobile System, Reveal Mobi Pro , is now available for sale in the United States. For more information: www.kaimaging.com Monday, January 15, 2024 - 12:21 soft tissue, lung lesions etc.)

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Imaging Technology

JULY 31, 2024

mtaschetta-millane Wed, 07/31/2024 - 07:00 July 31, 2024 — The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists ( ARRT ) announced the three Registered Technologists (R.T.s) R)(N)(ARRT) About the Honorees Arianna Apodaca is a radiation therapist at Austin Cyberknife , a cancer treatment center in Austin, Texas.

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Imaging Technology

JUNE 14, 2024

The proton system is scheduled to be installed in 2025, and once in use will usher in a new era of cutting-edge radiation oncology services. For more information: www.mevion.com Friday, June 14, 2024 - 19:22 Simon Cancer Center, located at Morristown Medical Center in New Jersey.

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Imaging Technology

MARCH 1, 2024

milla1cf Fri, 03/01/2024 - 07:46 March 1, 2024 — Varian , a Siemens Healthineers company, announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. HyperSight imaging allows clinicians to acquire high-quality images during a patient's daily course of radiation treatments. pending or registered U.S.

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Imaging Technology

MARCH 11, 2024

christine.book Mon, 03/11/2024 - 14:14 March 11, 2024 — The American Society of Radiologic Technologists ( ASRT ) has announced its members have elected four officers to serve on the 2024-2025 ASRT Board of Directors. ASRT 2024-2025 Board of Directors Daniel DeMaio, M.Ed., R)(CT) , was elected to serve as president-elect.

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 30, 2024

The ACR also calls for women with genetics-based increased risk, those with a calculated lifetime risk of 20% or more, and those exposed to chest radiation at a young age receive MRI surveillance starting at ages 25 to 30. Elmore and Lee penned one of the two featured editorials tied to USPSTF's 2024 breast cancer screening statement.

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Imaging Technology

JANUARY 12, 2024

milla1cf Fri, 01/12/2024 - 11:09 January 12, 2024 — RefleXion Medical , Inc., CMS created two new reimbursement codes for use in the hospital outpatient setting, effective Jan. 1, 2024, to describe SCINTIX therapy. For more information: www.reflexion.com Friday, January 12, 2024 - 11:09

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Imaging Technology

APRIL 2, 2024

milla1cf Tue, 04/02/2024 - 18:51 April 2, 2024 — Less than three months after signing an agreement to acquire MIM Software Inc. , GE HealthCare Technologies Inc. There is also special focus on radiation therapy and Theranostics. iv See our latest earnings release dated February 6, 2024 for the definition of Adjusted EBIT.

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Imaging Technology

MARCH 28, 2024

milla1cf Thu, 03/28/2024 - 10:03 March 28, 2024 — As artificial intelligence (AI) makes its way into cancer care – and into discussions between physicians and patients – oncologists are grappling with the ethics of its use in medical decision-making. For more information: [link] Thursday, March 28, 2024 - 10:03

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Imaging Technology

JANUARY 8, 2024

These efforts are reflected in the company’s mission to make hospitals more efficient, clinicians more effective, therapies more precise, and patients healthier and happier. GE HealthCare intends to fund this transaction with cash on hand.

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Imaging Technology

MAY 20, 2024

milla1cf Mon, 05/20/2024 - 07:00 May 20, 2024 — Associated Medical Professionals of NY (A.M.P.) announced that internationally recognized radiation oncology physician, researcher and thought leader Steven E. uro.com Monday, May 20, 2024 - 07:00 Finkelstein, M.D., Finkelstein, M.D., Urology Partners , stated, “Dr.

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