Radiology Business

MAY 15, 2024

The Radiation Oncology Case Rate Value-Based Program Act of 2024 would build on the shelved RO Model and save the federal payment program $200M.

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AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

The American College of Radiology (ACR) and other top U.S. radiology organizations recently requested CPT code changes at the American Medical Association’s (AMA) September 2024 CPT Editorial Panel meeting. Category I codes approved at the recent meeting will take effect on January 1, 2026.

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Imaging Technology

MAY 2, 2024

christine.book Thu, 05/02/2024 - 12:01 May 2, 2024 — GE HealthCare has announced a new radiation therapy computed tomography (CT) solution with innovative hardware and software solutions to help increase imaging accuracy. Mortality due to cancer treatment delay: systematic review and meta-analysis.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 7, 2024

year over year, according to the newly published IMV 2024 PET Market Summary Report. In 2023, 38% of PET systems were operated by the PET department, 28% by nuclear medicine, 24% by radiology/imaging, 5% by radiation oncology, and 2% by molecular imaging. IMV's 2024 PET Market Summary Report explores market trends in U.S.

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Imaging Technology

JANUARY 22, 2024

milla1cf Mon, 01/22/2024 - 14:49 January 22, 2024 — The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) , with the American College of Radiology (ACR) and three other radiology societies from around the world have issued a joint statement on the development and use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in radiology.

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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. The theranostics tumor board (TTB) of Washington University in St.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 25, 2024

The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) Foundation has named society members Maria Dimopoulos, PhD, and Lorrie LeGrand as the International Speakers Exchange Award recipients. She is employed at the Miami Cancer Institute as the director of radiation oncology. Maria Dimopoulos, PhD.

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AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Read more on AuntMinnie.com Related Reading: Model predicts radiation oncology staffing shortage in Canada Proposed Medicare rule will not improve radiology reimbursement ASTRO names new board officers, awards fellowships CMS proposes radiology reimbursement cuts, AUC pause for 2024 MPFS ASTRO urges discussion with Congress about staff shortages

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Imaging Technology

JANUARY 8, 2024

GE HealthCare expects to integrate MIM Software solutions into its advanced visualization offerings to facilitate AI-based segmentation and contouring as well as dosimetry analysis for patients across their treatment journeys and in the growing fields of radiology, molecular imaging, and radiation oncology. “We

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AuntMinnie

JULY 25, 2024

The American College of Radiology (ACR) has developed a detailed summary of the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) proposed rule released by the U.S. The overall impact of the MPFS proposed changes to radiology, nuclear medicine, and radiation oncology is expected to be a neutral 0%.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 10, 2024

The American College of Radiology has weighed in on the U.S. 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%.

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AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) estimates the 2025 Medicare PFS conversion factor to be $32.35, a decrease of $0.93, or approximately 2.8%, from the 2024 conversion factor of $33.28. However, interventional radiology will have a decrease of 2%. The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on July 30.

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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. Radiation therapy – a type of treatment given alone or in combination with surgery and/or chemotherapy – is administered to nearly two-thirds of all cancer patients.i

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AuntMinnie

JULY 18, 2024

increase to the conversion factor at the close of 2024, alongside a 0% baseline update for 2025 as outlined in the Medicare Access and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization Act. This stems from the expiration of a temporary 2.9%

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Imaging Technology

JULY 10, 2023

The following president-elect and newly-elected directors were chosen by AHRA membership, as announced in a mid-May statement released by AHRA detailing results of its online election for its 2023-2024 Board of Directors. Also on July 12, AHRA 2023-2024 President Becky Allen, MSRS, CRA, R.T. Wendy Renneke R.T.(R)(CT)

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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

MAY 21, 2024

For more information: www.iba-worldwide.com Tuesday, May 21, 2024 - 07:00 If you enjoy this content, please share it with a colleague At the moment patients have to travel out of state, the nearest locations being in New York City and Boston, to receive this advanced option for cancer treatment.”

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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.

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Nuclear Medicine Radiation Oncology Nursing Radiation 88

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.

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Imaging Technology

MAY 24, 2024

christine.book Fri, 05/24/2024 - 13:14 May 24, 2024 — The American Society of Radiologic Technologists ( ASRT ) has announced that its ASRT Foundation has awarded its International Collaborative Research Grant, and also recently completed its 25 th Corporate Roundtable Summit. T) , and her co-investigators Nicole Harnett, M.Ed.,

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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.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 26, 2024

Team members from the theranostics clinic under University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio's Department of Radiology show one aspect of a Pluvicto infusion treatment. Source: 2024 IMV PET Market Summary Report) The event also covered new theranostic targets and combination therapy.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 14, 2024

Although the last participants in cohort 3 only completed dosing in January 2024, 60% of participants across all cohorts so far showed reductions in prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels of greater than 35% from a single dose of Cu-67 SAR-bisPSMA.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 20, 2024

Team members from the theranostics clinic under University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio's Department of Radiology show one aspect of a Pluvicto infusion treatment. Source: 2024 IMV PET Market Summary Report) The event also covered new theranostic targets and combination therapy.

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