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AuntMinnie
JUNE 27, 2024
Under the auspices of Alara Imaging , a measure steward entity established by the university, CMS plans to adopt the measure into its hospital and physician pay-for-performance programs beginning in 2025. Administered CT radiation doses are highly variable across patients, radiologists, and hospitals throughout the U.S. Marc Kohli, MD.
Imaging Technology
JULY 20, 2023
milla1cf Thu, 07/20/2023 - 20:11 July 20, 2023 — The members of the American Society for Radiation Oncology ( ASTRO ) recently elected three new officers to ASTRO’s Board of Directors, including Sameer Keole , MD, FASTRO , as President-elect; Wendy Woodward , MD, PhD, FASTRO, as Science Council Vice Chair; and Vivek S.
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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.
Imaging Technology
JULY 11, 2024
mtaschetta-millane Thu, 07/11/2024 - 08:52 July 11, 2024 — The American Society for Radiation Oncology ( ASTRO ) issued the following statement from Jeff M. Since 2013, CMS has cut radiation oncology reimbursement through the MPFS by more than 20%, more than nearly any other medical specialty. We applaud Senators Thom Tillis (R-N.C.)
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.
AuntMinnie
JANUARY 31, 2024
In data from a phase III clinical trial, the investigators found that gallium-68 (Ga-68) PSMA-11 PET initiated major management changes to salvage radiotherapy (RT) planning in 33% of patients – notably, a group for whom the technique was first approved in the U.S. The full study is available here.
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). The CMS finalized a 2.9%
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