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How to comply with CMS's CT radiation dose measure

AuntMinnie

Administered CT radiation doses are highly variable across patients, radiologists, and hospitals throughout the U.S. 1 Some patients receive excessive radiation doses without diagnostic benefit, needlessly increasing their personal risk of developing cancer. 2 Rebecca Smith-Bindman, MD. Marc Kohli, MD.

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ASRT: Nuclear medicine technologist salaries show greatest gains

AuntMinnie

ASRT's survey confirmed that all major disciplines in medical imaging and radiation therapy in the U.S. Computed tomography and radiography each experienced a 12.3% Nuclear medicine technologists experienced the largest average compensation gains, up 20.2% have seen wage and salary increases since 2022. increase since 2022.

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Types of Diagnostic Imaging

Professional Radiology

It uses electromagnetic radiation to examine bone structures to diagnose bone fractures, joint dislocations, and lung conditions. Unlike MRIs, an X-Ray only requires a few minutes before the results are examined by a radiologist and sent to your primary care doctor.

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Assessment of Knee Instability in ACL-Injured Knees Using Weight Bearing Computer Tomography

CurveBeam AI

The radiation dose, time for protocol acquisition, and patients’ tolerance of the procedure were recorded. A blinded senior radiologist assessed image quality and measured the ATT and FTR angle in the ACL-deficient and contralateral healthy knee. mGy radiation dose and a 15-minute total acquisition time for the six scans.

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Alara offers free software for MPFS quality measure compliance

AuntMinnie

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. The measure provides a standardized method for monitoring radiation dose across patients and facilities, Smith-Bindman said. CMS published the rule on November 2.

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Medicare Quality Payment Program changes affecting radiology practices for 2025

AuntMinnie

This would include many diagnostic radiologists. Quality Performance Measure #436, Radiation Consideration for Adult CT Utilization of Dose Lowering Techniques, has been eliminated and replaced by Measure #494, Excessive Radiation Dose or Inadequate Image Quality for Diagnostic CT in Adults.

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ISCT: New professional positions could relieve RT workforce strain

AuntMinnie

Mitigating radiology workforce strain requires revisioning the specialty and adding new roles to manage imaging demand, according to a presentation delivered September 12 at the International Society for Computed Tomography (ISCT) 2024 meeting in Boston.