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AAPM: CMS measure for reporting CT radiation dose riddled with 'ambiguities'

AuntMinnie

MARCH 25, 2025

Radiation dose and image quality performance measures for CT imaging accepted by the U.S. The new quality measure was adopted by the CMSin an effort to discourage excessive radiation dose while preserving image quality. Mahadevappa Mahesh, PhD,warns of potential "unintended consequences" of the CT measure.

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Deep learning helps find, segment lung tumors on CT imaging

AuntMinnie

JANUARY 22, 2025

Using a deep-learning model with lung CT imaging shows promise for identifying and segmenting tumors, researchers have reported. Finding and segmenting lung tumors on CT scans is key to monitoring cancer progression, evaluating treatment responses, and planning radiation therapy, the group explained. seconds vs. 166.1-187.7

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Higher radiation doses don't always improve CT image quality

Health Imaging

JULY 25, 2024

This can create inconsistencies in both image quality and measuring patients’ total radiation exposure. Dose reduction protocols vary across scanners and organizations.

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Excess imaging produces 'significant' carbon dioxide emissions

AuntMinnie

MARCH 28, 2025

Excess imaging translates to "significant"carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, according to a study published March 28 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology. Overuse of imaging is a strain on our healthcare system and radiology workforce," said senior author Michael Atalay, MD, PhD, of Brown University in Providence, RI.

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How Diagnostic Imaging is Revolutionizing Early Disease Detection

Professional Radiology

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

The way physicians identify illness is changing due to advances in medical imaging, which make early diagnosis quicker, more precise, and less invasive. As one of El Pasos top radiology centers, Professional Radiology is dedicated to offering cutting-edge imaging services that aid in the early detection of illnesses.

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ASRT report highlights enrollment growth in technologist programs

AuntMinnie

JANUARY 6, 2025

In 2024, it sent its survey to 1,263 directors of several programs, including the following: radiography, radiation therapy, nuclear medicine technology, sonography, and MR imaging. The ASRT began tracking enrollment data for sonography and MR imaging in 2022. All these programs are approved by the ARRT. "We

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Children with Down syndrome receive too much radiation-based imaging

Health Imaging

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Reviewing 20 years’ worth of data, researchers have found children with Down syndrome are imaged more often than others and, in the process, get exposed to significantly more ionizing radiation.

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Road to RSNA 2024: Digital X-Ray Preview

AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

This year’s trip along the Road to RSNA for digital x-ray features a few familiar mileposts – AI for chest x-ray studies, for instance – but notably also significant research into how technology and new techniques can reduce radiation exposure in patients. DAEC system reduces portable x-ray radiation doses Sunday, December 1 | 1:20 p.m.-1:30

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Bayer and Alara Imaging partner to standardize CT radiation doses

Health Imaging

AUGUST 8, 2024

The collaboration is centered on integrating Alara’s dose tools, which ensure radiation doses are accurately measured and optimized to prioritize patient safety, with Bayer's Calantic Digital Solutions platform.

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ChatGPT can provide patients with radiation protection info

AuntMinnie

JUNE 25, 2024

ChatGPT can answer patient questions about radiation protection for medical imaging exams comparably to websites of radiology institutions, according to research published June 25 in Radiology. and Europe to evaluate both sets of answers, blinded to the source. General public comprehension 5.6 Overall satisfaction 5.1

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Are Mammograms Safe? Understanding Radiation Exposure and Precautions

Professional Radiology

OCTOBER 21, 2024

However, many patients have concerns about radiation exposure and the potential risks involved. The truth is mammograms are generally safe when used properly, and the amount of radiation you’re exposed to is minimal. As the leading diagnostic imaging radiology center in El Paso, patient care and safety are our top priorities.

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Does breast radiation therapy raise risk of skin cancer?

AuntMinnie

MARCH 11, 2024

Radiation therapy for breast cancer treatment leads to an increased risk of skin cancer, according to research published March 8 in JAMA Network Open. Previous studies point to radiation therapy being a contributor to an increased risk of subsequent non-keratinocyte skin cancers. received radiation therapy. Of the total, 99.3%

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Experts call for better radiation protection for female healthcare workers

Health Imaging

APRIL 15, 2023

Authors of a new editorial recently highlighted the increased risk of developing breast cancer that female healthcare workers face due to their routine exposure to ionizing radiation.

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Mirion Dosimetry Services launches personal radiation monitoring device

AuntMinnie

APRIL 9, 2024

Mirion Dosimetry Services has announced commercial availability of a wearable radiation monitoring x-ray badge for medical imaging personnel and others. It also has a battery life of five years.

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Experts develop highly sensitive X-ray detector to minimize radiation dose, cut costs

Health Imaging

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

The hope is that by creating detectors that are more sensitive, less ionizing radiation will be needed to produce diagnostic quality imaging.

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The rate of unfilled radiation therapy positions is on the rise

Health Imaging

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

As part of efforts to address staffing shortages, the American Society of Radiologic Technologists is holding a virtual career fair focused on radiation therapy jobs on Sept.

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Photon-counting CT reduces radiation in lung transplant patients

AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The finding highlights the technique’s ability to reduce radiation doses in immunocompromised patients, noted lead author Ruxandra-Iulia Milos, MD, of the Medical University of Vienna in Austria, and colleagues. “To Currently, standard low-dose CT scans and chest x-rays are the preferred imaging methods for surveilling these patients.

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PCCT visualizes pulmonary embolism at reduced radiation dose

AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Photon-counting CT (PCCT) effectively visualizes pulmonary embolism (PE) and reduces radiation dose by 48% compared with traditional CT, according to research presented November 27 at the RSNA meeting. Compared with traditional CT, PCCT] maintains high diagnostic value … [and shows] considerable radiation dose reduction of 48%," she said.

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PCN placement leads to greater radiation exposure for pregnant women

AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Initial percutaneous nephrostomy (PCN) tube placement leads to more radiation exposure for pregnant women with suspected kidney stones, according to a study published October 27 in Urology. The Lyon team wanted to investigate the potential differences in radiation exposure per suspected stone episode between the options.

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Radiologists can play key role in radiation therapy planning, but reimbursement an impediment

Radiology Business

JANUARY 5, 2025

Image interpretation can be one major source of variability, with some radiation oncologists forced to read MR, CT and other exams during the RT planning process.

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How to comply with CMS's CT radiation dose measure

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.

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Swallowable capsule monitors radiation dose in real-time during radiotherapy

Health Imaging

APRIL 15, 2023

mm, the X-ray dosimeter measures radiation dose up to five times more accurately than standard methods. Coming in at a diameter of 5 mm and thickness of 0.2 mm,

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New garment may protect techs from radiation-associated cancers

AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Breast surgical oncologist Lauren Ramsey, MD, of John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth, TX, has developed a new protection garment for radiologic technologists that mitigates radiation exposure while they are imaging patients. Called BAT (Breast, Axilla, and Thyroid), the garment features a 0.35 An attached thyroid shield offers 0.5

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Deep learning reconstruction cuts radiation and contrast dose by half in aortic CTA exams

Health Imaging

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

A new analysis in in Academic Radiology dives into the importance of finding balance between reducing radiation exposure while maintaining image quality.

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What has radiology learned in 5 years since COVID hit U.S.?

AuntMinnie

MARCH 11, 2025

While the pandemic affected medical operations across the country, the experts said that radiologists developed and honed their sense of resiliency as imaging was placed on the front lines. Medical imaging played a significant role in the early days of the pandemic when it hit its initial peak in April 2020.

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Low doses of radiation still increase risk of leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma

Health Imaging

OCTOBER 7, 2024

A new study found cumulative radiation exposure of 16 mSv to red bone marrow can cause an increased rate of some hematological malignancies.

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Imaging experts question validity of new CMS quality measure aimed at reducing CT radiation exposure

Radiology Business

MARCH 19, 2025

The American Association of Physicists in Medicine recently convened a panel of industry experts, devising a list of issues with the new quality metric.

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Denoising algorithm produces quality trauma head CTs at a fraction of the radiation dose

Health Imaging

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Radiation doses needed for quality head CT scans in trauma settings can be reduced by as much as 75% using DL-based denoising.

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AIUM: What can sonographers learn from astronauts' use of ultrasound?

AuntMinnie

MARCH 30, 2025

Ultrasound is the only imaging modality currently used in space, with point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) tools examining astronauts for various conditions. These include muscle degeneration, exposure to radiation, spinal conditions , orthostatic tolerance, and blood volume decreases, among others.

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Exposure to ionizing radiation can increase risk of heart disease

Health Imaging

APRIL 6, 2023

“The effect of lower doses of radiation on the heart and blood vessels may have been underestimated in the past,” experts explained in BMJ.

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ECR: PET/MRI highly effective for detecting prostate cancer

AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

However, mpMRI misses about 10% of cases, typically in patients with lower-grade disease and in patients with cribriform pattern disease, a subtype much more likely to recur after surgery or radiation therapy, he noted. Hybrid PET/MRI scanners were introduced about 15 years ago to leverage the advantages of both methods.

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Radiology, radiation oncology among highest paid medical specialties

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. And this can negatively impact patient safety in imaging.

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Radiation treatment for breast cancer linked to high risk of developing subsequent skin cancer

Health Imaging

MARCH 11, 2024

The danger of developing the disease on or around the breast after radiation is 57% higher than the general population.

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Point-of-care decision support reduces unnecessary CT, MRI imaging

AuntMinnie

JANUARY 11, 2024

A point-of-care, web-based clinical decision support tool shows promise for not only reducing the incidence of inappropriate CT or MR imaging but also patients' radiation exposure and even carbon emissions caused by unnecessary exams, researchers have found. "[Our The team's findings were published January 8 in Insights Into Imaging.

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New breast imaging approach provides high sensitivity while reducing false positives: ‘Groundbreaking advancement’

Radiology Business

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Low-dose positron emission mammography is a molecular imaging technique that also can reduce radiation exposure while avoiding breast compression.

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Tiny 'water bears' may hold key to reducing radiation-induced side effects

Health Imaging

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

These animals are virtually indestructible and have long outlived the dinosaurs due to their ability to withstand extreme cold, heat, natural disasters and even cosmic radiation.

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Michigan adds requirements for medical imaging equipment operators

AuntMinnie

JUNE 6, 2024

Staff operating ionizing radiation equipment in Michigan are now required to meet certain qualifications for active status and employment. The ARRT said the next goal in Michigan is to block a state legislative bill that would open the door to advanced practice registered nurses ordering, performing, and imaging studies.

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IAEA: When selecting medical imaging equipment, don’t assume ‘new’ means ‘low dose’

Radiology Business

APRIL 22, 2024

Advanced imaging equipment using ionizing radiation enters the global market at the rate of one new technology every five years.

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UW's Grist honored with creation of funded professorship

AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

An initial $600,000 award will “further Dr. Grist’s legacy of innovation in clinical care, imaging research and education,” according to Victoria Glazar, managing director of the GE HealthCare Foundation. Grist pushed the boundaries of knowledge in the fields of MRI and CT.

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Projected supply and demand of radiation oncology: Can the workforce keep up?

Health Imaging

APRIL 6, 2023

In years past, concerns have been raised over whether a growing radiation oncology workforce would eventually outpace patient demands, but a new report brings positive news.

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Penn. bill will change licensing rules for medical imaging personnel

AuntMinnie

JULY 26, 2024

The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) said it supports a new Pennsylvania bill that requires licensing of medical imaging professionals, radiation therapists, radiologist assistants, and trainees. Pennsylvania Senate Bill 1281 Licensing of Medical Imaging Professionals (SB 1281) was introduced July 12.

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Some cancer patients may be able to skip the radiation after breast-conserving surgery

Health Imaging

AUGUST 25, 2023

Skipping radiotherapy after breast-conserving surgery would mean patients get to avoid the side effects linked to radiation exposure.

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Doctors discuss prostate cancer imaging pressure points

AuntMinnie

MARCH 3, 2025

Radiologist Jelle Barentsz, MD, PhD, of Radboud University in the Netherlands, emphasized that poor-quality MRI images are leading to prostate cancer overdiagnosis. We need to have a quality measurement of the imaging," he explained. "We We developed PI-QUAL which is, I think, the first MRI standard looking at image quality.

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How AI has improved CT image reconstruction for cardiac cases

AuntMinnie

JUNE 6, 2024

Deep learning-based image reconstruction (DLR) has been a hot topic in CT over the past five years, as researchers and vendors have continuously demonstrated the technology's potential to improve on legacy and filtered back-projection (FBP) reconstruction methods. Accordingly, commercial and research activity has accelerated.

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AAPM: CMS measure for reporting CT radiation dose riddled with 'ambiguities'

Deep learning helps find, segment lung tumors on CT imaging

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Higher radiation doses don't always improve CT image quality

Excess imaging produces 'significant' carbon dioxide emissions

How Diagnostic Imaging is Revolutionizing Early Disease Detection

ASRT report highlights enrollment growth in technologist programs

Children with Down syndrome receive too much radiation-based imaging

Road to RSNA 2024: Digital X-Ray Preview

Bayer and Alara Imaging partner to standardize CT radiation doses

ChatGPT can provide patients with radiation protection info

Are Mammograms Safe? Understanding Radiation Exposure and Precautions

Does breast radiation therapy raise risk of skin cancer?

Experts call for better radiation protection for female healthcare workers

Mirion Dosimetry Services launches personal radiation monitoring device

Experts develop highly sensitive X-ray detector to minimize radiation dose, cut costs

The rate of unfilled radiation therapy positions is on the rise

Photon-counting CT reduces radiation in lung transplant patients

PCCT visualizes pulmonary embolism at reduced radiation dose

PCN placement leads to greater radiation exposure for pregnant women

Radiologists can play key role in radiation therapy planning, but reimbursement an impediment

How to comply with CMS's CT radiation dose measure

Swallowable capsule monitors radiation dose in real-time during radiotherapy

New garment may protect techs from radiation-associated cancers

Deep learning reconstruction cuts radiation and contrast dose by half in aortic CTA exams

What has radiology learned in 5 years since COVID hit U.S.?

Low doses of radiation still increase risk of leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma

Imaging experts question validity of new CMS quality measure aimed at reducing CT radiation exposure

Denoising algorithm produces quality trauma head CTs at a fraction of the radiation dose

AIUM: What can sonographers learn from astronauts' use of ultrasound?

Exposure to ionizing radiation can increase risk of heart disease

ECR: PET/MRI highly effective for detecting prostate cancer

Radiology, radiation oncology among highest paid medical specialties

Radiation treatment for breast cancer linked to high risk of developing subsequent skin cancer

Point-of-care decision support reduces unnecessary CT, MRI imaging

New breast imaging approach provides high sensitivity while reducing false positives: ‘Groundbreaking advancement’

Tiny 'water bears' may hold key to reducing radiation-induced side effects

Michigan adds requirements for medical imaging equipment operators

IAEA: When selecting medical imaging equipment, don’t assume ‘new’ means ‘low dose’

UW's Grist honored with creation of funded professorship

Projected supply and demand of radiation oncology: Can the workforce keep up?

Penn. bill will change licensing rules for medical imaging personnel

Some cancer patients may be able to skip the radiation after breast-conserving surgery

Doctors discuss prostate cancer imaging pressure points

How AI has improved CT image reconstruction for cardiac cases

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