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ASRT doubles down on workforce plan in 2025

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American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) leaders plan to launch by mid-year the first phase of an action plan that they hope will increase the medical imaging and radiation therapy workforce in the U.S. These include medical imaging and radiation therapy professionals, physicians, and medical physicists.

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

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Medical imaging played a significant role in the early days of the pandemic when it hit its initial peak in April 2020. While services for breast and lung cancer screening were temporarily halted, imagers in x-ray, lung ultrasound, and PET/CT were busy examining patients who presented with COVID-19.

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IMV: PET scan volumes continue to grow

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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. Want to share your knowledge of medical imaging? Click here to sign up for the IMV Survey panel today.

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GE HealthCare to acquire MIM Software

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GE HealthCare (GEHC) plans to acquire medical imaging software developer MIM Software. The purchase will allow GEHC to make MIM Software's imaging analytics and digital workflow capabilities available across various care areas, it said.

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Mayo Clinic and GE HealthCare Enter Strategic Collaboration to Advance Innovation in Medical Imaging and Theranostics

Imaging Technology

The Strategic Collaboration for Innovation in Medical Imaging and Theranostics comprises Mayo Clinic and GE HealthCare scientists, technology developers, clinicians and other healthcare providers. chair of Radiology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.

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MGMA weighs in on proposed MPFS, QPP rule

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Medical imaging societies have also recently commented on the rule. The American College of Radiology (ACR) in July noted that the overall impact of the proposed MPFS will be neutral on radiology, nuclear medicine, and radiation oncology. The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on July 30.

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Photo Gallery of Radiology Technology, Highlights from RSNA 2023

Imaging Technology

26-30, 2023.