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ASTRO vice chair highlights momentum for ROCR Act

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The Radiation Oncology Case Rate Program (ROCR) Act continues to face an uphill battle on the legislative stage, but proponents say they have momentum on their side. The ROCR Act, which aims to shift radiation reimbursement from fee-for-service to bundled payments, was reintroduced in Congress on March 14.

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How to comply with CMS's CT radiation dose measure

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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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ECR: Use MR enterography for complex IBD cases

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The images should be on PACS to allow comparison, and I think we should be engaged, so I'm deciding to train my own gastroenterology team. During his segment of the course, Bhatnagar also suggested that radiologists should take charge of ultrasound. "We it's better that the right people do it." A survey of patients in the U.K.

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Dr. Neha Vapiwala Voted President-elect of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO)

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During her four-year term on the Presidential track, Dr. Vapiwala will represent the society’s 10,000 members, who include physicians, physicists, biologists, dosimetrists, radiation therapists, nurses and other professionals involved in radiation oncology care.

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Radiology suffers in missile attack on Kyiv pediatric hospital

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In particular, the facility lacks a modern PACS and clinical decision-support tools. The attack affected critical departments, including the radiology department, which encompasses the Diagnostic Imaging department, Radiation Therapy Department, Nuclear Medicine Department, Radiation safety, and Ultrasound diagnostics.

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Enlitic inks distribution deals with Bayer, Philips

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In a three-year partnership with Bayer, Endex will be integrated into and distributed alongside Bayer’s radiation dose management software to support radiation dose monitoring, Enlitic said. After completing validation testing, Endex will be integrated into Philips' PACS software to streamline radiology workflows, the company said.

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Meet the Minnies 2024 semifinal candidates

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Effects of low-dose ionizing radiation on genomic instability in interventional radiology workers. Quantifying Regional Radiation-Induced Lung Injury in Patients Using Hyperpolarized 129Xe Gas Exchange Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Rankine, et al, International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics , September 1, 2023.