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What You Need to Know About Implementing a Radiation Safety Program
The information you need to start a radiation dose safety program as presented at AHRA 2014.
WASHINGTON, D.C.-“Step into the spotlight before the spotlight finds you,” Shawn McKenzie of Ascendian Healthcare Consulting, said at AHRA 2014. And a summation for dose management as dictated to the imaging administrators at AHRA was established.It’s a tough sell. Healthcare is an industry already lagging behind in innovative efforts. And as McKenzie and Neomi Mullens, also of Ascendian, mentioned, the spotlight might be shining, but not necessarily on you, yet. “Yet” being the operative word. Â Dose has been a hot topic at AHRA, as both vendors and organizations are diving into the dose management initiative and figuring out how it is best navigated. The “Radiation Dose Safety: Defining and Implementing an Enterprise Dose Management Program” session was aimed at this initiative, and educating managers about how to implement this significant and looming process. Check out the slideshow to see what you need to know about establishing a program.
The Reading Room: Artificial Intelligence: What RSNA 2020 Offered, and What 2021 Could Bring
December 5th 2020Nina Kottler, M.D., chief medical officer of AI at Radiology Partners, discusses, during RSNA 2020, what new developments the annual meeting provided about these technologies, sessions to access, and what to expect in the coming year.
A Victory for Radiology: New CMS Proposal Would Provide Coverage of CT Colonography in 2025
July 12th 2024In newly issued proposals addressing changes to coverage for Medicare services in 2025, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced its intent to provide coverage of computed tomography colonography (CTC) for Medicare beneficiaries in 2025.
Study: Use of Preoperative MRI 46 Percent Less Likely for Black Women with Breast Cancer
July 11th 2024In the study of over 1,400 women with breast cancer, researchers noted that Black women with dense breasts or lobular histology were significantly less likely to have preoperative MRI exams than White women with the same clinical characteristics.
