The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will hold a public meeting March 30-31 to discuss what CT manufacturers and other vendors can do to reduce unnecessary radiation exposure. The day-long meetings will take place at the Holiday Inn Gaithersburg in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Registration is free and on a first-come, first-served basis.

According to the FDA’s federal notice, the goal of the … read more »

There’s no shortage of radiologists in the employment market today, and radiologists want more work, a new study suggests. The findings appear in the March issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

Using anonymous data from the American College of Radiology’s 2007 Survey of Diagnostic Radiologists, researchers from the American College of Radiology (ACR), Yale, Johns Hopkins, and the University of … read more »

The rate of MRIs and CT/PET scans that were ordered or provided in the U.S. tripled between 1996 and 2007, and the number of ER imaging tests quadrupled. That’s according to the Centers for Disease Control’s annual report, “Health, United States, 2009,” released this week. This year’s report features a special section on medical technology. Among other stats, the report … read more »

Touted as “the stethoscope of the 21st century,” GE Healthcare’s Vscan, a handheld ultrasound device, hit the markets yesterday in the U.S., Canada, Europe, and India. Weighing in at less than a pound and a cost of under $10,000, the pocket-sized device has won 510(K) clearance in the U.S. by the Food and Drug Administration as well as approval by … read more »

A joint summit on optimizing image quality and managing CT radiation will be held in April, following several reports on the dangers of radiation therapy. The summit is organized by the American Association of Physicists in Medicine and funded by the American College of Radiology (ACR) and other groups.

Late last year, the FDA issued a safety investigation of CT brain … read more »

The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) responded earlier this week to a New York Times article reporting on errors made during radiation therapy. Focusing on radiation accidents in the state of New York, the Jan. 24 Times story warned readers that radiation therapy, when administered incorrectly, can kill and maim patients. The story went on to say that it’s … read more »

Many patients say they’re dissatisfied with the way they receive radiology test results and want more access, along with clear, detailed explanations, according to researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. The study was published last fall in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

In the study, researchers worked with two focus groups made up of outpatients who … read more »

Sooner rather than later, radiologists from abroad, not just American expatriates, will be reading and receiving compensation for studies we thought were exclusively ours. … read more »

In many respects, the education of radiology residents in Europe is at
variance with radiology training in the United States. Fundamental differences
exist in prerequisites, length of training, modes of education, curriculum
requirements, and availability of sub-specialty experience, both in training
and practice. … read more »

The American Board of Radiology has instituted a wide-ranging series of changes for the qualifying exam, which will affect first the class of trainees beginning residency in 2010. … read more »