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Researchers invent elastic x-ray shield
By
Will Morton
A group in Japan has developed and tested an elastic x-ray shield made by embedding bismite particles in porous polyurethane.
December 27, 2023
Mirion partners with RAD-AID International
By
AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Mirion has launched a partnership with RAD-AID International to supply equipment to train medical professionals on measuring radiation exposure.
November 8, 2023
How should patients manage Lu-PSMA-617 waste disposal?
By
Will Morton
A medical physicist in Iowa has crunched the numbers and determined the safest approach for prostate cancer patients receiving Lu-PSMA-617 (Pluvicto) to dispose of their radioactive urine, according to a recent communication in the
Journal of Nuclear Medicine
.
July 16, 2023
DRG marks 100th anniversary of Roentgen's death
By
AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The German Radiological Society (DRG) noted that February 10 is the 100th anniversary of the death of Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen, the German physicist who discovered the x-ray.
February 9, 2023
ASTRO: Physicists add value in patient-facing role
By
Matthew Limb
Radiation therapy patients report less anxiety when a medical physicist explains technical aspects of care and how it is delivered, according to research presented at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) annual meeting in San Antonio.
October 23, 2022
AAPM celebrates 50 years of CT
By
AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) is celebrating 50 years of CT imaging October 1 by launching a new gallery in its
AAPM Virtual Museum of Medical Physics
and offering educational resources on the modality.
September 30, 2021
Physicists want ban on radioactive alternative medicine pendants
By
Will Morton
A group of Malaysian physicists are recommending a ban on so-called "scalar energy" pendants after finding that the alternative medicine trinkets are actually embedded with radioactive isotopes, according to a study published June 1 in
Plos One
.
June 6, 2021
EPA launches Women in Radiation History website
By
AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is marking Women's History Month with the launch of a new website to celebrate the history of women in radiation sciences.
March 8, 2021
How running an MRI service is like captaining a ship
By
Wayne Forrest
Running an MRI service is like being the captain of a ship on the ocean, according to a Friday presentation at the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine virtual conference. Smooth navigation depends on effective collaboration with physicists, technologists, and other staff.
August 13, 2020
West Physics buys Radiological Physics Consultants
By
AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Health physics services provider West Physics Consulting has purchased Winston-Salem, NC-based medical physics firm Radiological Physics Consultants.
July 20, 2020
Pay attention to patient portals
By
AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Patients appreciate getting imaging results both via direct provider contact and via electronic patient portals – but they may have less understanding of advanced imaging results when they receive them online, according to a study published April 29 in the
Journal of the American College of Radiology
.
April 29, 2020
Radiology volume, research will take COVID-19 hit
By
Kate Madden Yee
The COVID-19 pandemic will adversely affect imaging volume, cancer treatment, and research going forward, according to a series of reports published April 15 in
Radiology
and
Radiology: Imaging Cancer
.
April 15, 2020
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