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CT Dose Equal to Two Chest X-rays - The University of Michigan Medical Center is using a GE CT scanner and a Model-based Iterative Reconstruction (MBIR) protocol called "Veo" to lower CT dose to the level of chest radiographs. 01/26/12

Bracco to Reintroduce Rb-82 Generators by End of First Quarter, 2012 - Radiopharmaceutical manufacturer Bracco will release it's Rb-82 Cardio-Gen generators by the end of the first quarter, 2012. 01/05/12

Tool Developed to Extract Exposure Data From Any CT Scanner - Researchers at Brigham & Women's in Boston have developed an open source tool to extract exposure data from any CT scanner old or new. 01/04/12

AAPM Issues Position Statement on Medical Imaging Procedures - the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) has issued a position statement on Medical Imaging. 01/03/12

Positron Corp. to Produce Radiopharmaceuticals - Positron Corp. of Fishers, IN has received a license from the Indiana Board of Pharmacy to produce radiopharmaceuticals at it's Crown Point facility in Northwest Indiana. In-111 will be produced first. 12/20/11.

Bismuth Shielding NOT Worth the Disadvantages - JACR notes that the reduced image quality as well as other degradations make the use of Bismuth shielding not worth the effort. 12/20/11

AMA Joins the "Lower Radiation Dose" Bandwagon - The American Medical Association has adopted new policies to properly educate all medical personnel especially non-physicians regarding lowering patient radiation doses. 11/28/11

"Go With the Guidelines" Campaign Initiated - Image Gently and the Society of Nuclear Medicine have initiated a campaign to insure that pediatric dosages are in line with those outlined in the "North American Guidelines for Radiopharmaceutical Dose in Children" which is a weight based calculation. 11/16/11

 

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