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Digital X-Ray
Mobile app proves value in radiation protection training
Using a simulator app in radiation protection training can boost understanding of x-ray scatter in different imaging scenarios, researchers from Finland have found.
July 24, 2025
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CT
CT pearls from Ireland’s top orthopedic hospital
Developing diagnostic reference levels for common CT procedures, along with an emphasis on training of CT radiographers, are key factors in the optimization process, researchers from Dublin have asserted.
July 15, 2025
National Orthopedic Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
MRI
AuntMinnieEurope MRI Insider
MRI continues to make steady progress in thoracic imaging, particularly in children. But what exactly are the modality’s main clinical applications in the lung?
May 1, 2025
Ultrasound
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound excels in scrotal imaging
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound adds a critical dimension to the evaluation of scrotal diseases, award-winning researchers from a top London university hospital have reported.
March 27, 2025
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Brain PET/CT imaging is one of the diagnostic applications of nuclear medicine.
Nuclear Medicine
European Nuclear Medicine Day to tackle access gaps across Europe
EANM and Nuclear Medicine Europe will bring policymakers, clinicians, industry, and patients together in Brussels on 29 September to push for more equitable access to nuclear medicine across Europe.
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GPR 2026 opening day: Benefit before novelty in pediatric radiology
Photon-counting CT correctly identified ≥50% in-stent restenosis in the mid-right coronary artery, which was confirmed by invasive angiography.
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Photon-counting CT may widen noninvasive follow-up after coronary stenting
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Molecular Imaging
SPECT/CT holds ground as PET advances cardiac amyloidosis imaging
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MRI
ESHNR strengthens year-round education in head and neck radiology
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European Nuclear Medicine Day to tackle access gaps across Europe
By Claudia Tschabuschnig
EANM and Nuclear Medicine Europe will bring policymakers, clinicians, industry, and patients together in Brussels on 29 September to push for more equitable access to nuclear medicine across Europe.
September 25, 2026
Brain PET/CT imaging is one of the diagnostic applications of nuclear medicine.
GPR 2026 opening day: Benefit before novelty in pediatric radiology
By Claudia Tschabuschnig
Reducing radiation, sedation, contrast use, and examination time will be among the major themes at GPR 2026, as pediatric radiologists meet in Tübingen.
September 24, 2026
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Photon-counting CT may widen noninvasive follow-up after coronary stenting
By Claudia Tschabuschnig
An Austrian study found photon-counting CT sharply reduced nondiagnostic coronary stents and showed promising rule-out performance for significant in-stent restenosis.
September 23, 2026
Photon-counting CT correctly identified ≥50% in-stent restenosis in the mid-right coronary artery, which was confirmed by invasive angiography.
SPECT/CT holds ground as PET advances cardiac amyloidosis imaging
By Claudia Tschabuschnig
Experts discussed how SPECT/CT remains central to ATTR cardiac amyloidosis diagnosis, while emerging PET tracers could allow more direct imaging of amyloid deposits.
September 22, 2026
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ESHNR strengthens year-round education in head and neck radiology
By Claudia Tschabuschnig
With webinars, a masterclass, and expanding mentoring initiatives, ESHNR is extending head and neck radiology education.
September 22, 2026
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Telix signs agreement to acquire ITM
By Erik L. Ridley
The deal would create a combined company with significant radioisotope manufacturing, distribution, and radiopharmaceutical development capabilities.
September 21, 2026
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Sustainability in cancer care: from machines to systems
By Claudia Tschabuschnig
Speakers at a session at the IAEA Scientific Forum asked what remains after the machine has been installed.
September 21, 2026
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Les patients d’abord! Patients first at this year’s JFR meeting
By Frances Rylands-Monk
JFR president Prof. Isabelle Thomassin-Naggara discusses the importance of the human radiologist for patients, a key theme at this year’s congress.
September 18, 2026
Photo illustrating eco-responsibility, a theme that the SFR continues to champion at the JFR. The photograph shows a paper flower made by a patient (www.poeticmood.fr) who will be running craft workshops at the Patient Associations’ Village during JFR 2026. Participants will be invited to create their own JFR 2026 flower and take it home.
IAEA Scientific Forum: Can automated planning shorten radiotherapy waits?
By Claudia Tschabuschnig
Research promising one-second treatment planning prompted discussion of workforce shortages and delays in cancer care at the IAEA Scientific Forum in Vienna.
September 17, 2026
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Radiation medicine aims to tackle cancer care inequalities in low-income countries
By Claudia Tschabuschnig
Health experts discussed challenges facing cancer care in low income countries, the potential of theranostics as well as AI, covering various topics to bridge global health disparities at the IAEA Scientific Forum in Vienna.
September 16, 2026
From left: moderator Christine Mhundwa with Dr. Claudio Tinoco Mesquita, Dr. Ariel Fariña Barrios, Dr. Dina Husseiny Salama, Dr. Umesh Mahantshetty, Dr. Ellen Kampman and Dr. Alejandro Mazal.
IAEA Scientific Forum: Where you live should not determine access to cancer care
By Claudia Tschabuschnig
At the IAEA Scientific Forum in Vienna, politicians, health policymakers, ministers, and physicians came with a bunch of numbers on the stark differences in access to radiotherapy, nuclear medicine, and medical imaging, especially in low and middle income countries.
September 15, 2026
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CIRSE: Studies link ablation margins to liver tumor control
By Claudia Tschabuschnig
Two studies presented at CIRSE 2026 linked adequate ablation margins to better liver tumor control. Measuring those margins consistently remains a challenge.
September 14, 2026
Gonnie van Erp: “We still see interobserver differences in margin assessment.”
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