Organized Radiology Issues: Page 80

Gastro hemorrhage patients not receiving proper IR care

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Half of patients with severe gastrointestinal hemorrhage do not receive the interventional radiology (IR) services they need, according to a new U.K. report.

July 6, 2015

Restoration of Röntgen's birthplace gathers pace

By Dr. Adrian Thomas

The birthplace of Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen is a really special place, and everybody should care deeply about the German Radiological Society's plans for the building, Dr. Adrian Thomas writes in his latest history column.

June 29, 2015

U.K. needs more CT replacement plans, dose education

By Philip Ward

Urgent action is required because a significant number of the 183 radiology departments in the U.K. National Health Service do not have a future CT replacement plan in place, and there is a distinct lack of training about dose optimization, according to a major survey.

June 28, 2015

Second strike vote means more unrest in Vienna

By Timothy Spence

VIENNA - For the second time in a month, public-sector radiologists and other physicians in Vienna have voted overwhelmingly to strike, adding extra fuel to a protracted conflict with hospital managers and the city government over pay and working hours.

June 25, 2015

U.K. acts to streamline radiation use in clinical trials

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Radiation experts from the Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre network have launched a new system to reduce the time taken to set up clinical trials involving radiotherapy and other forms of ionizing radiation.

June 23, 2015

RCR criticizes new cancer proposals in U.K.

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

General practitioners must have better access to cancer tests, including CT scans, and fewer restrictions for referring patients, according to new recommendations made by the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence.

June 23, 2015