Medical, Legal, and Practice: Page 127

BIR partners with Philips on 2 awards

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The British Institute of Radiology (BIR) and Philips Healthcare have partnered for two awards for trainees and students.

January 26, 2015

What do patients really know about radiation and radiologists?

By Kate Madden Yee

While it's all well and good for radiologists to spend more time interacting with patients, it's important to understand what patients actually know about radiation and radiologists to do this effectively. Two studies presented at the recent RSNA meeting explored these questions and came to some surprising conclusions.

January 21, 2015

U.K. societies release vascular disease services report

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The British Society of Interventional Radiology, the Vascular Society of Great Britain and Ireland, and the Royal College of Radiologists have jointly released a report on the provision of services for patients with vascular disease.

January 20, 2015

BIR seeks increase in radiotherapy funding

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

While it welcomes the reported 340 million pounds (445.7 million euros) increase in cancer drugs funding following the recent review by the National Health Service Cancer Drugs Fund, the British Institute of Radiology (BIR) is also calling for higher radiotherapy funding.

January 20, 2015

CIRSE launches interventional registry for liver tumors

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe (CIRSE) has launched its Registry for SIR-Spheres Therapy to capture information on patients who have been treated with SIR-Spheres yttrium-90 resin microspheres for inoperable liver tumors.

January 20, 2015

CIRSE introduces interventional registry for liver tumors

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe (CIRSE) has launched its Registry for SIR-Spheres Therapy (CIRT) to capture information on patients who have been treated with SIR-Spheres Y-90 resin microspheres for inoperable liver tumors.

January 20, 2015

Kromek reports revenue growth in 2014

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Contracts with original medical imaging equipment manufacturers (OEM) fueled revenue growth for Kromek in the six-month period, ending 31 October 2014.

January 13, 2015

RCR approves of new Cancer Taskforce

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The U.K.'s Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) approves of the National Health Service's (NHS) creation of a Cancer Taskforce.

January 13, 2015

CT's expansion puts emphasis on dose in Middle East

By Frances Rylands-Monk

At least 11 new CT scanners are due to be installed between now and March across Dubai and the north of the United Arab Emirates, and such rapid growth means the authorities are putting renewed emphasis on radiation protection and patient safety.

January 13, 2015

French Radiology Society joins mourning for Charlie Hebdo

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The French Society of Radiology has issued a brief statement regarding the terrorist murders in Paris this week.

January 8, 2015

SFR schedules board election

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The Société Française de Radiologie (SFR) plans to hold its election this month for its executive office and supervisory board.

January 6, 2015

COCIR enforces new conduct codes

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

With the new year comes enforcement of new codes for conduct between companies and healthcare providers, promulgated by the European Coordination Committee of the Radiological, Electromedical, and Healthcare IT Industry (COCIR).

January 6, 2015

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