Medical, Legal, and Practice: Page 149

Elekta, Varian bury the hatchet
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Elekta and radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems have resolved their litigation announced in August 2012.
August 14, 2013
Visage, SIIM release survey results
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Advanced visualization and PACS firm Visage Imaging and the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) have released survey data regarding the current state of imaging informatics.
August 13, 2013
U.K. invests in proton therapy
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The U.K. has committed 250 million pounds (291 million euros) to build two new state-of-the-art proton therapy centers.
August 8, 2013
Top paid specialties? Radiology comes in 8th
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Which medical specialties have the highest paid physicians in the U.S.? Not radiology, according to a study conducted by the physician search and consulting firm Merritt Hawkins & Associates and reported by Forbes.
August 5, 2013
Debate intensifies over limits on radiology trainees in France
By Philip Ward
The French Society of Radiology (SFR) has issued a strong warning about the dangers of limits on the number of radiology trainees being imposed by the government of President François Hollande. Over the next five years, 1,114 residents will be trained, but the SFR and others think 1,300 or more will be needed to maintain care.
August 5, 2013
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Education reduces unnecessary prostate imaging in Sweden
By Kate Madden Yee
The rate of inappropriate imaging scans for low-risk prostate cancer patients in Sweden fell dramatically in the decade following an education effort to curb such tests, according to a study published online on 23 July in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
July 23, 2013
JFR 2013 again to include 'interventional village'
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The Journées Françaises de Radiologie (JFR) 2013 meeting to be held in Paris this autumn will once again include an "interventional village" -- a large exhibition room dedicated to interventional courses and demonstrations, according to JFR.
July 23, 2013
EuroPACS changes name to seek new identity and focus
By Dr. Emanuele Neri
At the recent Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery congress in Heidelberg, Germany, the EuroPACS General Assembly approved a historic bylaws change, amending the name of the association and adopting a new mission statement. The new name is European Society of Medical Imaging Informatics.
July 22, 2013
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RSNA foundation to award $3M in 2013
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The RSNA's Research and Education Foundation will fund 85 grants totaling more than $3 million in 2013.
July 15, 2013
ContextVision wins patent lawsuit
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Image enhancement developer ContextVision has won a patent lawsuit involving imaging services company Sapheneia.
July 15, 2013
ESR to hold radiation education event in Barcelona
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The European Society of Radiology (ESR) is organizing a special radiation protection session during the "Management in Radiology" annual meeting in Barcelona on 9 October.
July 14, 2013
HIMSS Asia-Pacific forum to start August 1
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Healthcare IT industry experts will congregate at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) AsiaPac13 Greater China eHealth Forum this summer to discuss strategies, challenges, and outcomes of IT adoption in the healthcare industry.
July 9, 2013
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