Radiology Stories
This St. Patricks Day, as the world celebrates Irish culture, take time to note the medical contributions the Irish have given us.
Movie deaths are notoriously unrealistic, but what about the Nazis in "Raiders of the Lost Ark," whose faces melted when they opened the Ark of the Covenant? The science-backed possible causes of face-melting syndrome.
Radiation exposure can be a scary idea, but how much does it actually take to be fatal?
One in every seven colorectal cancer patients is younger than 50, the recommended age to begin screening: study.
Japan on Tuesday acknowledged the first possible casualty from radiation at the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant, a worker who was diagnosed with cancer after the crisis broke out in 2011.
Dr. Nimmi Kapoor helps explain how chemotherapy works, and what researchers hope to find in the future.
Evidence that medical imagining techniques are linked to cancer is being questioned by a new study.
Breast cancer patients who receive radiotherapy have a small but significant risk of developing a subsequent lung tumor, a new study finds.
New York-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital unveiled its pirate-themed CT scanner early this month.
Patients who undergo neurosurgery after being diagnosed with low-grade glioma, a type of brain cancer, are still at risk of developing a more malignant state of cancer and their odds of survival has been unknown until now.- The latest American College of Radiology white paper, Strategies for Radiologists in the Era of Health Care Reform and Accountable Care Organizations, published in the May issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology, offers strategies for successful radiologist participation in accountable care organizations (ACOs). ACOs are intended to create incentives for health care providers to work together to treat an individual patient across care settings — including doctor's offices, hospitals and long-term care facilities.
- The Society of Interventional Radiology has a long-term commitment to radiation safety, taking a leading role in measuring and assessing radiation dosage; developing educational programs on radiation safety, radiation protection and reduction of skin dosage; and promoting the safety of patients and health care professionals.