The White House’s 2015 budget, unveiled last week, had a familiar ring to it with regard to how it deals with medical imaging. If passed, it would allow CMS to require prior authorization for advanced imaging through radiology benefit managers (RBMs).

Many radiology residents believe moonlighting is highly desirable and financially necessary during clinical training and department administrators should consider offering internal moonlighting opportunities to avoid ethical issues, according to an article published in the April issue of Academic Radiology. 

Despite efforts that have been made to reduce CT radiation dose levels in routine practice, greater dose reduction is achievable throughout the CT workflow, according to an article published in the March issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology. 

Discrepancy rates for reporting of adult CT studies and potential useful reference ranges have been identified, according to a meta-analysis study published in the March issue of Radiology.

Optimizing the imaging experience of patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is needed to better patient care, according to an article published online Mar. 7 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

Special attention to communicating radiation risk in an effective and balanced manner is particularly important in the pediatric setting, according to an article published in the March issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology. 

The American College of Radiology applauds steps to reign in medical imaging and radiation oncology self-referral included in the President’s Fiscal Year 2015 budget.

Radiation dose estimates are more accurate when using the size-specific dose estimate (SSDE) metric instead of the volume CT dose index (CTDIvol) metric for reporting and comparing patient dose indices, according to a study published in the March issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.