Enrollment in radiography and radiation therapy educational programs increased slightly in 2013, according to a survey conducted by the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT).

Two high-profile Canadian physicians, including Frédéric Desjardins, MD, president of the Quebec Association of Radiologists, are defending themselves from accusations of illegally lobbying the Quebec Health Minister.

Stephen J. Ubl, president and CEO of the Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed), issued the following statement today following the release of the federal government’s fiscal year 2014 omnibus appropriations legislation: “AdvaMed applauds the FY 2014 appropriations omnibus legislation for restoring $85 million in industry-provided user fees that were lost to FDA in FY 2013 due to the sequester."

The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) today applauded Congressional leaders for agreeing on a $1.1 trillion omnibus spending package that will fund the federal government through the end of September 2014, increase funding for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and restore $85 million in funding lost last year due to the sequestration of FDA user fees.

Radiation dose reduction at pediatric CT has been achieved with 40 percent adaptive statistical iterative reconstruction (ASIR) used as a dose reduction tool only, according to a study published in the January 2014 issue of Radiology. 

The modest acceleration of Medicaid spending growth coupled with a slight slow in Medicare and private health insurance spending growth generated the fourth consecutive year of low overall health spending growth in 2012, according to an article published in the January 2014 issue of Health Affairs. 

Participants enlisted in research studies using coronary CT imaging cited additional health information, free imaging, and the altruistic benefit to society as motivating participation factors, according to a study published in the January issue of Academic Radiology. 

Regional variation in the utilization of imaging was discovered to be considerably less than regional variation in standardized costs and the variation in use of other major service categories for Medicare beneficiaries from 2007 to 2011, according to a study published in the January 2014 issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.