Radiology News

ACR Dose Index Registry Reaches Milestones: One Million Scans, 300 Facilities

Since its launch less than a year ago, more than one million computed tomography (CT) scans have been contributed to the American College of Radiology (ACR) Dose Index Registry (DIR) and compiled for analysis.

Source: ACR News | 31 Jan 2012 | 8:45 am

Diagnostic Imaging Services Access Protection Act Reaches 180 Co-sponsors

Four Congressmen recently added their names to the list of co-sponsors for H.R 3269, the Diagnostic Imaging Services Access Protection Act, bringing the list of co-sponsors to 180. Click on the headline above and follow the instructions to urge your Member of Congress to support H.R. 3269 today!

Source: ACR News | 25 Jan 2012 | 12:23 pm

ACR Urges Conference Committee to Include H.R. 3269

On Friday, January 20, chairman of the American College of Radiology's (ACR) Board of Chancellors, John Patti, MD, FACR, sent a letter to the House and Senate conferees urging the inclusion of H.R. 3269, the Diagnostic Imaging Services Access Protection Act, within a forthcoming, long-term Medicare proposal.

Source: ACR News | 23 Jan 2012 | 3:36 pm

ACR Members Now Have Free Access to Ethics and Professionalism Educational Modules

A new series of ethics and professionalism educational modules is available through this website. Each self-guided module was developed by experts, peer-reviewed for content, quality and clarity and includes self-testing features to assess comprehension.

Source: ACR News | 19 Jan 2012 | 10:31 am

ACR Asserts Integrity in Radiology

The American College of Radiology (ACR) is deeply troubled by implications of a recent CNN report involving the American Board of Radiology (ABR) certification examinations.

Source: ACR News | 17 Jan 2012 | 3:06 pm