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Where Have All the Companies Gone--Long Time Passing
August 1, 2008 2:15 PM by Joyce Ward
Those of you who are, like me, former members of the flower generation, may remember the song "Where Have all the Flowers Gone?" It started as a war protest song, written by Pete Seger, and was recorded by several folk groups such as the Kingston Trio Read More...
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Of Cell Phones, Granite Counter Tops and Bravery
July 25, 2008 1:01 PM by Joyce Ward
There is an old saying that a coward dies a thousand deaths, a brave man dies but once. In today's world, however, the media is often responsible for bringing on a thousand fears of death by sensationalizing any slight possibility of risk. If you pay Read More...
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Passage of Medicare Bill Calling for Accreditation of Facilities Applauded
July 16, 2008 1:04 PM by Joyce Ward
Both the ACR and the SNM are celebrating the passage of H. R. 6331, the Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act of 2008. Both houses of Congress garnered the necessary majorities to override a presidential veto of the act. The House overrode Read More...
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Great Times and Good Deeds in New Orleans
June 27, 2008 1:51 PM by Joyce Ward
New Orleans put on its best face for the technologists, physicians and scientists attending the annual SNM conference June 14-18. In return, SNM and SNMTS members gave a bit of their time and their blood to the city. Coming into New Orleans, it looked Read More...
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No Hope for MAPLE
May 21, 2008 12:53 PM by Joyce Ward
There was bad news out of Canada last week when Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd, a Crown corporation announced it was abandoning development of its two MAPLE medical-isotope reactors Ontario. The company had spent hundreds of millions of dollars in developing Read More...
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Heading to the Big Easy?
April 30, 2008 4:52 PM by Joyce Ward
I just got my airplane reservations to fly down to New Orleans this June 14 for the SNM annual meeting. I am looking forward to the conference which allows me to learn the latest research in nuclear medicine and PET and to connectwith old friends and Read More...
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What Did I Want in the Refrigerator?
April 16, 2008 5:30 PM by Joyce Ward
Next Monday will be my 66 th birthday and while I think my mind is as sharp as it used to be when I was a spring chicken of 55, I sometimes find myself forgetting where I put my keys or why I went over to the refrigerator. These small lapses are not new. Read More...
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This Time It's Cell Phones
March 31, 2008 4:39 PM by Joyce Ward
In this weeks top story Calming Fears, I discussed the difficulty that most people have in accurately assessing risks, sometimes fearing small risks, such as that of being near someone who has had radioiodine therapy, while dismissing larger risks, such Read More...
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Thoughts from the Other Side of the CE Table
March 26, 2008 1:12 PM by Joyce Ward
As you are aware, ADVANCE News Magazines holds job fairs and career events in venues all over the country. Free continuing education courses are offered as a part of the event and the company likes to have some of the editorial staff participate in these Read More...
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CMS Strikes Out FDG for Infection Imaging
March 21, 2008 11:53 AM by Joyce Ward
In the battle to get CMS to understand the value of diagnostic imaging, this month saw one gain, the decision not to limit CTA imaging, and one loss, a decision to continue national non-coverage of FDG PET for infection and inflammation imaging. Explaining Read More...
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CTA Victory Also Helps Fusion Imaging
March 18, 2008 3:47 PM by Joyce Ward
At first glance, the furor over reimbursement for CT angiography (CTA) may not seem to be something that concerns nuclear medicine technologists. After all, the CT experts often predict that CTA could replace some of the current myocardial perfusion scans Read More...
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PET/CT Job Concerns
February 21, 2008 5:30 PM by Joyce Ward
When PET/CT first came out, it looked like a great opportunity for expanding the job base for nuclear medicine technologists. When the CT only gave attenuation and some positional information, there were fewer problems with who could run the systems. Read More...
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Will Supply Problems Limit Radioimmunotherapy Advances?
February 8, 2008 2:48 PM by Joyce Ward
In the Feb. 4 issue of this magazine, William Hubble, MA, CNMT, RT(R)(N)(CT), our "View From the Hot Room" columnist talked about the problems caused by the shortage of imaging isotopes (in particular Tc-99m) because of the shutdown of the Chalk River Read More...
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Everything Old is New Again
February 6, 2008 2:37 PM by Joyce Ward
Yesterday, I attended the Molecular Summit in Philadelphia. Put on by The Dark Report ( http://www.darkreport.com/ ), the meeting was designed to show the need for integration of imaging and diagnostics (think radiology and laboratory), as medicine moves Read More...
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Thank Heavens for Volunteers
February 1, 2008 2:23 PM by Joyce Ward
In my last blog, I talked about my decision to retire from active registration and certification in the ARRT and NMTCB. As I mentioned, this was not without a lot of thought on my part. For one, it's hard to mark time to take the CME tests in the JNMT Read More...
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