
USC names Joshua Hirsch chair of radiology
Hirsch joins Keck School of Medicine of USC from Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, bringing experience in neurointervention, health policy, quality, and clinical operations.
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Operations, staffing, compliance, and the business of running a practice.

Hirsch joins Keck School of Medicine of USC from Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, bringing experience in neurointervention, health policy, quality, and clinical operations.

Stephanie Haridopolos will assume some surgeon general duties while radiologist Nicole Saphier awaits Senate confirmation.

ACR, SIR, ASNR, and other physician groups urged Congress to pass H.R. 8163, the Provider Reimbursement Stability Act.

The recovered radium-226 came from obsolete materials stored as radiological waste at NIST facilities and will support medical radioisotope production.

The direct-to-consumer telehealth service offers virtual consultations for imaging, EKG, lab, and referral requests across more than 30 states.

The proposed rule would revise decommissioning financial assurance, radioactive microsphere distribution, and PET radionuclide consortium requirements.

The lawsuit alleges a radiologist failed to report a CTA finding hours before the patient suffered a stroke.

Medical sources in Gaza said 76% of imaging equipment has been lost, with MRI services halted and only 5 of 18 CT scanners operational.

The societies signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly develop most future clinical practice guidelines for radiation oncology.

A survey of 399 caregivers found 49% had high financial toxicity, and families with high burden were more likely to delay or skip recommended imaging because of cost.

The permanent initiative gives military personnel, veterans, and first responders 20% off SimonMed Longevity whole-body MRI screening.

Proposed CAAHEP standards would require students in accredited sonography programs to demonstrate knowledge of contrast-enhanced ultrasound.

A single-institution study found rapid brain MRI lowered payer reimbursement, while patient out-of-pocket costs were similar to standard brain MRI.

The ASRT Foundation awarded 2 traditional research grants to Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai investigators. The projects focus on inpatients receiving radiation therapy and advanced practice radiation therapist skills.

ACR supported less frequent law-enforcement coordination and removal of weekly verification requirements but urged NRC to keep annual refresher training for security personnel.