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Sharing the latest innovations in the CT industry, as well as updates about our annual CT symposium and Education On-Demand program.
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Sharing the latest innovations in the CT industry, as well as updates about our annual CT symposium and Education On-Demand program.
Celebrating 50 years of CT Imaging
by Cynthia McCollough, PhD[CHM1]
October 1 marks the 50th anniversary of the first computed tomography (CT) scan, which was performed in 1971 by radiologist James Ambrose at Atkinson Morley's Hospital in London, UK. Considered by physicians as the most significant medical advance of the 20th century, CT scans are used today to diagnose and guide the treatment of more than 90 million Americans each year.
The recent COVID-19 crisis has temporarily eliminated onsite educational opportunities for members of the medical community and beyond. At ISCT we understand that the pursuit of knowledge is paramount and we would like to thank our fellow medical and industry professionals with complimentary access to ISCT's OnDemand Chest CT course for the entire month of April.
For those in the medical field, COVID-19 is changing almost every area of life - from the way radiology departments operate to huge shifts in the daily practices of radiologists, technologists, and residents. It’s also changing the way that we approach CME.
This week we’re excited to announce our preliminary topics for ISCT 2020! We’re still in the early stages, so there’s a lot more to come as we bulk up our list of talks within each session and finalize our speakers for each slot, but here’s a look at some of the overarching session topics for our 2020 CT symposium:
This year ISCT is moving our annual CT symposium to Washington, D.C. Be sure to save the date for the spectacular two-day event held August 21st and 22nd, 2020. We will be bringing together the top experts in computed tomography from all over the world. With lectures and workshops built for radiologists, physicians, technologists, medical physicists, engineers, residents, fellows, physician assistants, and nurses, the ISCT’s annual CT symposium is the gold standard in CT education and something we look forward to year-round.
A few years ago we launched ISCT Ondemand, a flexible e-learning option that allows members of the radiology community to continue their medical education on a timeline that works for their specific needs. We have dozens of accredited radiology courses available, each one focusing on a specific hot topic or organ system within CT. This week we’re highlighting our Neuro course, which provides an exciting, spirited update of the most important, high impact developments in CT neuroimaging.
The challenges faced by a radiologist in a managerial position are much different from those faced in the reading room, and in order to effectively leverage your leadership role you need to be prepared to not only identify core challenges within your department, but also know how to appropriately navigate them. Our radiology CME course, “Managing The CT Operation”, equips you to do just that.
On Monday at RSNA 2019 Dr. Mahadevappa Mahesh from Johns Hopkins University presented results from the 2019 National Council on Radiation Protection & Measurements (NRCP) report on the current status of medical radiation doses in the US.
Changes are happening across every facet of the industry, but unsurprisingly it was the discussions at RSNA 2019 related to innovation within Computed Tomography that we were the most excited to be a part of. One big topic of conversation we wanted to highlight: an update on CT lung cancer screening.