On Monday, July 23, AHRA President Angelic Bush, MSRS, CRA, RT, kicked off the opening ceremony of the AHRA 2018 Annual Meeting in Orlando with a few words of encouragement about the association’s humble beginnings and its lasting legacy.

A Chicago radiologist and her research team have won the Society For Pediatric Radiology’s Walter E. Berdon Award for their paper about thyroid cancer in teens, Loyola University announced this week.

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) announced this week that SNMMI President Satoshi Minoshima, MD, PhD, was one of several industry leaders who signed a letter to the Senate and House subcommittees on Energy and Water Development in support of securing additional funding for molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) production.

Vijay M. Rao, MD, the current president of the Radiological Society of North America, will deliver RSNA 18’s opening address with a salute to technology and the advancement of artificial intelligence (AI), the organization announced this week.

Carestream Health announced Thursday, July 19, that David C. Westgate has been named the company’s new chairman, president and CEO.

Melissa M. Chen, MD, a neuroradiologist at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, spoke with Radiology Business about taking a more active role in patient care, her committee’s biggest goals and why she’s hopeful about the next generation of radiologists.

Todd Minnigh, Carestream Health’s vice president of global service sales, will deliver a presentation about innovation, creation and motivating employees at AHRA 2018 in Orlando.

The Radiology Coding Certification Board (RCCB), a nonprofit radiology credentialing organization, announced this week that it has introduced a new credential for coders proficient in interventional radiology coding.