Jocelyn D. Chertoff, MD, has been appointed to Varex Imaging Corporation’s Board of Directors, effective today April 3, 2017.

The Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) and Toshiba Medical today announce a new partnership dedicated to providing career development opportunities for radiology fellows and residents in the United States. Toshiba Medical’s support will allow 250 U.S.-based fellows and residents to join SCCT at no charge for one year, enhancing their early career opportunities and building their awareness of the growing contributions of cardiovascular computed tomography.

Radiology-TEACHES, led by principal investigator, Marc H. Willis, DO, recently earned the ABIM Foundation, Costs of Care, and Leapfrog Group Creating Value Challenge “Teaching Value” Award.

The national not-for-profit Radiology Business Management Association (RBMA) announced that Robert T. Still, MHA, has taken on the role of executive director after being selected by the RBMA Board of Directors and the organization's executive search committee.

Radiologist Salvatore V. Raccuia, MD, has been appointed Director of Breast and Women’s Imaging at MidHudson Regional Hospital, a member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network in New York.

Of all the problems besetting the health status of the U.S. population, the raging opioid epidemic might be the most maddening. In many ways, it’s a self-inflicted wound. 

The American Society of Radiation Technologists (ASRT) has elected three new board members to serve on the 2017-2018 ASRT Board of Directors. The newly elected appointees will begin their one-year terms following the 2017 ASRT Governance and House of Delegates Meeting, held June 23-25 in Orlando.

At the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) 2017 Annual Scientific Meeting, a record breaking 32 new Fellows were inducted. Less than 10 percent of SIR members achieve this honor that is awarded to those who have demonstrated excellence in research, published works, teaching or leadership within the field of interventional radiology and who have made significant contributions to the society.