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More than 150,000 Registered Users and Growing! The Online Learning Center has reached more than 150,000 registered users and the site continues to grow daily! Your suggestions and advice have allowed us to constantly improve and enhance your online learning experience and we are grateful for your support. Please visit often and continue to let us know what you need to make your continuing education experience a rewarding and successful learning endeavor! New IGRT Symposium videos Philips Radiation Oncology Systems IGRT Symposium, St. Petersburg, Fl. April 19, 2007 featuring: Jatinder Palta, Ph.D. Jeffrey Williamson, Ph.D. Wolfgang Tome, Ph.D. Carlos Vargas, M.D. Click here to go to the video's. IGRT Symposium, Minneapolis, MN. July 29, 2007 featuring: Greg Gibbs, MS Jan-Jakob Sonke, Ph.D. Di Yan, DSc Paul Keall, Ph.D. Click here to go to the video's. Philips Medical Systems presents: PACS INFORMATIONAL WORKSHOP With the rising costs of health insurance, the decrease in Medicare reimbursement due to DRA legislation, demand for the most advanced technology, and security standards mandated by HIPAA, health care providers require dependable PACS systems that meet their clinical, operational and business needs. Join your peers and a panel of industry experts to learn essential strategies for implementing a PACS solution to increase efficiency, reduce costs, and improve patient care. Tuesday, October, 16, 2007 11 am PDT / 2 pm EDT Presenter - Terri Tandy, Clinical Systems Administrator OrthoCarolina Implementation of iSite PACS with Orthopedic Templating This workshop is free. We are currently applying for CEUs. If you have further questions, please contact Mary Ching at mary.ching@philips.com. Attention Florida RT's The Philips Learning Center is now an approved continuing education (CE) provider by the Florida Department of Health (DOH), Bureau of Radiation Control, Radiologic Technology Program (FDOH-BRC). Florida technologists registering on the Learning Center for the first time need to be sure to enter their Florida license number. Florida RT’s who have already registered in the past should update their membership/licensing under “My Account/My Profile”.



SPECT/CT Image Guided Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer Clinical-Use Methods across Multiple Practice Settings: Advances in molecular imaging and conformal radiation therapy have converged to enable more precise delivery of therapy to regions of known disease. The recent publication of long-term prostate cancer outcome data, with dose escalation targeting discrete areas of tumor identified with SPECT/CT, demonstrates advantages in biochemical disease free survival and lower rates of morbidity1-7. Radiation Oncologist Rodney J. Ellis, a pioneer in conformal therapy outcome research using PSMA directed Capromab Pendetide, presents an update on image guided radiation therapy (IGRT) using SPECT/CT. This evidence-based educational lecture provides a how-to review and applications of SPECT/CT tumor targeting techniques for use in brachytherapy, intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and other conformal therapies for prostate cancer; as a case example of the new applications of molecular imaging in radiation oncology. + Click here for more information


The Hospital for Special Surgery located in New York City, specializing in orthopaedic surgery, rheumatology and the diagnostic imaging of these related sciences, has generously agreed to provide three FREE webcasts relating to orthopaedic imaging. The Online Learning Center takes great pleasure in being able to provide you with the highest quality medical education and this special series featuring HSS' world reknowned muscloskeletal radiologists which raises that another level.
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ARRT Announcement CE Credit will continue to be awarded for self-learning activities such as directed readings, online courses and home studies. The ARRT has clarified this in their recent article “Setting the Facts Straight”. For more information click here.

Online Learning for Professional Development Continuing education (CE) delivered via the web provides a versatile learning opportunity for healthcare professionals. Find out how you too can enrich your career with this flexible, innovative tool.
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