“Do we need to change the culture of medicine? Yes. But also, let doctors be doctors, and you’ll see how many of them happily work 60 hours a week," one noted radiologist wrote. 

All major disciplines across medical imaging and radiation therapy have recorded compensation increases over the last two years, according to ASRT. 

Leaders from 31 different radiology societies recently met to discuss the specialty's biggest problems, offering solutions in a newly published analysis. 

Prompt diagnosis of such pneumothorax is crucial, with delays linked to longer hospital lengths of stay and greater disease progression, experts write in Academic Radiology. 

The partnership is with IKS Health, which helps docs handle duties such as clinical documentation, care team assistance, and pre-visit summaries. 

Unifor Local 2458 members at Clear Medical Imaging halted work Oct. 25 after ongoing contract negotiations “failed to result in a fair collective agreement.” 

The reported median, 25th and 75th percentile compensation for IR faculty were consistently higher than DRs, 2017-2023 AAMC data show. 

“This increase in workload could impact the time available to dedicate to teaching the next generation of radiologists and has additional implications regarding burnout,” one expert noted.