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06 '22
ABR Will Cease Issuing Authorized User-Eligibility Designation After 2023 by Vincent P. Mathews, MD, ABR President 2022;15(3):2 After extensive internal deliberation, the ABR announced in March that we would no longer be issuing authorized user (AU) eligibility (AU-E)1 on our certificates after 2023. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has defined requirements for “training and experience”…
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06 '22
Tiptoeing Back to Normal? by James B. Spies, MD, MPH, ABR Associate Executive Director for Interventional Radiology 2022;15(3):7 In the past two years, we all have struggled with the pandemic and the breadth of its impact on all aspects of our lives. Nearly everything we do in daily life has been upended, and radical changes…
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06 '22
Volunteer Task Force Addresses Image Quality Challenges By Stephen F. Simoneaux, MD, ABR Trustee 2022;15(3):5 When a candidate sits down to take an ABR exam, high image quality is certainly an expectation. Over the years, as the tests have transitioned from glossy printed booklets, to films on view boxes, to computers, maintaining excellence in imaging…