The Radiology Business Management Association (RBMA) announced its 2012/13 leadership changes this week.

Rebecca Smith-Bindman, a UCSF researcher whose JAMA study published this week warns of the increased body burden of a lifetime of exposure to medical imaging, has also examined a subset of those findings involving breast cancer risk.

New molecular imaging research shows that the presence of beta-amyloid plaques that correlate with the onset of Alzheimer’s disease may also indicate mild cognitive decline.

Questions about the necessity of imaging tests continued to dominate headlines this week, as a new study published in JAMA claims that HMOs are seeing an increase in imaging despite the lack of their financial incentive to conduct them.

Pediatric exposure to radiation has been a hot topic in the imaging world since a Lancet study last week cautioned against the long-term effects of CT exposure on childhood cancer patients.

Advance Painting Services, an industrial radiography company based in Grand Junction, Colorado, is facing nearly a quarter-of-a-million dollars in fines from the state Department of Public Health and Environment related to alleged improper handling of radioactive materials.

The RSNA Research and Education Foundation will have its largest grant year in 2012, distributing $2.9 million.

The Society of Nuclear Medicine made three significant announcements today, including finalizing a proposal begun in January 2012 that would change its name to the more inclusive “Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging.”