Mark Pankuch, Ph.D., director of medical physics at the Northwestern Medicine Chicago Proton Center, discusses the ...
Accuray Inc. and the Summit Cancer Center-Boise announced that the center is now treating patients with the Radixact Treatment Delivery System, the next-generation TomoTherapy platform. The Radixact System replaced a competitive conventional linear accelerator in the single-vault freestanding facility.
August 16, 2017 — A new imaging information technology (IT) market report from Signify Research suggests enterprise ...
Fujifilm’s APERTO Lucent is a 0.4T mid-field, open MRI system addressing today’s capability and image quality needs ...
August 18, 2017 — SuperSonic Imagine recently introduced the newest version of its premium ultrasound system, Aixplorer ...
August 18, 2017 — The American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) has released a joint expert consensus document with ...
SPONSORED CONTENT — Fujifilm’s latest CT technology brings exceptional image quality to a compact and user- and patient ...
August 17, 2017 — The proton center at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital will utilize RayStation for planning on ...
SPONSORED CONTENT — Fujifilm’s latest CT technology brings exceptional image quality to a compact and user- and patient ...
August 17, 2017 — Client Outlook recently announced that MaineHealth has selected eUnity as its enterprise image viewing ...
Pentax Medical Co. announced the U.S. launch of the Slim Linear Ultrasound Endoscope (EG-3270UK), the company's newest ultrasound endoscope.
Houston Methodist Hospital and Siemens Healthineers have entered into a multi-year agreement to bring cutting-edge technology to Houston Methodist that is not currently available in the Texas Medical Center. This agreement will provide innovative, world-class medical technology to Houston Methodist Hospital and all of its community hospital facilities.
SPONSORED CONTENT — EnsightTM 2.0 is the newest version of Enlitic’s data standardization software framework. Ensight is ...
It's critical for today's healthcare professionals to understand the balance between the risks and benefits of any X-ray imaging procedure.
ScImage Inc. was recently awarded a new DIN-PACS IV (Digital Imaging Network/Picture Archiving and Communications System) contract by the U.S. government. The contract is potentially valued up to $400 million, and the terms include one five-year base period and one five-year option period.
Carestream Health recently introduced new MR (magnetic resonance) Brain Perfusion and MR Brain Diffusion modules that enable radiologists to read these imaging studies from a Carestream Vue PACS (picture archiving and communication system) diagnostic viewer. The company has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for use in the United States, and these new tools also have been approved for use in Europe and other countries across the globe.
Did you know that approximately one-third of all the data in world is created by the healthcare industry and that ...
August 16, 2017 — Mach7 Technologies Inc. welcomed Michael Jackman as their new chief executive officer (CEO) to help ...
In the featured translational article in the August issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine, researchers at the University of Michigan demonstrate the potential of a new positron emission tomography (PET) tracer, Carbon-11 labeled sarcosine (11C-sarcosine), for imaging prostate cancer. The article also sets the stage for its possible use in monitoring other cancers.
SPONSORED CONTENT — EnsightTM 2.0 is the newest version of Enlitic’s data standardization software framework. Ensight is ...
August 16, 2017 — The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a proposed rule to reduce the number of ...
The International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) has provided new guidance in the use of contrast agents during MRI scans. Emerging research suggests gadolinium-based contrast agents, injected in a patient's veins to brighten tissues in MRI images, accumulate in the brain. More than 300 million doses of such drugs have been administered since their introduction in 1987.
DOSIsoft SA announced the official release, with CE marking, of ISOgray Treatment Planning System (TPS) release 4.3 for proton therapy with active scanning beams (pencil beam scanning). The milestone was achieved through close collaboration with Institut Curie - Protontherapy Center of Orsay (ICPO) in France.
A new study by the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute finds that patient condition complexity and subspecialization are primary factors affecting radiologist services list price variation. The researchers evaluated the 2014 Medicare Physician and Other Supplier Public Use File to identify submitted charges (“list prices”) and payments for radiologists’ services. The report is published online in the Journal of the American College of Radiology (JACR).
August 15, 2017 — Novarad Corp. has entered into agreement to provide picture archiving and communication system (PACS) ...
Aug. 10, 2017 — The American College of Radiology (ACR) developed three new guidance documents and revised 32 others to ...