July 2, 2009 - In the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) review copy of the 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MFS) proposed rule on July 1, 2009, it would change equipment utilization rate from current 50 percent to 90 percent for equipment priced over $1 million. This would cut the technical component of CT, MR and IMRT by as much as 40 percent for 2010. released the

July 2, 2009 - Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) recently introduced HR 2962, the Integrity in Medicare Advanced Diagnostic Imaging Act of 2009, a bill designed to amend Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exclude certain advanced diagnostic imaging services from the in-office ancillary services exception to the “Stark laws” prohibition on physician self-referral.

July 1, 2009 - Radiologists can effectively lower the patient radiation dose by approximately 44 percent and improve vascular enhancement without deterioration of image quality, while screening for possible pulmonary emboli using pulmonary CT angiography, according to a study Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass., published in the June issue of the American Journal

July 1, 2009 - A new breast MRI technique that acquires data radially and generates a high-resolution, three-dimensional image could spare some women with increased breast cancer risk the pain and stress of having to endure a biopsy of a questionable lump or lesion.

July 1, 2009 - Advanced visualization and analysis software company Ziosoft Inc. today announced that it has received CE marking approval for its Ziostation 3D thin-client software system.

July 1, 2009 - CoActiv, a PACS and digital medical image solutions provider, announced plans for a new initiative to build a national network of medical imaging resellers to further expand its rapidly growing sales.

July 1, 2009 - On Sept. 9, 2009, the American College of Radiology (ACR) will offer the inaugural Cardiac CT Certificate of Advanced Proficiency (CCT CoAP) Examination open to all physicians who meet the requisite eligibility requirements and professional experience qualifications.

June 30, 2009 - Varian Medical Systems will exhibit at the AAPM 51st Annual Meeting, July 26-30, 2009, in Ahaheim, Calif., the company’s full line of cancer treatment technologies, including solutions for external beam radiotherapy, brachytherapy and proton therapy.

June 29, 2009 – Siemens Healthcare officially announced today that Michael Reitermann has been appointed the new CEO of Siemens Healthcare’s U.S. organization, effective July 1, 2009.