A superconducting synchrocyclotron proton accelerator was delivered Valentine’s Day weekend to MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. The accelerator, which will become the core of the hospital’s Mevion S250 proton therapy system, was developed and manufactured in the United States and is one of only eight in existence.
February 16, 2016 — Clear Guide Medical has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ...
February 16, 2016 — Guerbet announced that it has received 510K clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ...
Fujifilm’s APERTO Lucent is a 0.4T mid-field, open MRI system addressing today’s capability and image quality needs ...
After five years of almost constant lobbying efforts and numerous attempts by the U.S. House to push through a repeal of ...
Mississippi has joined the group of states contemplating a breast density inform law following the introduction of a bill Feb. 5 in the state House.
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The new Multitom Rax robotic X-ray device could revolutionize the digital radiography space and allow X-ray devices to compete with more advanced imaging modalities, said an analyst with research and consulting firm GlobalData.
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Researchers funded by the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) used ultrasound-activated microbubbles to improve preservation of heart muscle and function in a pig heart attack model. Based on this success, the method is now in phase I human clinical trials.
February 11, 2016 — Royal Philips announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for the Expression ...
February 11, 2016 — Poor physical fitness in middle age may be linked to a smaller brain size 20 years later, according ...
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Elekta took the first place ranking in radiation therapy in KLAS's 2015 Best in KLAS Awards: Medical & Infrastructure report, released in November.
Legendary guitar maker Paul Reed Smith, founder of PRS Guitars, is part of a group that launched a new technology in November to develop enhanced sharper X-rays while significantly reducing radiation exposure to patients and medical providers. The group includes a team of renowned scientists and physicians and a former commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
The American College of Radiology’s ACR 2016 clinical research sessions provide critical skills for radiology professionals to contribute to — and inform — new coverage decisions in value-based patient care.
Did you know that approximately one-third of all the data in world is created by the healthcare industry and that ...
Patients at Fox Valley Hematology & Oncology’s (FVHO) new cancer care center are receiving a better imaging experience and more accurate positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) scans with Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc.’s Celesteion PET/CT system.
February 10, 2016 — Cancer patients who miss two or more radiation therapy sessions have a worse outcome than fully ...
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Fatigue. Bias. Trouble keeping up with peer-reviewed literature. These can spell trouble for radiologists.
HUS Medical Imaging Center in Helsinki, Finland, is undertaking the first European clinical test study of the new Carestream OnSight 3D Extremity System in pre- and post-operative cases.
Insignia Medical Systems announced that Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust (OUH) and the Oxford Academic Health Science Network (AHSN) has selected Insignia to provide their sharing picture archiving and communication system (PACS) service.
Head and neck cancers that test positive for the herpes papilloma virus (HPV) are known to respond more favorably to radiation therapy than those that test HPV-negative, but an explanation for these differences has remained elusive.
BTG plc and Royal Philips announced a significant milestone in their collaboration with the treatment of the first liver cancer patient with LC Bead LUMI in conjunction with Philips Live Image Guidance. The treatment targeted a hypervascular tumor with the goal to block blood flow to achieve tumor necrosis.
Vital Images Inc. launched “VNA on demand” to the global marketplace. The company’s vendor neutral archive (VNA) on demand solution will be one of several solutions featured at the 2016 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) annual meeting, Feb. 29 – March 4, 2016 in Las Vegas.