IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A.) announced the first worldwide clinical implementation of its newly released Dolphin Online Ready Patient QA and Monitoring. The team at the Radiation Therapy department of the Klinikum Bayreuth GmbH in Bayreuth, Germany, has successfully validated and clinically implemented three Dolphin systems at two of their sites.

Alexandria VA Medical Center (VAMC) and Philips announced that the VAMC’s Pineville, La., facility will be the first VA site to adopt the Philips Ingenia 1.5T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with in-bore Ambient Experience technology.

College Choice, a leading authority in college and university rankings and resources, has published its 2016 rankings for the Best Ultrasound Technician Schools.

Researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine have found that a form of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) corresponds with histological responses in patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). The MRI technique in question non-invasively measures fat density in the liver.

Parascript announced that Mena Regional Health System (MRHS), Mena, Ark., has adopted Fujifilm’s Aspire Cristalle and Parascript AccuDetect Computer-Aided Detection (CAD) for mammography to ensure dose reduction, higher image quality and fewer false-positives.

August 19, 2016 — A new non-invasive positron emission tomography (PET) technique can obtain images of neuron ...

Hitachi Asia Ltd. and Hitachi Ltd. announced that Hitachi Asia has received an order for a proton beam therapy (PBT) system from the National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS), including a 10-year service and maintenance agreement. It will be the first proton beam therapy system in Southeast Asia.

Neuroscientists peered into the brains of patients with Parkinson’s disease and two similar conditions to see how their neural responses changed over time. The study, funded by the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) Parkinson’s Disease Biomarkers Program and published in Neurology, may provide a new tool for testing experimental medications aimed at alleviating symptoms and slowing the rate at which the diseases damage the brain.

According to a new report by the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute, mammography may present an opportunity for the expanded use of bundled payments in radiology.