September 9, 2014 — Two new studies published online in the Journal of the American College of Radiology (JACR) indicate computed tomography (CT) lung cancer screening may benefit more people than previously thought and that the test can be made more effective by using the ACR Lung Imaging Reporting and Data System (Lung-RADS) to classify patient exams.
September 9, 2014 — An experimental regimen of once-weekly breast irradiation following lumpectomy provides more convenience to patients at a lower cost, results in better completion rates of prescribed radiation treatment, and produces cosmetic outcomes comparable to the current standard of daily radiation. These interim results of the five-year Phase II clinical trial using the experimental regimen were presented at the Breast Cancer Symposium 2014 in San Francisco by Anthony E. Dragun, M.D., vice chair and associate professor of radiation oncology at the University of Louisville.
September 9, 2014 — Accuray Inc. announced it has been awarded a new exclusive three-year group purchasing agreement with Premier Inc., covering the CyberKnife M6 and TomoTherapy HDA product portfolios.
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Cloud provider SurDoc launched its SurLink Custom Medical File Exchange Plugin, a free plugin that allows healthcare providers to offer fast, easy, secure file exchange to patients directly from their own website. SurLink is one of the few HIPAA-compliant file exchange services available.
To further the potential of Big Data to predict and prevent illness, Toshiba Group has established the Toshiba Center for Big Data in Healthcare at the Science + Technology Park at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore.
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Community Health Centers (CHCs) across the country, which are the medical home for one in 15 people in the United States, are experiencing an overall increase in patients but fewer uninsured patients in 2014, according to a survey conducted by Direct Relief at the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) annual conference last week. ?
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September 8, 2014 — Infinitt North America announced the Infinitt G3 RIS (radiology information system) version 3.0.11.4 has been tested and certified as meeting the 2014 Modular Ambulatory EHR (Electronic Health Record) requirements, in accordance with ONC-ACB certification criteria.
September 8, 2014 — Mevion Medical Systems announced that MedStar Georgetown University Hospital has received final approval to begin construction of the first proton therapy center in Washington, D.C., at its Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center.
September 8, 2014 — Brain iron levels offer a potential biomarker in the diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and may help physicians and parents make better-informed treatment decisions, according to new research published online in the journal Radiology.
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September 8, 2014 — Esaote North America announced its new MyLab Six ultrasound system has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and is now available for sale in the United States.
September 8, 2014 — Eizo Inc. expanded its U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k)-cleared large monitor system with the addition of the RadiForce LS580W monitor and LMM0802 large monitor manager for interventional radiology and surgical suites.
CAD Inc. announced that, in addition to Volpara Density volumetric breast density assessment software, Volpara Analytics and Volpara Dose solutions are now available as part of iCAD’s PowerLook Advanced Mammography Platform (AMP).
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Cianna Medical Inc., a women’s health company announced the release of long-term data supporting the efficacy and safety of breast brachytherapy with the SAVI applicator.
In community-based radiology practice, mammography screening with 3-D digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) yielded lower recall rates, an increased overall cancer detection rate and an increased detection rate for invasive cancer compared with 2-D digital mammography (DM).
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September 5, 2014 — The number of uninsured is expected to decline by nearly half from 45 million in 2012 to 23 million by 2023 as a result of the coverage expansions associated with the Affordable Care Act (ACA), according to a report from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Office of the Actuary. The report is published in Health Affairs.
To support its humanitarian work the Field Hospital of the Portuguese army opted for the OR technology mobile complete X-ray solution, the Amadeo M-DRw with wireless flat panel detector.
Management of Sapheneia LLC and Sapheneia Commercial Products AB won the final two cases in Swedish Appeals Court.
Telemis announced another record year of trading with revenues increasing by more than 6 percent.
September 4, 2014 — Healthcare professionals will be able to access information about the latest and most complete oncology guidelines available at the point of care following an agreement between EBSCO Health and the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN). Information from NCCN will be summarized along with other evidence and guidelines in the content available from the clinical reference tool DynaMed.
September 4, 2014 — Isis Innovation, the technology transfer arm at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom, and the Centre for Imaging Technology Commercialization (CIMTEC) in Canada have announced a partnership to jointly develop and test a new enhanced ultrasound imaging technology.