Technology
April 19, 2011 – Hitachi’s new Scenaria 64-slice CT scanner is designed to be ergonomic and increase patient comfort while also delivering sophisticated dose-reduction technologies.
April 19, 2011 
Technology
April 19, 2011 – A new brachytherapy applicator for treating endometrial cancer patients after a hysterectomy has been introduced. The Capri applicator, from Varian Medical Systems, is aimed at increasing patient comfort and allowing clinicians to better sculpt the radiotherapy dose. It was exhibited recently at the annual American Brachytherapy Society (ABS) meeting in San Diego.
April 19, 2011 
News
April 19, 2011 – Virtual Radiologic (vRad), has been awarded the 2011 Stevie Award for Sales and Customer Service. vRad Results is a cloud communication tool, hosted and managed via the Internet, that provides secure access to images and radiology reports via mobile digital devices. The company received the award in the Collaboration Solution category.
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SNM's Clinical Trials Network (CTN) last week validated its 100th scanner, an important milestone in CTN's two-and-a-half year history. Scanner validation is an essential component of the CTN imaging site qualification program, which works with sites to ensure high-quality imaging capability by assessing both equipment and personnel capabilities.
April 19, 2011 News
Contrary to recent media reports, the use of lead shielding during routine breast exams provides virtually no benefit in the prevention of thyroid cancer and may diminish the effectiveness of mammography.
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Technology
April 19, 2011 – A new clinical radiology workstation product is now commercially available. The ClearCanvas Workstation, Clinical Edition, by ClearCanvas, was previously only offered as an open source application.
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April 19, 2011 – Andrew Einstein delivered the Douglas P. Zipes Distinguished Young Scientist Award Lecture entitled "Effects of Radiation Exposure During Cardiac Imaging: How Good Is the Data?" at this year's American College of Cardiology annual scientific sessions.
April 19, 2011 
Technology
April 18, 2011 – Enhancing imaging capabilities and improving workflow are paramount in today’s demanding ultrasound environment. To meet these ongoing needs, Toshiba America Medical Systems has introduced upgrades across its ultrasound product line and showcased these upgrades at the American Institute of Ultrasound Medicine (AIUM) annual convention.
April 18, 2011 
Technology
April 15, 2011 – Two new ultrasound systems have been launched and are available for sale in the United States. The Voluson S-Series, from GE Healthcare, helps bring imaging technology to a broad group of OB/GYN offices and departments.
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April 15, 2011 
News
April 14, 2011 – Interim results from a randomized study on the impact of a SPECT imaging system on clinical management and diagnosis of adult patients who exhibit signs or symptoms of parkinsonian syndromes (PS) have been released. The study used GE Healthcare’s DaTscan system.
April 14, 2011 
Technology
April 14, 2011 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared a portable cardiovascular imaging system.
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April 14, 2011 – A class I recall has been issued for the Xoft Axxent Flexishield Mini because the product may shed particles of tungsten that can be mistaken for suspicious breast calcifications during follow up X-rays or scans.
April 14, 2011 
Technology
April 14, 2011 – The U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared a new brachytherapy treatment planning system for permanent seed implants. The MIM Symphony module, from MIM Software, provides a powerful combination of tools to benefit radiation oncologists working with brachytherapy.
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Feature | Dave Fornell
Over the past few years, the trends in automated imaging contrast media injection systems have included the conversion from single- to dual-head injectors, the integration of data management systems and improved patient safety features.
April 13, 2011 Case Study
The Breast Imaging Department of Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center) operates eight breast centers, providing far-reaching access to screening and diagnostic services for women in Western Pennsylvania. “Patients come here because we specialize in women’s health.
April 13, 2011 Feature | Helen Kuhl
In order for the radiologist to do the best possible job, there are a number of systems that need to work optimally. Not the least of these is the monitor on which the images and information are displayed, especially in digital mammography; in fact, if the monitor is not up-to-snuff, all the quality of the systems and processes that go before may be wasted.
April 13, 2011 Feature | Don Fallati
Dictated narrative documentation remains the preferred mode for radiologists, both for its convenience and speed as well as its unique ability to capture reasoning, context, and other meaningful patient detail that is critical to physicians beyond structured template data. As such, dictated information will play a central role in meaningful use.
April 13, 2011 Feature | Elad Benjamin
There is often a large gap between implementing technology and actually using it. Ensuring that healthcare providers not only have access to important patient information, but also that they are using it in a meaningful way is the purpose of the recent meaningful use (MU) definition.
April 13, 2011 Feature | Todd Loesch
Radiation oncologists have several imaging tools available during the radiotherapy process. Before any treatment dose can be given, however, clinicians need to appropriately select and delineate the proper target volumes, or tumors, and they need to determine which organs may be at risk for unwanted dose.
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