May 17, 2010 - The Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Mo., has commissioned a proton beam accelerator specially designed for the Monarch250 Proton Therapy System the center is currently installing.

May 14, 2010 – With the diagnostic imaging center facing reimbursement rates cuts, there are deals to be had in imaging center acquisitions business.

May 12, 2010 - Senate minority deputy whip, Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), recently sent a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius demanding HHS remove all materials and references to the November 2009 U.S. Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) mammography recommendations.

May 12, 2010 - Positron emission mammography (PEM) may reduce unnecessary breast biopsies, according to new data from an National Institutes of Health (NIH)-sponsored, multisite study of hundreds of women with newly diagnosed breast cancer.

May 11, 2010 - Stereotactic radiosurgery using gamma knife is a safe and effective option for selected children with arteriovenous malformations, according to a recent study presented at the American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting in Philadelphia last week.

May 12, 2010 - Increased detection and treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) and peripheral arterial disease (PAD) will drive the U.S. peripheral vascular device market to over $5.3 billion by 2016, according to a new report by iData Research.

May 10, 2010 - The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) just released a technical correction to the 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, which results in payment increases for myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI), cardiac computed tomography (CT), and cardiac catheterization codes.