February 6, 2009 - The governing boards of the American College of Radiology (ACR) and the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) have reached an agreement in principle for a strategic integration that would leverage the strengths of each organization and provide the potential for enhanced service to radiologists and medical physicists seeking continuing medical education, quality and safety program

February 6, 2009 – Digisonics said its new OB-Windows/OB-View software release 4.4 is now available.

February 5, 2009 – Nearly two thirds of the states in the U.S. experience a slight decrease in mammography utilization between the years 2000 and 2006, according to a study performed at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and this rate in low resource areas could be higher.

February 5, 2009 – The presence of a protective pathway meant to shield normal stem cells from DNA damage is the reason stem cells are relatively resistant to the ionizing radiation often used as therapy for these conditions, according to researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine.

February 5, 2009 - Sectra will be showing its advanced Web-based solution at this year’s American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS 2009), to be held from February 25th – 28th h in Las Vegas.

February 5, 2009 - Franklin & Seidelmann Subspecialty Radiology (F&S) said it has further broadened its market penetration into the hospital sector with the addition of three new Critical Access Hospitals to its client roster: Barnes-Kasson Hospital, Susquehanna, PA; New Horizons Medical Center, Owenton, KY; and Syringa General Hospital, Grangeville, ID.

February 5, 2009 - The National Policy Board of US Oncology, which supports one of the nation's largest cancer treatment and research networks representing approximately 1,200 oncologists nationwide, this week adopted its Principles for Reforming Cancer Care, designed to guide the organization's national legislative agenda as it works with physicians, manufacturers and payers to enhance patient a

February 4, 2009 - As part of its conversion to a digital medical imaging environment, Orthopedic Associates of Meadville, in Meadville, PA, ordered the latest computed and digital radiography solutions from Carestream Health, including a KODAK DIRECTVIEW DR 3500 System, KODAK DIRECTVIEW Classic CR system and KODAK DIRECTVIEW Long-Length Imaging System.

February 4, 2009 — Early registration for the 2009 Annual Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Conference & Exhibition (HIMSS 2009) is running ahead of the 2008 trend, which ended with a record 29,174 attendees, according to HIMSS.