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WEBINAR: Utilization of AI for Echocardiography Analysis and Outcome Prediction

Artificial intelligence is becoming best practice to support clinical decisions and help standardize echocardiography ...

August 27, 2021

Webinar | Cardiovascular Ultrasound

WEBINAR: Echocardiographic Strain Assessment in a Contemporary Cardiology Practice

This educational webinar is focused on the value echocardiographic strain imaging brings to a contemporary cardiology ...

August 27, 2021

This National Senior Citizens Day, Sat., August 21st, Mercy Medical Center emphasized Intraoperative Radiation Therapy (IORT), a one-time breast cancer treatment option during surgery, ideal for women over 70 with who may otherwise receive no radiation or endure side effects of six weeks of daily treatments.

News | Radiation Oncology

Mercy Medical Center Utilizes Single-Dose Breast Cancer Radiotherapy for Older Americans

August 27, 2021 — For decades, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) recommended forgoing post-lumpectomy ...

August 27, 2021

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IBA Dosimetry Features Compass 3.0 at AAPM 2013

IBA Dosimetry's Compass 3.0 is a unique two-in-one solution that allows the user to do both calculations and ...

August 13, 2013

Wisconsin-based company will help secure U.S. supply of Mo-99 used in 40,000 medical procedures daily, promote nuclear nonproliferation

News | Nuclear Imaging

NNSA Awards $37 Million to Promote U.S. Production of Critical Medical Isotope

August 27, 2021 — The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) issued two cooperative ...

August 27, 2021

Through the use of technology, clinicians can better fine-tune department performance, automate documentation for improved reporting accuracy, facilitate compliance with certification programs and regulatory requirements, and ensure contrast dose management across and imaging department or enterprise

Webinar | Radiation Dose Management

Editorial Roundtable Series: Fluoroscopy Dose Optimization

A holistic view of contrast and radiation dose data is imperative to help identify opportunities for clinical and ...

August 27, 2021

A new Yale-led study shows that a portable magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) device can help identify such intracranial hemorrhages, potentially life-saving information particularly in areas or scenarios where access to sophisticated brain imaging scans are not readily available.

News | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

Portable MRI Provides Life-saving Information to Doctors Treating Strokes

August 25, 2021 — When patients exhibit stroke symptoms, doctors must quickly make a life or death determination: Are ...

August 25, 2021

While doctors have used low-intensity ultrasound as a medical imaging tool since the 1950s, experts at the University of Waterloo are using and extending models that help capture how high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) can work on a cellular level.

News | Focused Ultrasound Therapy

Researchers Developing New Cancer Treatments with High-intensity Focused Ultrasound

August 24, 2021 — Researchers are bringing the use of acoustic waves to target and destroy cancerous tumors closer to ...

August 24, 2021

The Telehealth Service Implementation Model (TSIM) is a roadmap for navigating the complexities of establishing a strong and durable telehealth program

News | Teleradiology

TSIM: A Model for Telehealth

August 24, 2021 — Telehealth came into its own during the COVID-19 pandemic, providing patients access to care in the ...

August 24, 2021

CDI Quality Institute, a non-profit affiliate of RAYUS Radiology, one of the nation's leading national subspecialty providers for advanced diagnostic and interventional radiology services, once again qualified as a Provider-led entity (PLE) for the Medicare Appropriate Use Criteria (AUC) Program with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

News | Radiology Business

RAYUS Radiology Quality Institute Distinguished Nationally by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid

August 24, 2021 — CDI Quality Institute, a non-profit affiliate of RAYUS Radiology, one of the nation's leading national ...

August 23, 2021

RefleXion Medical, Inc., a therapeutic oncology company pioneering biology-guided radiotherapy (BgRT) as a new modality that will one day treat all stages of cancer,announced the sale of its RefleXion X1 machine to The Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, a free-standing cancer treatment center with 15 locations throughout northern Texas.

News | Radiation Therapy

RefleXion Expands Commercial Reach With Sale to Texas Cancer Center

August 23, 2021 — RefleXion Medical, Inc., a therapeutic oncology company pioneering biology-guided radiotherapy (BgRT) ...

August 23, 2021

Researchers from King’s College London have created a novel interactive virtual reality (VR) system to be used by patients when undertaking an MRI

News | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

Novel Virtual Reality Technology Makes MRI a New Experience

August 23, 2021 — Researchers from King’s College London have created a novel interactive virtual reality (VR) system to ...

August 23, 2021

#breakingnews The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just granted full approval to the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for people age 16 and older. It is the first vaccine to be fully approved by the FDA, and experts say it is expected to open the door for further vaccine mandates.

News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Gets Full Approval from FDA

August 23, 2021 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just granted full approval to the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 ...

August 23, 2021

The global radiotherapy market is forecasted to reach USD 7987.01 Million in the year 2020, according to the "Global Radiotherapy Market - Analysis By Procedure (External Radiation, Internal Radiation), Product, Application, By Region, By Country (2021 Edition): Market Insights and Forecast with Impact of COVID-19 (2021-2026)" report from ResearchAndMarkets.com

News | Radiation Therapy

Global Radiotherapy Market Report 2021-2026

August 20, 2021 — The global radiotherapy market is forecasted to reach $8.29 billion in the year 2021, according to the ...

August 20, 2021

Cerner Corporation announced that its Board of Directors has appointed David Feinberg, M.D., MBA, as President and Chief Executive Officer

News | Radiology Business

Cerner Appoints David Feinberg, M.D., as President and CEO

August 20, 2021 — Cerner Corporation announced that its Board of Directors has appointed David Feinberg, M.D., MBA, as ...

August 20, 2021

Photos from the HIMSS 2021 conference including new technologies in PACS and CVIS

Feature | HIMSS

Photo Gallery of New Technologies at HIMSS 2021

The annual Healthcare Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) 2021 meeting is the largest health information ...

August 19, 2021

Transverse view of as lung CT showing heavy areas of COVID pneumonia in the lungs

News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

August 19, 2021 — In a new publication from Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications; DOI, Zhaowei Zhu, Jianjun Tang ...

August 19, 2021

Sarcopenia (Myosteatosis) at Screening CT Colonoscopy in 79-Year-Old Woman With Subsequent Hip Fracture

News | Computed Tomography (CT)

Deep Learning Tool for Sarcopenia on CT: L1 Versus L3 Vertebral Level

August 19, 2021 — According to ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), use of the L1 vertebral level — typically ...

August 19, 2021

Vital and CloudWave’s OpSus Cloud deliver industry-leading enterprise imaging as a secure service to healthcare organizations

News | Enterprise Imaging

Vital Images and CloudWave Partner to Bring Secure Cloud-Based Enterprise Imaging Solutions to Healthcare Delivery Organizations

August 18, 2021 — CloudWave, a cloud and managed services provider for healthcare, and Vital Images, Inc., a Canon Group ...

August 18, 2021

Building on prior success combining Cyclin-Dependent Kinase (CDK) inhibitors with hormone therapy to treat breast cancer, researchers are now exploring the potential integration of CDK inhibitors with radiotherapy

News | Radiation Therapy

Radiotherapy-Induced Autophagy May Enhance Modulation of Cell Cycle

August 18, 2021 — Building on prior success combining Cyclin-Dependent Kinase (CDK) inhibitors with hormone therapy to ...

August 18, 2021

qER-Quant will help enable faster diagnosis and help track patient progression over time

News | Artificial Intelligence

Qure.ai Receives Second FDA Clearance for Brain CT Scan AI

August 17, 2021 — Qure.ai has announced US FDA 510(k) clearance for its Brain CT quantification product qER-Quant ...

August 17, 2021