Just like the Intel chips that power PCs (and now finally Apple Macintoshes, too!), treatment planning software represents the engine that drives accuracy and effective functionality in radiation oncology equipment used to fight cancer. Consequently, it’s nearly impossible to dismiss the software’s importance and impact on cancer treatment delivery.
One of the key trends we noticed at RSNA 2005 was the increased emphasis on connectivity between imaging and information ...
Acclaimed stage and screen actor Avery Brooks playfully demanded to know “where are the flying cars” in that insurance ...
Radiology departments have many different needs and face a wide variety of challenges that can impact their departments ...
Although healthcare budgets are tight, needs are expanding. Clinical facilities are continuously looking for ways to ...
Picture archiving and communications systems (PACS) are capable of finally realizing the full potential of digital ...
Breast biopsy rates grew quite dramatically during the latter part of the 20th century, and radiologists performed the ...
Despite decades of progress in breast imaging, one challenge continues to test even the most skilled radiologists ...
Things are looking up at Parkview Community Hospital Medical Center, Riverside, CA’s only remaining nonprofit hospital ...
Radiology is currently experiencing a very volatile state, as advancements in device technology are creating a new ...
OAK BROOK, IL – Systems engineers from 64 leading healthcare technology vendors, including GE Healthcare, Siemens, IBM ...
Bayer Radiology’s Barbara Ruhland and Thom Kinst discuss how radiology departments can address the many different ...
Many process improvements have recently been developed and implemented at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center ...
An invaluable tool for radiology, cardiology and various other departments throughout the enterprise, PACS is now in hot ...
Editor’s Note: Exploring IGRT is the result of a “virtual” roundtable discussion on image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT ...
eHealth Saskatchewan plays a vital role in providing IT services to patients, health care providers, and partners such ...
We live and work in a fast-paced world struggling in overdrive to stay organized as we accumulate more intelligence and ...
What’s your perspective on the current reimbursement conundrum in which physicians find themselves? I think the ...
Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH), Canada’s preeminent radiation therapy treatment facility, annually treats more than 10 ...
What’s so intriguing about extremity imaging that Hologic is delving into it with such intensity and passion? If you ...
Patient safety is on everyone's mind today. In the lab setting, what types of errors are most prevalent in your opinion ...
Digital imaging is conquering one of the last digital frontiers in healthcare — breast screening and diagnosis. The ...
Medical diagnostic imaging is one of the fastest growing areas in medicine. Much of this growth is fueled by advances in ...
Sometimes you just can’t get away from a thing. A series of coincidences sprinkle your week with irony, you’re bombarded ...
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