At the 2018 American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) annual meeting, IBA announced the launch of the Victoria Advisory Committee, a consortium of worldwide radiation therapy experts to help define the future of proton therapy care.

Hitachi Healthcare Americas participated in the cardiovascular screening and diagnostic triage event that took place across four clinical sites in the greater Morgantown, W. V. on Oct. 20, 2018. This event provided 375 rural patients a resource for diagnostic screening not normally available in their region.

Philips announced what it calls its ultimate ultrasound solution for breast assessment, available with the Philips Epiq and Affiniti ultrasound systems, and the combination of the eL18-4 transducer and anatomical intelligence. This all-in-one solution brings together high-quality imaging with complementary clinical tools tailored for breast screenings. With the new breast solution, clinicians can efficiently assess, monitor and treat breast diseases, increasing diagnostic confidence and helping to improve patient care.

A first-of-its-kind series of standardized artificial intelligence (AI) use cases from the American College of Radiology Data Science Institute (ACR DSI) will accelerate medical imaging AI adoption, according to the college.

October 25, 2018 — Breast imaging research pioneer Etta Pisano, M.D., FACR, has been named chief research officer (CRO) ...

IBA announced the first irradiation of a Spot Scanning Proton Arc (SPArc) plan at the Beaumont Health Proton Therapy Center in Royal Oak, Mich., on its single-room proton therapy solution Proteus One.