American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) President Randy Thompson, M.D., getting his COVID-19 vaccine when the vaccines first became available last December. Nearly a year later, some healthcare workers are still holding out and refuse to get the vaccine, which prompted CMS to now require COVID vaccinations for all healthcare workers at facilities that accept Medicare and Medicaid patients. #COVID #COVID19 #vaccinations #COVIDvaccine
Feature | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | By Dave Fornell, ITN Editor
CMS Now Requires COVID-19 Vaccinations for Healthcare Workers by January 4

November 4, 2021 — The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) today issued an emergency regulation now ...

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The Siemens Naeotom Alpha is the first commercialized photon-counting CT scanner. It gained FDA clearance Sept. 30, 2021. The image shows the system undergoing phantom testing with the outer covers off, showing the motion of the X-ray source and detector ring. Image by Deutscher Zukunftpreis/Ansgar Pudenz.
Feature | Computed Tomography (CT) | By Dave Fornell, ITN Editor
First Photon-counting CT System Cleared by the FDA

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared the world's first photon-counting computed tomography (CT) scanner ...

Time November 04, 2021
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MIM Software Inc. announced it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for additional automatically segmented contours and local deployment for Contour ProtégéAI, its robust AI auto-contouring solution
News | Artificial Intelligence
MIM Software Inc. Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for Additional AI Contours and Local Deployment

November 3, 2021 — MIM Software Inc. announced it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug ...

Time November 03, 2021
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Instadose dosimetry is a SMARTER personal dosimeter technology that eliminates the need to collect and return badges every wear period.
News | Radiation Dose Management
Mirion Technologies Acquires CHP Dosimetry

November 3, 2021 — Mirion Technologies, Inc., a global provider of detection, measurement, analysis and monitoring ...

Time November 03, 2021
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the all new Sectra Keypad—designed in close collaboration with breast radiologists, it empowers users to be more efficient during mammography screening reading and beyond. Its ergonomic design reduces fatigue while easily reconfigurable keys provide access to the right tools at the right time
News | Enterprise Imaging
Sectra to Highlight Brilliant Radiology Workflows at RSNA 2021

November 3, 2021 — “Brilliant workflows. Made for you.” is the key theme for international medical imaging IT and ...

Time November 03, 2021
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The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) issued the following statement today from Laura Dawson, MD, FASTRO, Chair of the ASTRO Board of Directors, in response to the 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) and Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (HOPPS) final rules announced by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
News | Radiation Oncology
ASTRO Deeply Concerned and Disappointed Over CMS 2022 Final Rules

November 3, 2021 — The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) issued the following statement today from Laura ...

Time November 03, 2021
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PaxeraHealth has announced that it will be unveiling the Ark - a patent pending technology - at RSNA 2021. Inspired by the story of Noah’s Ark, the Ark is a zero-coding authoring platform that offers "Algorithms as a service" to help healthcare systems and academic centers to DIY their own artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms for all possible modalities, body parts, and anomalies.
News | Artificial Intelligence
PaxeraHealth Launches the Ark at RSNA 2021

November 2, 2021 — PaxeraHealth has announced that it will be unveiling the Ark - a patent pending technology - at RSNA ...

Time November 02, 2021
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A 37-year-old woman developed a new, palpable left supraclavicular lymphadenopathy lump five days after her first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in the left arm. On the day of vaccination, the patient was asymptomatic. This is an example of how the vaccine can mimic cancer and swollen lymph nodes. Read more about this case study. Image used with permission of RSNA.
Feature | Radiology Business | Melinda Taschetta-Millane
Top 10: Most Popular Radiology Technology Content in October 2021

November 2, 2021 — Here is a list of the Top 10 most popular pieces of content on ITNonline.com from the month of ...

Time November 02, 2021
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FLASH therapy, powered by the use of Varian’s ProBeam, is an experimental treatment modality delivering radiation therapy at ultra-high dose rates, in typically less than one second.
News | Proton Therapy
Varian and the Cincinnati Children's/UC Health Proton Therapy Center Complete Enrollment of FAST-01

November 2, 2021 — Varian, a Siemens Healthineers company, and the Cincinnati Children's/UC Health Proton Therapy Center ...

Time November 02, 2021
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Philips will demonstrate its Multimodality RT Simulation Workspace, a precision medicine application that provides a vendor-agnostic single space for simulation, multimodality image fusion and contouring
News | ASTRO
Philips Highlights New Patient-centered Innovations at ASTRO 2021

November 2, 2021 — Philips announced new innovations that can help improve cancer care across the patient journey at the ...

Time November 02, 2021
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Data presented demonstrates use of DCISionRT and its response subtype (Rst) was able to identify women with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS)  (Stage 0 breast cancer) who remain at an elevated risk of recurrence despite receiving breast conserving surgery (BCS) and radiation therapy (RT).
News | Radiation Therapy
PreludeDx Presents DCIS Precision Medicine Study Results at ASTRO 2021 Annual Meeting

November 2, 2021 — Prelude Corporation, a leader in molecular diagnostics and precision medicine for early-stage breast ...

Time November 02, 2021
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T1-Based Criteria for Myocarditis on Cardiac MRI in Patients With Recent COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination: Early gadolinium enhancement (EGE) compared with precontrast SSFP sequence (not shown) is observed on early postcontrast short-axis SSFP images in (A) 16-year-old male, (B) 17-year-old male, (C) 16-year-old male, and (D) 19-year-old male, and on early postcontrast short-axis perfusion image in (E) 17-year-old male (arrow, A-E). Late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) is also present (arrows) in all 5 patients (F, G
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Cardiac MRI of Myocarditis After COVID-19 Vaccination in Adolescents

November 1, 2021 — According to ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), radiologists need to be cognizant of the ...

Time November 01, 2021
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Koning begins an FDA screening trial this month for their no-compression, Isotropic, 3-dimensional breast imaging device. The company received FDA PMA approval for commercial, diagnostic use in 2017
News | Breast Imaging
Koning Begins FDA Clinical Screening Trial in Daytona Beach

November 1, 2021 — Koning begins an FDA screening trial this month for their no-compression, Isotropic, 3-dimensional ...

Time November 01, 2021
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New ultrafast photon detectors allow for rapid processing of data from positron emission or X-ray scans without the need for tomography to reconstruct images. This image shows a brain phantom (model) scanned by positron emission using the new technology.
News | PET Imaging
Detector Advance Could Lead to Cheaper, Easier Medical Scans

November 1, 2021 — Researchers in the U.S. and Japan have demonstrated the first experimental cross-sectional medical ...

Time November 01, 2021
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18F-FDG PET in patients with long-COVID syndrome. A and B: Transaxial sections of group averaged, spatially normalized 18F-FDG PET scans in patients with long-COVID syndrome (A) and control patients (B). C: The pattern expression score (PES; *adjusted for age and sex, for illustration purposes) of the previously established COVID-19-related spatial covariance pattern was not significantly different between patients with long-COVID syndrome and control patients. Boxplots (grey), as well as individual values
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Molecular Imaging Suggests Long-COVID Symptoms may be Caused by Fatigue

November 1, 2021 — Long-term cognitive problems after a COVID-19 diagnosis may be a result of fatigue rather than ...

Time November 01, 2021
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ClariCT.AI helps improve the image quality of low-dose CT scans. This image shows before and after denoising imaging.
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ClariPi Joins Nuance AI Marketplace for Ultra-Low-Dose CT Image Denoising Solution

October 29, 2021 — ClariPi Inc. recently announced that its ClariCT.AI software will be available on the Nuance AI ...

Time October 29, 2021
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News | Molecular Imaging
NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes Expansion Event Unveils Advanced Radioisotope Production Equipment and Breaks Ground on First-in-Kind Therapeutic Radioisotope Production Facility

October 29, 2021 — NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes, LLC, a global innovator in the development, production and ...

Time October 29, 2021
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News | Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT)
Serial Radiation Therapy is Safe and Effective as Alternative Treatment to Systemic Therapy for Kidney Cancer

October 29, 2021 — In a new single-arm study, researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center reported ...

Time October 29, 2021
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Elekta Harmony radiation therapy system at ASTRO 2021.
360 Photos | Radiation Therapy
360 Degree View of the Harmony Radiation Therapy System at ASTRO 2021

This is a virtual tour of the New Elekta Harmony radiation therapy system at the American Society of Radiation Oncology ...

Time October 28, 2021
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This is a 360 degree view inside one of the brachytherapy treatment rooms at the Northwestern Medicine's center center in Warrenville, Ill., in the western suburbs of Chicago. The room is equipped with a Varian VariSource brachytherapy afterloader.
360 Photos | Brachytherapy Systems
Brachytherapy Treatment Room 360 Degree View at Northwestern Medicine

This is a 360 degree view inside one of the brachytherapy treatment rooms at Northwestern Medicine's center in ...

Time October 28, 2021
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