As radiation therapy continues to evolve, new techniques and technologies are largely focused on maximizing the dose to the tumor site while protecting surrounding tissue as much as possible. Image guidance is a critical component of treatment planning for tumor delineation and gauging treatment response, and cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) has traditionally been the modality of choice.
ITN Associate Editor Jeff Zagoudis spoke with Richard Morin, Ph.D., Brooks-Hollern Professor of Medical Physics, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Fla., and co-chair of the Image Wisely committee, about the latest efforts in computed tomography (CT) dose reduction:
The trend toward consolidation in the healthcare industry continues to climb, with U.S. hospital mergers and acquisitions at their highest since 1999.
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A new Phase III clinical trial will look to evaluate if magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can replace the current standard of care to diagnose prostate cancer.
Researchers have new evidence that readily obtainable measures of the amount of glucose (sugar) consumed by the brain can directly predict a person's current level of awareness, or the likelihood that they will recover awareness within a year of a severe brain injury.

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A person is admitted to the hospital with a stroke, but not much is known about whether or not that patient will undergo neuroimaging.
The need for improved efficiency in healthcare and the new requirements of U.S. healthcare reform have rapidly made the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) annual meeting into one of the largest medical conferences in the world. The major themes this year included how to leverage technology to implement population health initiatives, analytics software, patient engagement, improving connectivity and data/image sharing between disparate IT systems and outside physicians, and how to improve workflow efficiency
Cancer screening is the only circumstance in which apparently healthy people subject themselves purposely to an agent known to cause cancer. It is the paradox of mammography, a screening tool that has substantially reduced breast cancer morbidity, whose success has only added to its paradoxical nature.
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MIM Software Inc. announced it has received 510(k) U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance to market full MIM products running on tablets through thin client technology such as Citrix.
Researchers using contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) have identified leakages in the blood-brain barrier (BBB) of people with early Alzheimer’s disease (AD), according to a new study published online in the journal Radiology.
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The governors of Tennessee and New Hampshire have signed into law measures that establish licensure standards for radiologic technologists in their states.
CorTechs Labs and Olea Medical announced a partnership agreement to offer NeuroQuant in Olea Sphere, Olea Medical’s suite of imaging applications.
Medic Vision Imaging Solutions Ltd. announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance of SafeCT-29 to help healthcare facilities achieve compliance as mandated by NEMA XR-29 “Smart Dose” standard.
The American College of Radiology (ACR) released eight new and 15 updated Appropriateness Criteria, which define national guidelines for the most appropriate medical imaging exam or radiation therapy.
Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin signed the Dense Breast Tissue Reporting Senate Bill 157 into law this week, adding to the growing list of density reporting laws across the country.
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Check-Cap Ltd. announced that preliminary data from pre-clinical and clinical studies of its ingestible capsule for preparation-free colorectal cancer screening were discussed during Digestive Disease Week (DDW) 2016, May 21-24 in San Diego.
Zebra Medical Vision announced an additional financing round of $12 million led by InterMountain Healthcare, with the participation of existing investors.