Patients enrolled in high-deductible health insurance plans have lower rates of use and lower costs for imaging tests, suggests a study in the February issue of Medical Care.

A lengthy review of increasing medical evidence shows that cancer treatments such as chemotherapy and radiation often damage heart vessels and tissues, increasing the risk of later heart disease in cancer survivors. Now an interventional cardiologist from Detroit Medical Center (DMC) who is a co-author of the study is helping efforts to expand a new medical specialty known as “cardioncology.”

RamSoft announced in December its ISO 13485:2003 certification, a quality standard that certifies compliance to the Canadian Medical Devices Conformity Assessment System (CMDCAS), the FDA’s Quality System Requirements, and the European Union Medical Device Directive.

The Department of Medical Physics at Vejle Hospital in Denmark has purchased RaySearch Laboratories’ RayStation to increase its radiation therapy treatment planning efficiency and exploit new functionalities, such as scripting and multi-criteria optimization (MCO).

January 18, 2016 — The American College of Radiology (ACR) announced the release of the program schedule for ACR 2016 — ...

People who have a behavioral disorder characterized by extreme outbursts of anger — such as road rage — have significantly lower gray matter volume in the brain region that plays an important role in regulating emotion, report scientists from the University of Chicago.

The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) applauded President Obama and Vice President Biden for the “moonshot” effort in cancer research announced in the President’s State of the Union speech on Tuesday.

Six independent research teams examining breast cancer screening intervals unanimously found that mammography screening every two years for average-risk women ages 50 to 74 offers a favorable balance of benefits to harm.