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On Oct. 21, Seema Verma, administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, tweeted that CMS will delay the Radiation Oncology Model’s launch from Jan. 1 to July 1 
News | ASTRO
ASTRO Responds to CMS Announcement on Delayed Radiation Oncology Model Start Date

October 22, 2020 — In response to the Oct. 21 announcement that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) ...

Time October 22, 2020
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Varian, a leading provider of cancer care technologies and solutions, continues to reinforce its commitment to delivering Intelligent Cancer Care during the 2020 American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) taking place virtually Oct. 24-31.
News | ASTRO
Varian Highlights Advancements in Intelligent Cancer Care at ASTRO20

October 19, 2020 — Varian, a leading provider of cancer care technologies and solutions, continues to reinforce its ...

Time October 19, 2020
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Mevion Medical Systems announced that it has shipped the accelerator module for the Mevion S250i Proton Therapy System to Kunshan, China. The 15-ton compact accelerator, the heart of the proton therapy system, is the smallest of its kind and will be the first in China.
News | Proton Therapy
Mevion Ships the First Compact Accelerator Module to China

October 16, 2020 — Mevion Medical Systems announced that it has shipped the accelerator module for the Mevion S250i ...

Time October 16, 2020
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ASTRO urges radiation oncology benefits management company eviCore to reconsider a move that requires shorter treatment regimens without regard for physician judgement
News | Radiation Oncology
Benefits Manager Policy Disrupts Patient-physician Decision Making for Breast and Prostate Cancer Radiation Treatments

October 2, 2020 — Radiation oncologists expressed serious concerns about a new private insurance coverage policy that ...

Time October 02, 2020
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he Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published the “Specialty Care Models to Improve Quality of Care and Reduce Expenditures (CMS-5527)” final rule.
News | Radiation Oncology
ACR Joins ASTRO in Urging CMS, Congress for Changes to RO Model

September 29, 2020 — On Sept. 18, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published the “Specialty ...

Time September 29, 2020
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Important milestone demonstrates the unrivalled experience, technological innovation and global market leadership of IBA and its clinical partners
News | Proton Therapy
100,000 Patients Treated with IBA Proton Therapy Technology

September 25, 2020 — IBA (Ion Beam Applications SA) announced that more than 100,000 patients have now been treated with ...

Time September 25, 2020
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Final rule includes mandatory participation for nearly 1,000 practices and does not allow sufficient time for transition
News | Radiation Oncology
ASTRO responds to CMS Radiation Oncology Model

September 21, 2020 — In response to the September 18 announcement by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS ...

Time September 21, 2020
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According to a new report published by P&S Intelligence, the global radiotherapy market is expected to expand from $7.2M in 2019 to $17M by 2030.
Feature | Radiation Therapy | By Melinda Taschetta-Millane
A Look at Market Growth in the Age of COVID-19

According to a new report published by P&S Intelligence, the global radiotherapy market is expected to expand from $7.2M ...

Time September 21, 2020
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Of all the buzzwords one would have guessed would dominate 2020, few expected it to be “virtual”. We have been virtualizing various aspects of our lives for many years, but the circumstances of this one has moved almost all of our lives into the virtual realm.
Feature | Radiology Education | By Jef Williams
Extracting Value From Virtual Events

Of all the buzzwords one would have guessed would dominate 2020, few expected it to be “virtual”. We have been ...

Time September 18, 2020
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Cloud and cloud-native architecture is the future for computing solutions in EI applications
Feature | Enterprise Imaging | By Henri “Rik” Premo
Enterprise Imaging's Best Friend

With over five years of presence in the rapidly expanding enterprise imaging (EI) community through organizations such ...

Time September 18, 2020
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Varian Drives Next Evolution of Proton Treatment Planning with Eclipse v16.1
News | Treatment Planning
Varian's Proton Therapy Treatment Planning Software Clears FDA

September 15, 2020 — Varian announced it has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Eclipse v16.1 treatment planning ...

Time September 15, 2020
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The National Imaging Informatics Course-Radiology (NIIC-RAD) Term 1 will be held online September 28 - October 2, 2020. NIIC-RAD is made possible through a partnership between the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) and the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM)
News | Radiology Education
RSNA Partners with SIIM to Offer National Imaging Informatics Course

September 11, 2020 — The National Imaging Informatics Course-Radiology (NIIC-RAD) Term 1 will be held online September ...

Time September 11, 2020
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The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) published new inferior vena cava (IVC) filter guidelines.
News | Interventional Radiology
Society of Interventional Radiology Publishes IVC Filter Guidelines

September 10, 2020 — The Society of Interventional Radiology published new clinical practice guidelines that provide ...

Time September 10, 2020
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Hologic, Inc., an innovative medical technology company primarily focused on improving women’s health, announced improvements to the Brevera Breast Biopsy System with CorLumina Imaging Technology, the world’s first and only breast biopsy solution to combine vacuum-assisted tissue acquisition, real-time imaging verification and advanced post-biopsy handling in one, integrated system.
News | Breast Biopsy Systems
Updates to Hologic's Brevera Breast Biopsy System with CorLumina Imaging Technology

August 28, 2020 — Hologic, Inc., an innovative medical technology company primarily focused on improving women’s health ...

Time August 28, 2020
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The Carestream DRX-L Detector allows capture of long-length images with a single exposure – reducing patient dose, saving exam time, speeding workflow, decreasing repeats and allowing for a higher level of patient comfort.
News | Digital Radiography (DR)
Carestream Introduces DRX-L Single Shot LLI Detector

August 27, 2020 — The Carestream DRX-L Detector allows capture of long-length images with a single exposure – reducing ...

Time August 27, 2020
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AI-Rad Companion Prostate MR for Biopsy Support segments prostate for targeted biopsy under MRI and ultrasound fusion imaging
News | Artificial Intelligence
FDA Clears AI-based MRI Interpretation Assistants from Siemens Healthineers

August 19, 2020 — The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared two additional Siemens Healthineers artificial ...

Time August 19, 2020
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The results of an online questionnaire of 609 breast cancer survivors in the U.S. suggest that nearly half of patients experienced delays in care during the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic.
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Half of Breast Cancer Survivors Had Delays in Care Due to COVID-19

August 19, 2020 — The results of an online questionnaire of 609 breast cancer survivors in the U.S. suggest that nearly ...

Time August 19, 2020
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Study indicates comparable image quality to conventional protocols at 64% of the original dose using Samsung’s GM85 Mobile System with S-Vue Image Engine
News | Pediatric Imaging
New Research Shows Dose Can be Lowered on NICU Patients without Significantly Impacting Image Quality

August 17, 2020 — A study in the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) shows that low-dose protocols for digital ...

Time August 17, 2020
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The first and only FDA-approved gadolinium-based contrast agent for multi-patient dosing with an FDA-cleared Transfer Spike in the MR suite
News | Contrast Media
FDA Approves Gadavist (gadobutrol) Imaging Bulk Package

August 14, 2020 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the approval of the Gadavist (gadobutrol) ...

Time August 14, 2020
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Videos | Ultrasound Imaging
VIDEO: AI-Assisted Automatic Ejection Fraction for Point-of-Care Ultrasound

This is a tutorial video on how to perform an artificial intelligence (AI) automated cardiac ejection fraction ...

Time August 13, 2020
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