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Radiation oncologists urged Congress to reverse proposed CMS cuts and create more equity in access to cancer treatments
News | Radiation Oncology
ASTRO Advocacy Day Draws Record Number of Advocates Seeking Change

July 26, 2021 — A record number of radiation oncologists met with Congressional leaders and staff last week as part of ...

Time July 26, 2021
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Intelerad Medical Systems, a global leader in medical image management, today announced a new contract with LifeBridge Health to provide cloud-based medical imaging managed services
News | PACS
Intelerad Announces New Managed Services Agreement with LifeBridge Health

July 23, 2021 — Intelerad Medical Systems, a global leader in medical image management, today announced a new contract ...

Time July 23, 2021
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Videos | Artificial Intelligence
Technology Report: Artificial Intelligence in Radiology 2021

This is an overview of trends and technologies in radiology artificial intelligence (AI) applications in 2021. Views ...

Time July 22, 2021
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This change will be debuted at HIMSS 2021, and Vital will be exhibiting as Canon Medical for the first time
News | Information Technology
Canon Medical Announces Strategic Changes to Reinforce Global HIT Division

July 22, 2021 — Canon Medical Systems Corporation announced a major operational plan to strengthen its healthcare ...

Time July 22, 2021
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Ziehm Vision RFD C-arm, a surgical imaging system that provides a flat-panel detector for superb image quality. It supports the full spectrum of patients’ needs and a broad range of applications.
News | AHRA
Carestream Health Highlights Innovations in Diagnostic Imaging Technology at AHRA

July 22, 2021 — Carestream Health will showcase the latest advances in medical imaging technology—improving radiographer ...

Time July 22, 2021
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Registration is now open for the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 107th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, the world’s largest annual radiology forum, to be held at McCormick Place Chicago, Nov. 28 – Dec. 2, 2021
News | RSNA
Registration Now Open for RSNA21

July 21, 2021 — Registration is now open for the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 107th Scientific Assembly ...

Time July 21, 2021
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The RSNA Imaging AI Certificate program provides essential education and delivers a pathway for all radiologists to learn how to efficiently evaluate and use AI to improve everyday practice or accelerate their academic careers
News | Artificial Intelligence
RSNA to Launch Imaging AI Certificate Program

July 21, 2021 — As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes increasingly integrated into clinical practice, the Radiological ...

Time July 21, 2021
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the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) displayed the CY 2022 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems (OPPS/ASC) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (CMS-1753-P), which includes proposals related to the Radiation Oncology (RO) Model.
News | Radiation Oncology
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the Radiation Oncology (RO) Model

July 21, 2021 — On July 19, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) displayed the CY 2022 Hospital ...

Time July 21, 2021
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ASTRO just issued the following statement in response to the Radiation Oncology Model update in yesterday's HOPPS proposed rule, which compounds significant and detrimental cuts to the cancer care specialty in the proposed 2022 MPFS
News | Radiation Therapy
ASTRO Responds to Troubling Medicare Cuts, Radiation Oncology Model Update

July 20, 2021 — In response to consecutive weeks of proposed Medicare payment cuts to radiation oncology cancer care ...

Time July 20, 2021
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Ramon Alfredo Siochi, Ph.D. — the director of medical physics at WVU — led a task group to help ensure the accuracy of data that dictates a cancer patient's radiation therapy.
News | Radiation Oncology
WVU Researcher Leads Effort to Reduce Data-transfer Error in Radiation Therapy

July 15, 2021 — Just as helicopter traffic reporters use their "bird's eye view" to route drivers around roadblocks ...

Time July 15, 2021
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The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), the American Society of Neuroradiology (ASNR), and the Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Interventions (MICCAI) society have announced the launch of the 10th annual Brain Tumor Segmentation (BraTS) challenge
News | RSNA
RSNA Co-sponsors Brain Tumor AI Challenge

July 14, 2021 — The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), the American Society of Neuroradiology (ASNR), and the ...

Time July 14, 2021
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ujifilm's robust medical systems portfolio includes a comprehensive product lineup covering CT, MRI, fluoroscopy, digital radiography, women’s health, ultrasound, systems integration, endoscopy and endosurgery, enterprise imaging, assisted reproductive technology, cell culture media, cell therapy development, In-Vitro diagnostics (IVD), and investigational drug development
News | Radiology Imaging
Fujifilm Launches Virtual Hospital to Showcase Comprehensive Healthcare Portfolio

July 14, 2021 — Fujifilm announced the launch of the Fujifilm Virtual Hospital. The virtual hospital presents visitors ...

Time July 14, 2021
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The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Research and Education (R&E) Foundation Board of Trustees approved over $3 million in radiology research and education grants this year, achieving a funding rate of 30% of grant applications. With the addition of this year’s support, the R&E Foundation has awarded $70 million in grant funding since the Foundation’s inception in 1984.
News | RSNA
RSNA R&E Foundation Approves Over $3 Million in Grant Funding

July 13, 2021 — The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Research and Education (R&E) Foundation Board of ...

Time July 13, 2021
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A performance evaluation of the uEXPLORER total-body PET/CT scanner showed that it exhibits ultra-high sensitivity that supports excellent spatial resolution and image quality. Given the long axial field of view (AFOV) of the uEXPLORER, study authors have proposed new, extended measurements for phantoms to characterize total-body PET imaging more appropriately. This research was published in the June issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
News | PET Imaging
Total-body PET Imaging Exceeds Industry Standards

July 10, 2021 — A performance evaluation of the uEXPLORER total-body PET/CT scanner showed that it exhibits ultra-high ...

Time July 10, 2021
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To help enhance the images and information provided to clinicians for radiation oncology treatment planning, GE Healthcare will integrate Spectronic Medical’s AI-based software with its industry leading AIR Recon DL technology
News | Artificial Intelligence
GE Healthcare Offers End-To-End Deep Learning Solutions with Spectronic Medical

July 9, 2021 — GE Healthcare announced the integration of Spectronic Medical AB AI-based software[1] for more precise ...

Time July 09, 2021
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Third acquisition in six months strengthens Intelerad’s position in medical image management and increases viewing capabilities and ROI for customers 
News | PACS
Intelerad Acquires Raleigh-Durham Based Heart Imaging Technologies

July 8, 2021 — Intelerad Medical Systems, a global leader in medical image management solutions, announced its ...

Time July 08, 2021
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American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) to host in-person Annual Meeting in Chicago, October 24-27
News | ASTRO
ASTRO 2021 Announces its October Event is In-person

July 8, 2021 — Registration opens today for the American Society for Radiation Oncology's (ASTRO) 63rd Annual Meeting ...

Time July 08, 2021
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Serena Bright sets new standards for breast cancer detection and biopsy technology
News | Breast Biopsy Systems
GE Healthcare’s Industry-First Contrast-Guided Biopsy Solution, Serena Bright, Installed in Five Major Hospitals in the United States

July 7, 2021 — GE Healthcare announced the installation of Serena Bright in five hospitals and radiology centers around ...

Time July 07, 2021
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 Siemens Healthineers announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance of the Magnetom Free.Max, a new High-V magnetic resonance (MR) scanner that combines a 0.55 Tesla (0.55T) field strength with deep learning technologies and advanced image processing
News | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
FDA Clears Siemens Healthineers Magnetom Free.Max 80 cm MR Scanner

July 5, 2021 — Siemens Healthineers announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance of the Magnetom Free ...

Time July 06, 2021
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The pandemic threw everyone a curve ball that most didn’t see coming, at least at the magnitude that it hit. The year brought about a lot of change — which built some new models for business operation, and opened up avenues of discussion for others.
Blog | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Watching 2021 Unfold

Slowly, we are seeing our world come back into focus. The pandemic threw everyone a curve ball that most didn’t see ...

Time July 02, 2021
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