Accuray Inc. and RaySearch Laboratories AB announced an expansion on their existing relationship with the signing of a new long-term collaboration agreement for the integration of treatment planning support for the TomoTherapy and CyberKnife systems in the RayStation treatment planning system (TPS).

November 5, 2015 — ITN consultant Greg Freiherr has been covering clinical decision support (CDS) through a series of blog posts this month, examining the benefits and challenges

November 5, 2015 — On Oct. 1, 2015, health systems across the country transitioned to the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision – ICD-10. This change will enable providers to capture more details about the health status of their patients to improve patient care and public health surveillance.
 

Visaris Americas announced the company will exhibit its comprehensive digital X-ray imaging portfolio at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 2015 annual meeting, Nov. 29-Dec. 4 in Chicago.

The mammography detection rate of an early-stage but potentially invasive type of breast cancer rises with age, according to a large new study from Germany published online in the journal Radiology.

November 4, 2015 — Spellman High Voltage Electronics Corp. announced that it will exhibit at the 2015 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual meeting and technical exposition, Nov. 29- Dec. 4 in Chicago.

This year, Spellman will present their extensive array of high voltage solutions for the diagnostic medical imaging industry, including:

CDS

If Congress gets its way, in 14 months, referring physicians will consult appropriateness criteria before ordering advanced imaging studies. The mandate, included in the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, will require radiologists to climb onboard whether they want to or not.

Ultimately, the ones at risk of not being paid are the radiologists who, additionally, must track how well their referring docs abide by the mandate.

Kubtec announced the launch of the Gamma-Pro Node and Seed Location System for use in breast seed location and sentinel lymph node biopsy procedures. The Gamma Pro System is the best-in-class tool for detecting radioactive seeds and sentinel nodes in patients undergoing breast cancer surgery.

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