Ion Beam Applications SA (IBA) announced that the University of Iowa and IBA have signed a research collaboration agreement and a technology license agreement to develop ultra-high precision intensity modulated proton therapy (IMPT). This agreement includes an exclusive license on the Dynamic Collimation System (DCS) recently developed and presented by the University of Iowa at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) meeting in Austin, Texas.

The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) has received an additional $1.27 million of funding from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) to support research by the Quantitative Imaging Biomarkers Alliance (QIBA). This marks the fourth consecutive year that NIBIB has funded research groundwork by QIBA, following a 2013 contract for $1.25 million.

Individuals and organizations providing or increasing access to quality radiological services for patients in low-to middle-income countries and underserved areas of the United States are encouraged to apply for the American College of Radiology Foundation’s (ACRF) new Global Humanitarian Awards. Award applicants may either be self-nominated or nominated by a peer.

The Geneva Healthcare Suite has been proven effective by clinicians at the Douglas & Nancy Barnhart Cancer Center at Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center in managing risk for patients with cardiac devices undergoing radiation therapy.

A new survey entitled "Diagnosis Anxiety: The Working Mother Breast Screening Report" sheds important new information on the level of awareness women have about breast cancer today and what they are doing to help reduce the disease or detect it early.

Colorado Cancer Experts Japan U.S. Carbon-ion Radiotherapy Center

Colorado cancer researchers and medical doctors on announced they are launching a $200,000 feasibility study as a key step to building the nation’s first carbon-ion radiotherapy research and treatment facility in Aurora, where they and colleagues hope to investigate and provide to patients leading-edge radiation therapy that is effective against the deadliest cancers and now is available only in Europe and Japan.

The RSNA FastPass is produced by Imaging Technology News (ITN), and is designed as a guide to showcase the products and technology that vendors are highlighting at the show. Use it as a tool to better navigate the vast technical exhibit floor and find what you are looking for. The RSNA microsite can be found at www.itnonline.com/rsna-fastpass. 

Intel-GE Care Innovations Guide


Scientists at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are studying the next generation of screening and diagnostic devices, some of which borrow from the world of entertainment. Soon, three-dimensional images in actual 3-D might help your doctor find hidden tumors and better diagnose cancers, thanks to the regulatory work being done by a team at FDA’s Division of Imaging, Diagnostics, and Software Reliability.
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