Canon U.S.A. Inc. showcased its line of radiology offerings at the 2013 American Healthcare Radiology Administrators’ Annual Meeting and Exposition (AHRA) at the Minneapolis Convention Center. Canon demonstrated a variety of offerings designed to help improve the way industry professionals work.

X-Ray Attenuating Cream

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently granted market clearance for a hand lotion designed to offer radiation protection from X-rays. Physicians such as interventional cardiologists who work with live angiographic fluoroscopic X-ray systems often have their hands in the radiation field during imaging. The cream, developed by radiation protection product company BloXR Corp., is applied prior to donning gloves, or over a glove with another glove on top, to serve as a lightweight radiation shield

Radiation Test Run Predicts Outcome of Lymphoma Treatment

A “test run” of radiation therapy in patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma can show how much radiation is likely to be absorbed by a tumor during actual treatment. This information may help doctors to estimate the dose needed for effective treatment more precisely than currently used measures, such as a person’s height and weight. Ensuring proper radiation dosages reduces damage to healthy tissues and may also prevent tumor growth for a longer period of time.

 

PACSgear announced it has more than doubled its number of installations since 2009. With over 2,500 U.S. customers, PACSgear’s products are now installed in nearly half of all U.S.-based hospitals. PACSgear has also broadened its global customer reach, with the company’s products translated into 12 languages and deployed worldwide in more than 500 facilities across 50 countries.


Digital tomosynthesis is an effective tool for reducing the recall rate in breast cancer screening, according to a new study published online in the journal Radiology.
dense breast, breast density, FDA policy, nationwide law

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has added consideration of a regulatory amendment to address breast density reporting could mean standardized nationwide notification in the "lay" letter women receive after their mammograms.

August 1, 2013 — Agfa HealthCare has announced the North American launch of its MUSICA2 catheter processing software designed to increase the visibility of peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) lines and other low-contrast, tube-like structures such as endotracheal or feeding tubes in general radiology applications.

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