Blackford Analysis announced that recent studies on the use of low-dose computed tomography (CT) scans to screen for lung cancer present a strong case for the ability to accelerate comparative analysis of CT scans.

Accuray Incorporated announced the first patient has been treated with its new TomoHDA System at Centre Oscar Lambret in Lille, France. Building upon the proven TomoTherapy Hi-Art and TomoHD technologies, the TomoHDA System is a fully-integrated radiation therapy system designed to treat the full spectrum of cancer patients. Performance enhancements, unrivaled dose distributions and faster treatments are among the multiple new benefits of the TomoHDA System. With the addition of this latest innovation in the TomoTherapy family, Centre Oscar Lambret will be capable of providing excellent care to more patients as a result of the TomoHDA System's increased speed when computing treatment plans and delivering radiation treatment.

Led by the launch of the Aplio 500 and Aplio 300 ultrasound systems, Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc. saw a 28 percent U.S. ultrasound business growth in 2012, far exceeding the industry’s 3 percent, according to Klein Biomedical Consultants Inc.’s industry report published in April 2013.

GE Healthcare has announced that all of its new computed tomography (CT) products meet the Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA) smart dose standard that raises the bar for CT dose management.

Vessix Renal Denervation System

The newest diagnostic medical imaging monitors for radiology — Sony’s LMD-DM series — are now available from Monitors Inc.  Covering every modality including computed radiography/digital/radiography (CR/DR), computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), picture archive and communications system (PACS), US NM and full-field digital mammography (FFDM) studies, the displays are 510(k) cleared for diagnostic use and come with a five-year “Hot Swap” warranty.

MedInformatix announced dramatic results for clients using its radiology information system (RIS) software version 7.5. Since its availability in 2003, the MedInformatix RIS solution has been implemented in nearly 100 radiology practices across 27 states, helping practices and providers meet or exceed federal government Meaningful Use (MU) requirements.


The National Institutes of Health (NIH), the nation’s medical research agency and the leading supporter of biomedical research in the world, said all of its clinical programs will be effected by $1.55 billion in NIH budget cuts due to sequestration. On March 1, 2013, as required by statute, President Obama signed an order initiating sequestration. This requires NIH to cut 5 percent, or $1.55 billion, of its fiscal year (FY) 2013 budget. NIH must apply the cut evenly across all programs, projects and activities (PPAs), which are primarily NIH institutes and centers. 

Many providers, and even consumers, are now aware of low-dose technologies, such as computed tomography (CT) systems that enable high-quality images with low radiation. Today, a growing number of hospitals are also adopting monitoring technology that takes dose management to the next level.

Highly educated individuals with mild cognitive impairment that later progressed to Alzheimer’s disease cope better with the disease than individuals with a lower level of education in the same situation, according to research published in The Journal of Nuclear Medicine. In the study, “Metabolic Networks Underlying Cognitive Reserve in Prodromal Alzheimer Disease: A European Alzheimer Disease Consortium Project,” neural reserve and neural compensation were both shown to play a role in determining cognitive reserve, as evidenced by positron emission tomography (PET).

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