April 6, 2010 - Helical TomoTherapy delivers continuous arc-based intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) that gives high conformality and excellent dose homogeneity for the target volume, concluded a study published online March issue of the Internal Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics.

April 6, 2010 – An upgrade to a popular advanced visualization software suite now allows support for the iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad. The release of version 4.4.5 of the Aquarius iNtuition server-based software provides access to images and advanced visualization through an intuitive, mobile and multitouch user interface.

April 5, 2010 - Physicians express concern that patient access to medical imaging exams could lead to increased patient anxiety and unrealistic demands on physician time, reported a study published in the April issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

April 5, 2010 - The Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA) will participate in a medical device security conference designed to address safety issues with medical equipment.

The event titled Information Security—Achieving Information Security on Federal Networked Medical Devices will be held April 14-15 in Arlington, Va.

April 5, 2010 - If used early, advanced imaging techniques such as computed tomography (CT) scans and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) might shorten the length of a person's hospital stay and decrease costs associated with hospitalization, according to a study in the April issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

April 2, 2010 – The FDA, Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) and the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) are hosting a joint two–topic workshop, April 13–14, at the Natcher Conference Center of the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md.

April 1, 2010 - Two newly released radiolucent mammography markers are designed to help technologists give radiologists a way to easily identify the area of interest, resulting in a faster and more accurate diagnosis.

April 1, 2010 – A new partnership will deliver multimodality cardiovascular image analysis as a part of a forthcoming Web-based service to simplify workflow and save time in cardiology practices.

March 31, 2010 - The number of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans performed increases each year, as does the number of people with implanted cardiac devices.


In the ongoing battle for breast conservation, the arguments in favor of brachytherapy, a form of radiotherapy where a radiation source is placed inside or next to the area requiring treatment, are compelling.
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