May 13, 2010 - Patients undergoing X-ray exams often suffer from painful debilitation where mobility is limited. They may be using a wheelchair, unable to stand or not able to sit up. These patients can challenge a technologist working with the rigid configuration of a typical X-ray system.

May 12, 2010 - This year, 35,720 Americans will be diagnosed with head and neck cancer, and 7,600 will die from the disease, according to the American Cancer Society.

May 12, 2010 - Senate minority deputy whip, Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), recently sent a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius demanding HHS remove all materials and references to the November 2009 U.S. Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) mammography recommendations.

May 12, 2010 - There is a growing market for software developers to integrate 3-D radiation therapy software solution into radiation therapy planning and treatment delivery protocols at oncology centers.

May 12, 2010 - Positron emission mammography (PEM) may reduce unnecessary breast biopsies, according to new data from an National Institutes of Health (NIH)-sponsored, multisite study of hundreds of women with newly diagnosed breast cancer.

Teleradiology ion the third world, doctors review an X-ray sent from Honduras.
Doctors use a MinXray unit to capture an image of an infant with a clubfoot.
Dr. Juan Vasquez examines the thyroid gland of a patient using Global Medias ultrasound probe.

A team of doctors will present a video case study on how physicians based in the United States used teleradiology and telemedicine technology to treat patients located in a remote clinic in Honduras.

Are you one of those people who gets really excited about a new gadget, only to pull your hair out later trying to figure out how it works? If you have a global positioning system (GPS), you can probably relate. It takes more than just buying new technology, you need to learn how to use it.

Imaging forecast: Clouds ahead, followed by sunny skies for technology savvy pioneers.
Using cloud computing platforms for exchanging and storing medical images and data is the latest trend healthcare IT.

May 11, 2010 - Stereotactic radiosurgery using gamma knife is a safe and effective option for selected children with arteriovenous malformations, according to a recent study presented at the American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting in Philadelphia last week.

May 11, 2010 - An aggressive weekly preoperative regimen of positron emission tomography (PET) significantly improved distant metastasis-free and overall survival in patients with highly aggressive breast tumors.

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