December 28, 2009 - At this year's top collegiate football bowls, X-ray systems will wait on the sidelines to diagnose injured athletes immediately and efficiently with the guidance of team doctors.

December 28, 2009 - A deal involving eight healthcare facilities across the U.S. who signed agreements with one vendor to purchase a new PACS added up to more than $2.37 million.  The eight facilities are: · SCS Radiology · TOPS Comprehensive Breast Center   · Brandenburg Diagnostic Center      · Bloomsburg Hospital · American Diagnostics Medical

December 28, 2009 - An open discussion of the facts about radiation hazards from computed tomography (CT) scanning is needed, said a panel of experts at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) has issued a statement in light of recent public concerns and news reports about radiation dose.

December 28, 2009 - The Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) said in a recent statement it is pleased that the U.S. Congress has passed a fix to freeze the conversion factor at the 2009 rate for physicians, which will ensure that millions of patients continue to receive medical coverage for critical diagnostic imaging tests and therapeutics.

December 24, 2009 – Four cancer patients this past week became the first in Latin America to receive treatment using volumetric modulated arc therapy that potentially enables doctors to improve outcomes while extending modern care to more patients.

December 23, 2009 – In a new study published in the January issue of Radiology, 42 percent of women eligible for breast cancer screening with MRI declined to undergo the procedure.

December 22, 2009 – Central Kentucky Radiology in Lexington, Ky. recently purchased AMICAS Financials to streamline its radiology billing, and AMICAS RIS (radiology information system) to gain practice management efficiencies.

December 22, 2009 – The FDA has granted 510(k) clearance to a lesion-localization system for molecular imaging biopsy guidance. The GammaLoc (GL) is a complementary technology to Dilon Diagnostics’ 6800 Gamma Camera.

December 22, 2009 – The Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas has taken delivery of the Naviscan PEM (positron emission mammography) scanner at its Darlene G. Cass Women’s Imaging Center.

December 21, 2009 – Now offering a more compact C-plate technology with a more efficient imaging process, Konica Minolta Medical Imaging USA recently introduced its newest version of the Xpress CR 210 at RSNA.

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