November 5, 2021 — Robert Chin, M.D., Ph.D., a radiation oncologist with UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, will describe recent research on personalized treatment for HPV-associated oropharyngeal cancer – particularly for patients with an inherited variant KRAS gene – during a panel discussion on radiation and cancer biology at ASTRO, the annual meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology.

The FDA authorized the emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine Oct. 29 for the prevention of COVID-19 in children 5 to 11 years of age. This was based on a safety review of more than 3,000 patients receiving the vaccine ages 5-11. #COVID19 #COVIDvaccine #COVID #SARSCoV2. Getty Images

November 5, 2021 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine Oct. 29 for the prevention of COVID-19 in children 5 to 11 years of age. 

November 5, 2021 — The damage caused by Covid-19 to the lungs’ smallest blood vessels has been intricately captured using high-energy X-rays emitted by a special type of particle accelerator.

November 5, 2021 — Most respondents (60%) to an American College of Radiology (ACR) member survey on Non-Physician Radiology Providers (NPRPs) do not support Medicare Access to Radiology Care Act (MARCA) passage. Yet only 43% of the survey population, which represents 16% of ACR membership, oppose NPRP use in their practice.

Enterprise imaging vendors are releasing completely new, revamped platforms that are programmed from the ground up as web-based platforms, rather than older architecture systems that were modified to be used as cloud-based systems

Here is a list of some of the top overarching trends in enterprise radiology systems the editors of Imaging Technology News (ITN) have observed over the past year at the 2020 Radiology Society of North America (RSNA) and the 2021 Healthcare Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) conferences.

LG Business Solutions provides a wide range of products for healthcare facilities including, surgical/clinical/diagnostic medical monitors, digital x-ray detectors, all-in-one thin clients, large format displays, and commercial TVs.

Philips Healthcare released Spectral CT 7500, which has regulatory clearance in Europe and from the FDA

The computed tomography (CT) market was valued at $6.7 million in 2020, and it is expected to reach $9.5 million by 2026, with a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.76 percent during the forecast period of 2021-2026, according to Mordor Intelligence.
Canon's Vitrea PACS enterprise imaging system was one of several systems demonstrated at HIMSS 2021 that had easily modified hanging protocols. This included ease of use to customize what each radiologists prefers, including slice thickness. #HIMSS #HIMSS21

Taking advantage of new technology advances, several radiology PACS, enterprise imaging and cardiovascular information system (CVIS) vendors are releasing new, completely revamped platforms.

The in-person 2021 Healthcare Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) meeting in August was the first glimmer of the light at the end of a long tunnel in the COVID-19 pandemic a few months ago — the industry’s first sign that things were starting to return to normal.

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