A team of investigators has determined that young children participating in a clinical trial to assess the effectiveness of reduced radiotherapy did worse when there were deviations from the treatment protocol. Results of the study were available online in advance of publication by Pediatric Blood & Cancer on April 4.

The Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) and Toshiba Medical announced a new partnership dedicated to providing career development opportunities for radiology fellows and residents in the United States. Toshiba Medical’s support will allow 250 U.S.-based fellows and residents to join SCCT at no charge for one year, enhancing their early career opportunities and building their awareness of the growing contributions of cardiovascular computed tomography.

Researchers have used positron emission tomography (PET) to successfully identify genetic cell mutations that can cause lung cancer. The research, published in the featured article of the April 2017 issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine, shows that an advanced image analysis technique, radiomics, can non-invasively identify underlying cell mutations in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

International medical imaging IT and cybersecurity company Sectra recently announced that the University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS) will install Sectra PACS (picture archiving and communication system) in their healthcare enterprise.

GE Healthcare has signed an agreement with HealthTrust, a group purchasing organization headquartered in Nashville, Tenn., to provide both low-energy (SPECT) and high-energy (PET) radiopharmaceuticals to HealthTrust members across the United States. The agreement commenced on March 1, 2017.

Siemens Healthineers announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved High Definition Breast Tomosynthesis. This unique form of digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) includes new algorithms designed to deliver a heightened level of sensitivity to breast cancer detection and diagnosis over 2-D mammography alone.

A study presented at the 2017 European Congress of Radiology (ECR) has concluded that adding digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) is emerging as promising technology for surgical planning, as it offers a better view of lesion margins than mammography alone. The study results were presented at ECR 2017, March 1-5 in Vienna, Austria, by Alessia Milan, Ph.D., from the University of Turin.

April 4, 2017 — Mevion Medical Systems announced the installation of the first Mevion S250i proton therapy system with Hyperscan pencil beam scanning at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C. This technology will allow MedStar Georgetown to deliver enhanced intensity modulated proton therapy (IMPT) by combining fast energy modulation with sharp lateral penumbra, improving the treatment options available to cancer patients.

Gamma Medica announced in late March that Mercy Medical Center, a member of Catholic Health Services of Long Island, has purchased and installed New York’s first clinical LumaGEM Molecular Breast Imaging (MBI) system.

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