Hitachi Asia Ltd. and Hitachi Ltd. announced that Hitachi Asia has received an order for a proton beam therapy (PBT) system from the National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS), including a 10-year service and maintenance agreement. It will be the first proton beam therapy system in Southeast Asia.

August 18, 2016 — A new technology harnesses imperfections that typically compromise magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) exams to create images resolved enough to enable consistent diagnoses across populations for the first time. These are findings of a study led by NYU Langone Medical Center and published August 16 in Nature Communications.

Neuroscientists peered into the brains of patients with Parkinson’s disease and two similar conditions to see how their neural responses changed over time. The study, funded by the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) Parkinson’s Disease Biomarkers Program and published in Neurology, may provide a new tool for testing experimental medications aimed at alleviating symptoms and slowing the rate at which the diseases damage the brain.

The U.S. healthcare industry has failed to create and sustain an efficient network for storing and sharing patient medical data, but a new proposed strategy could make the process easier and more affordable.

According to a new report by the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute, mammography may present an opportunity for the expanded use of bundled payments in radiology.

IBA (Ion Beam Applications SA) has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for its new super conducting accelerator, which is the latest development, essential to the ProteusONE compact Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy (IMPT) solution, that required approval from regulatory authorities.

Cianna Medical Inc. announced the company has received an additional U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for the Savi Scout radar localization system, allowing the reflector to be placed at the lumpectomy site up to 30 days prior to surgical removal.

Colorectal cancer patient advocacy groups, the American College of Radiology (ACR) and associated medical associations are calling on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to cover seniors for virtual colonoscopy, known as computed tomography (CT) colonography.

August 17, 2016 — GE Healthcare announced the release of the OEC Elite MiniView C-arm, a new imaging system designed to change the mini C-arm experience for surgeons. This product is available for patient use in the United States with 510(k) U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance, European countries with CE marking, and Japan with clearance from the Ministry of Health Labor and Welfare.

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