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September 13, 2016

CT data predict survival of prostate cancer patients

Patients are said to die with -- not from -- prostate cancer. In fact, more than 90% of prostate cancer patients end up dying from something else. A new study in Radiology explored how long those patients might expect to live, using data enriched by routine CT scans that prostate cancer patients undergo before treatment.

September 13, 2016

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UAE steps up campaign on dose awareness

By Frances Rylands-Monk

Moves to limit medical radiation exposure are intensifying in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and safety issues and education now are high on the agenda of healthcare professionals. Every effort must be made to reduce exposure and boost risk awareness, according to key participants at next month's summit in the region.

September 12, 2016

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Vital Images adds support for PowerScribe 360, PenLung

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Advanced visualization software developer Vital Images said that it has integrated PowerScribe 360 speech recognition software from Nuance Communications and PenRad's PenLung Screening Management system into its lung screening offering.

September 12, 2016

Imalogix lands Premier deal

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation dose-tracking software developer Imalogix has received a contract from group purchasing organization Premier.

September 12, 2016

Radiology Oncology to sell Medic Vision CT software

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiology Oncology Systems has signed a multiyear agreement to sell the SafeCT-29 CT radiation dose monitoring software from Medic Vision Imaging Solutions.

September 12, 2016

Researchers close in on radiation's cancer-causing mechanisms

U.K. researchers studying human cancers have identified two characteristic patterns of DNA damage caused by ionizing radiation, enabling doctors to potentially determine which tumors were caused by radiation exposure, according to a study published on September 12 in Nature Communications.

September 11, 2016

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Carestream gets FDA nod for conebeam extremity CT

Carestream Health is preparing to begin shipments of a new conebeam CT scanner for orthopedic extremity applications after receiving clearance for the system from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

September 8, 2016

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Emergency docs and radiation dose | PACS in Laos | Conebeam CBCT scanner cleared

September 7, 2016

Philips taps Medic Vision's SafeCT for XR-29 compliance

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Philips Healthcare has chosen image reconstruction software developer Medic Vision Imaging Solutions' SafeCT-29 radiation dose reporting software to help its CT and PET/CT customers comply with the Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance Smart Dose standard, also known as XR-29.

September 7, 2016

Emergency providers miss mark in radiation dose survey

By Kate Madden Yee

Nearly half of emergency department healthcare providers weren't able to identify which of six commonly used imaging modalities involved ionizing radiation, according to survey results published in the September edition of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

September 7, 2016

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Reconstruction kernel cuts artifacts in CT MPI

A new reconstruction algorithm can erase beam-hardening artifacts in myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) in dual-source CT, bolstering the reliability of the increasingly popular examination, according to a U.S.-German study in European Radiology.

September 6, 2016

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