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GE buys Unisyn ultrasound probe repair business
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has acquired the ultrasound probe repair operations of Unisyn Medical Technologies.
May 28, 2013
ASTRO: NIH underfunds radiation oncology research
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology research is gravely underfunded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), according to the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO).
May 28, 2013
Study: Data for radiation therapy insufficient
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
There is not enough randomized clinical trial data to provide doctors with sufficient evidence for radiation oncology treatment decisions, according to a study published online May 14 in the journal Cancer.
May 28, 2013
ASE defines practice standards for cardiac US
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) has released a new consensus statement on the practice of using ultrasound as a tool for improving patient physical examinations.
May 28, 2013
Global ultrasound market set to grow 27% in next 5 years
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The global ultrasound market is forecast to grow by 27% in the next five years, despite ongoing economic challenges, according to a new report from IMS Research.
May 28, 2013
UltraSPECT wins new software install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Nuclear medicine firm UltraSPECT has won a contract with a West Virginia healthcare provider for its Wide Beam Reconstruction (WBR) software package.
May 28, 2013
MITA receives FDA award
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA) has received an award from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its efforts to mitigate radiation dose in CT equipment.
May 28, 2013
Plaque volume on CCTA outperforms luminal narrowing for diagnosis
By Eric Barnes
Total plaque volume at coronary CT angiography (CCTA) is a more reliable predictor of stenosis than luminal narrowing -- to the point where it could help differentiate between patients who have stenosis detected on CCTA and the smaller number with true flow-limiting lesions that need treatment, wrote researchers in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
May 28, 2013
Confusion over radiation risk could lead to inappropriate exams
By Kate Madden Yee
When radiologists have access to radiation exposure histories for patients, most will take them into consideration when assessing the risk of further exposure in future imaging exams, according to a new study published in the June issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology. But should they?
May 28, 2013
Unfors RaySafe debuts RaySafe X2
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Testing-instruments provider Unfors RaySafe has launched its new RaySafe X2 measuring device.
May 27, 2013
Toshiba names Plost as director of MRI unit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems announced it has named Beverly Plost as director of the company's MR business unit.
May 27, 2013
ROI requests radiation therapy research proposals
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Radiation Oncology Institute (ROI) announced it is requesting proposals to examine the comparative value of radiation therapy.
May 27, 2013
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