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Carestream signs Beth Israel Deaconess
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Carestream Health has sold four DRX-Revolution Mobile x-ray systems to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston.
September 17, 2012
Image Gently expands dose reduction campaign to digital x-ray
By Cynthia E. Keen
The Image Gently radiation dose reduction campaign has launched a new initiative targeting the most common imaging exam of all: radiography. The group's new Back to Basics initiative, launched today, is intended to strengthen radiation protection in children as radiography shifts from analog film to digital x-ray.
September 17, 2012
Exploiting log files for optimal radiotherapy QA
By Tami Freeman
Quality assurance (QA) of intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) is a vital component in the radiotherapy process, but current QA procedures are far from optimal. Log files produced by radiotherapy systems can be exploited to vastly improve IMRT quality assurance.
September 17, 2012
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Helium shortage lingers for hospitals and imaging centers
By Wayne Forrest
Hospitals and medical imaging centers across the U.S. are keeping a watchful eye on supplies of helium -- a key ingredient in cooling MRI magnets -- as their sources have been on strict allocations for several months.
September 17, 2012
Imaging3 files for bankruptcy
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
3D imaging device developer Imaging3 has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in a California court, according to a September 17 press release issued by the firm.
September 16, 2012
Manchester to ditch 'backscatter' x-ray airport scanners
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Manchester Airport in the U.K. announced on September 17 that it will not renew a program to test airport security scanners based on backscatter x-rays.
September 16, 2012
Mount Sinai equips med students with handheld US devices
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City will equip first-year medical school students participating in a research study with ultrasound devices to determine if handheld imaging technology can contribute to medical education at all levels of learning.
September 16, 2012
IDSI installs 1st system in Mexico
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Laser breast imaging firm Imaging Diagnostic Systems (IDSI) has installed its first CT laser mammography (CTLM) system in Mexico, at the Centro Médico Ave in Monterrey.
September 16, 2012
LCA supports CT screening for 9/11 Zadroga Act
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Lung Cancer Alliance (LCA) has recommended to the World Trade Center Health Program that lung cancer screening be offered to the victims and first responders of the September 11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York City.
September 16, 2012
Ohio State gets $1.3M HIT award from NLM
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) has awarded $1.3 million to researchers at Ohio State University College of Medicine's department of biomedical informatics. The award will support the development of a new approach to use electronic health records to identify candidates for clinical trials.
September 16, 2012
NOPR asks CMS to ease coverage rules for PET
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The National Oncologic PET Registry (NOPR) is asking the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to make reimbursement for oncology PET studies easier by ending its requirement that payments be made under its coverage with evidence development (CED) statute.
September 16, 2012
Elekta adds Australian customer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Elekta announced it has sold two Synergy radiotherapy systems to the Riverina Cancer Care Center in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia.
September 16, 2012
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