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Class-action lawsuit hits Cedars-Sinai, GE over CT dose
By Brian Casey
A class-action lawsuit has been filed against Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and GE Healthcare related to patients who may have been overexposed to radiation during CT brain perfusion scans at the Los Angeles hospital.
October 19, 2009
TechniScan goes public
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast ultrasound imaging developer TechniScan has become a publicly traded company following a reverse merger with Delaware firm Castillo.
October 19, 2009
Siemens launches breast tomo in Europe
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare has begun commercial shipments in Europe of a full-field digital mammography system with 3D digital breast tomosynthesis capability.
October 19, 2009
Philip Morris may have to pay for smokers' CT scans
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cigarette manufacturer Philip Morris USA could be on the hook to pay for CT chest scans of longtime smokers, following a unanimous decision by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court released on Monday.
October 19, 2009
OR Technology adds to client list
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image processing and PACS firm OR Technology has received an order for a portable digital radiography system and its dicomPACS software from the Centre of Ambulance Services in Dubai.
October 19, 2009
ContextVision boosts GOPView CT
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish image enhancement developer ContextVision has implemented its GOPView CT software on the Cell microprocessor.
October 19, 2009
AECL: Chalk River repair will cost $70M
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
It will cost Atomic Energy of Canada (AECL) approximately $70 million ($67 million U.S.) to repair its 52-year-old National Research Universal nuclear reactor in Chalk River, Ontario.
October 19, 2009
ACR: Use of teleradiology triples from 2003-2007
By Erik L. Ridley
The U.S. market for teleradiology services nearly tripled in size from 2003 to 2007, but the market's torrid growth may already be slowing, according to a study by American College of Radiology (ACR) researchers published in the November issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
October 19, 2009
Ashva teams with Telerad Tech
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS vendor Ashva Technologies and Telerad Tech are partnering to integrate Ashva's Edge PACS software into T2's SmartRIS.
October 19, 2009
Varian completes India installation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems has installed its RapidArc radiotherapy system at Yashoda Cancer Institute in Hyderabad, India.
October 19, 2009
Groups lobby CMS to pay for second PET scan
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Seven medical imaging groups have written to the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to request reimbursement coverage for two FDG-PET scans per patient during initial treatment evaluation.
October 19, 2009
Velocity Medical debuts new service
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Velocity Medical Solutions has launched its subscription service to provide adaptive radiation therapy to hospitals and radiation oncology centers.
October 19, 2009
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