Cynthia E. Keen[email protected]Radiation Oncology/TherapyNRC hits Philadelphia VA with $227,500 fineThe U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has proposed a $227,500 fine against the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for violations of NRC regulations associated with errors in the prostate brachytherapy program at the VA hospital in Philadelphia.March 16, 2010Radiation Oncology/TherapySBRT improves control in inoperable lung cancer patientsStereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) is effective in controlling the primary tumor of nearly 100% of patients with medically inoperable early-stage non-small cell lung cancer who are still alive three years after treatment, according to early findings of a clinical trial published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association.March 15, 2010ISAuntMinnie.com Healthcare IT InsiderMarch 14, 2010ISSoftware glitch shuts down VA-DoD EMR data exchangeA software glitch that led to the display of incorrect patient data has resulted in the shutdown of a data exchange portal that linked information systems operated by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).March 11, 2010Industry NewsTC supera rayos X para traumatismo espinal cervical pediátricoCuando se pide un estudio de tomografía computada para un niño que se presenta con traumatismo espinal cervical, la radiografía de seguimiento proporciona poca o ninguna información diagnóstica adicional, según un análisis del Hospital para Niños Enfermos en Toronto, Canadá, el cual fue publicado en el número de febrero del American Journal of Roentgenology.March 9, 2010PACS/VNADon't ignore imaging when planning healthcare IT stimulus goalsThe time is now to integrate medical images into electronic health records, for any hospitals planning healthcare IT upgrades to receive stimulus funds, a PACS implementation expert told attendees last week at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society annual meeting in Atlanta.March 8, 2010Industry NewsReporte de caso: La imagenología sigue el desarrollo de H1N1 en una niñaLos investigadores en el estado de Texas, EE.UU., han publicado un reporte de caso que demuestra como los estudios por imagenología médica hallan los cambios fisiológicos causado por el virus H1N1 en una niña de 10 años de edad quien falleció de la gripe.March 7, 2010ISHospitals need to scramble on stimulus fund goalsATLANTA - Speculation about every aspect of healthcare IT adoption is the name of the game at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) annual meeting this week. Statistics and formal trend analysis presented in an educational session titled "KLAS and HIMSS Analytics Speak Out: What's Real and What Isn't" provided a reality check.March 2, 2010Industry NewsLa FDA lanza iniciativa para reducir la radiación médicaLa Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de los Estados Unidos (FDA, por sus siglas en inglés) reveló en febrero una iniciativa para reducir la exposición innecesaria a la radiación por la TC, la fluoroscopia y los estudios de medicina nuclear. Esta acción se cree estar motivada por los reportes de la creciente exposición a la radiación médica en la población estadounidense.March 2, 2010ISHIMSS vendors chase 'meaningful use' -- and stimulus dollarsATLANTA - "Show me the money." This oft-quoted line memorialized in the film "Jerry Maguire" would be as appropriate a theme for the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) 2010 annual meeting, being held this week, as its official motto: "Change is everywhere ... opportunity is here."March 1, 2010Previous PagePage 58 of 88Next PageTop StoriesDigital X-Ray3D DEXA reveals lower bone density in diabetes patients3D DEXA revealed differences that conventional bone mineral density measurements did not detect.MRIGadolinium in ... beer?UltrasoundMWA safe, effective in treating hyperthyroidism with nodulesAIAI model shows promise for diagnosing prostate cancerCT'Habitat' AI model helps stratify lung nodule disease risk on LDCT