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Hitachi nets FDA OK for proton therapy technology

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Hitachi has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its real-time image gating system for proton beam therapy.

January 23, 2018

GE Healthcare shows growth, profit in 2017

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A strong performance at GE Healthcare was one of the few bright spots in parent company General Electric's financial report for the 2017 calendar year.

January 23, 2018

ScandiDos brings Delta4 Discover to U.S. market

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Swedish radiation therapy quality assurance firm ScandiDos has received the first U.S. order for its Delta4 Discover in vivo dosimetry system.

January 23, 2018

VA, CMS team up to tackle healthcare fraud

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) are partnering on data analytics to identify and prevent fraud, waste, and abuse.

January 23, 2018

MITA hails device tax suspension

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA) said it applauded Congress for voting to suspend the medical device excise tax for two years.

January 23, 2018

Sophia Genetics merges AI radiomics, genomics analysis

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Artificial intelligence (AI) software developer Sophia Genetics has added radiomics capabilities to its Sophia AI genomics analysis platform.

January 22, 2018

Philips wins Azurion order from Canadian hospital

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Philips Healthcare has delivered its Azurion image-guided angiography platform to Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre in Barrie, Ontario.

January 22, 2018

Carestream expands patent portfolio

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Carestream Health said it received a total of 79 new patents in 2017 for its healthcare IT and medical imaging technologies.

January 22, 2018

Siemens teams up with Florida Hospital

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Siemens Healthineers and Florida Hospital are collaborating on a long-term agreement aimed at improving patient outcomes.

January 22, 2018

Bracco targets gene therapy for ultrasound contrast

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Contrast developer Bracco Imaging has launched an initiative aimed at expanding its microbubble ultrasound contrast agent technology into personalized gene therapy applications.

January 22, 2018

U.S. diagnostic reference levels parallel those of other countries

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The diagnostic reference levels for the 10 most common adult CT exams performed in the U.S. match those of many other countries, according to an article published online January 19 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

January 22, 2018

MedPAC votes to recommend elimination of MIPS

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

At its January 11 meeting, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) voted to recommend that Congress eliminate the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and institute a new voluntary value program that will reward quality within the current fee-for-service Medicare program.

January 22, 2018

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