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SenoRx claims victory in patent suit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast brachytherapy developer SenoRx is claiming victory in patent litigation with women's imaging vendor Hologic over breast brachytherapy technology.
December 20, 2009
Lawsuit hits GE in Alabama CT overdose case
By Eric Barnes
Attorneys in Huntsville, AL, have filed suit in federal court against GE Healthcare of Chalfont St. Giles, U.K., on behalf of a patient who allegedly received excessive radiation during a CT perfusion head scan for suspected stroke.
December 17, 2009
Canadian court approves ART bankruptcy
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Optical molecular imaging developer ART Advanced Research Technologies has received approval from the Quebec Superior Court for the company's proposal to file for bankruptcy.
December 10, 2009
Compressus receives patent allowance
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Software developer Compressus has received a notice of allowance from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for a patent application.
December 9, 2009
California RT gives deposition in CT overdose case
By Donna Domino
The California radiologic technologist accused of operating the CT scanner that delivered a massive radiation overdose to a 23-month-old boy in 2008 testified last week that she only pushed the CT scan button a few times, and she doesn't understand how the toddler received 151 scans in a single imaging session.
December 9, 2009
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Acuo lands patent
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Acuo Technologies said that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has approved its patent application for an "Asset Communication Format Within a Computer Network."
December 6, 2009
IBA wins court order to reapply for contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiopharmaceutical firm Ion Beam Applications (IBA) has won the right to reapply for a contract with a proton therapy center in Sweden, after a court ruled the contract had been granted wrongly to Varian Medical Systems.
December 3, 2009
VirtualScopics gains Japanese patent
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computerized image analysis developer VirtualScopics has announced issuance of a Japanese patent for its "System and Method for 4D Reconstruction and Visualization."
December 3, 2009
Senate to investigate USPSTF mammo guidance
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Senate plans to hold a hearing to investigate the recent U.S. Preventive Services Task Force's (USPSTF) recommendations that mammography screening for women begin biennially at 50, according to the American College of Radiology.
November 25, 2009
ACR: Don't add USPSTF guidance to reform
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
"A great many women" will die unnecessarily from breast cancer if the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force's (USPSTF) recommendations regarding mammography screening are included in healthcare reform legislation, according to the American College of Radiology (ACR) and the Society of Breast Imaging.
November 23, 2009
House passes bill to fix SGR formula
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed legislation that would permanently fix a flaw in Medicare's sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula, which calls for a cut of 22% in physician payments by January 1 unless action is taken.
November 19, 2009
Bill targets QA at VA facilities
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Spurred by allegations of shoddy work in its brachytherapy program, a U.S. Congressman has introduced legislation that would require improved quality assurance programs at Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Centers with radiology and radiation oncology departments.
November 12, 2009
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