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Varian scores x-ray shielding patent
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems has received a U.S. patent for internal shielding in x-ray tubes.
February 22, 2010
Avon: USPSTF guidelines already affecting access
By Kate Madden Yee
In some states, women ages 40 to 49 have less access to mammograms since the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) released its recommendations to change breast cancer screening guidelines last November, according to a recent survey conducted by the Avon Foundation for Women.
February 21, 2010
Hologic, Ethicon bury the hatchet
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Women's imaging vendor Hologic and interventional device developer Ethicon Endo-Surgery have settled their patent infringement litigation.
February 21, 2010
DR summit yields Image Gently CR/DR campaign, ACR dose registry
By Cynthia E. Keen
The Alliance for Radiation Safety in Pediatric Imaging has expanded the scope of its global Image Gently campaign to include computed radiography (CR) and digital radiography (DR) exams. The new initiative was formally launched -- along with a new American College of Radiology DR dose registry -- at a DR summit earlier this month.
February 21, 2010
Congressional hearings on medical radiation rescheduled
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A U.S. congressional hearing on medical radiation has been rescheduled for February 26 by the Subcommittee on Health of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
February 18, 2010
GE's Vscan to be used at Olympics
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare said that its new pocket-sized ultrasound scanner will be used at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games.
February 18, 2010
The Profit Center: Part 12 -- Exclusive contracts and hospital stipends under attack
By Mark F. Weiss
Fear of rising healthcare costs is being exploited to attack exclusive agreements and stipend support from hospitals to hospital-based physicians, according to healthcare business and legal affairs expert Mark Weiss. He offers advice for counterattack in this edition of the Proft Center.
February 18, 2010
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Radiologists want more work, study suggests
By Kate Madden Yee
The radiology employment market tipped from a shortage to a surplus in 2007, leaving radiologists hungry for more work, according to a new study to be published in the American Journal of Roentgenology. Why? Because imaging departments are increasingly productive and the workload hasn't caught up.
February 18, 2010
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InSight Imaging wins NJ contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging services provider InSight Imaging has inked a three-year contract for its InSight Imaging Enterprise Solutions package.
February 17, 2010
CMS delays PECOS implementation until 2011
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced that it will delay the Medicare Provider Enrollment, Chain, and Ownership System (PECOS) requirements until January 3, 2011.
February 17, 2010
CDC report: MRI, CT, PET use spikes in physician offices, ER
By Kate Madden Yee
The use of advanced diagnostic imaging in physician offices and emergency departments has increased dramatically over the past decade, according to a report issued this week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics.
February 17, 2010
Radiology IT explores new frontiers
By Cristen Bolan
Radiology continues to discover new ways to deliver modern medicine to remote regions of the world. Nongovernmental organization Shoulder to Shoulder is capitalizing on this trend, optimizing the existing global IT infrastructure to connect advanced healthcare in the U.S. with those who need it in Honduras.
February 17, 2010
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