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Empiric signs Hilborn
RIS/PACS vendor Empiric Systems has appointed Mark Hilborn as vice president, sales and marketing.
January 17, 2006
Dicker named vice chair of ACR's RTOG
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) has appointed Dr. Adam Dicker as vice chair of the radiation therapy oncology group (RTOG) for translational research.
January 17, 2006
Thoratec selects Burbach as CEO
Interventional firm Thoratec has named Gary Burbach as its president and CEO.
January 16, 2006
Dynamic Imaging names Pyne as VP
PACS vendor Dynamic Imaging has selected Warner Pyne to serve as its vice president of sales.
January 16, 2006
Medrad goes direct in Belgium, Luxembourg
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The European division of contrast injector technology firm Medrad has expanded its direct sales operation in Europe by establishing Medrad Belgium to provide direct sales, service, and support in Belgium and Luxembourg.
January 15, 2006
RT admits falsifying mammography QC reports
By Shalmali Pal
A radiologic technologist who lectured on how to write case reports has been accused of falsifying mammography quality control (QC) reports at a Pennsylvania breast screening clinic.
January 12, 2006
Remote-controlled MRI tackles tech shortage
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
Faced with a shortage of technologists trained to conduct advanced imaging procedures such as magnetic resonance angiography (MRA), the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) implemented an innovative approach to maximizing the skills of its MRA-trained techs: MRI scanning by remote control.
January 12, 2006
CMS increases Gamma Knife reimbursement
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish radiation therapy and oncology device developer Elekta said that the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has raised the reimbursement payment for cobalt-60-based stereotactic radiosurgery, which includes Gamma Knife treatment delivery.
January 11, 2006
Imagin inks PET center JV
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PET and PET/CT imaging center developer Imagin Molecular of Oak Brook, IL, reported that it has entered into an agreement with PET Management Services of Niagara, NY.
January 10, 2006
PACS drives European CR, DR market
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The transition from analog film-based technology to PACS digital technology is forcing European hospitals to revamp and update their radiology systems, driving the uptake of CR and particularly DR systems, according to a report recently published by healthcare analysts Frost & Sullivan.
January 9, 2006
Digirad makes management moves
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Nuclear medicine vendor Digirad of Poway, CA, said that its president, Mark Casner, has been named as CEO of the firm, succeeding Gary Burbach, effective January 15 this year.
January 9, 2006
CPT code released for breast MRI CAD
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MRI computer-aided detection developer CAD Sciences of White Plains, NY, reported that a Category III Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code can be used for breast MRI CAD.
January 9, 2006
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