Imaging Technology

JULY 3, 2024

mtaschetta-millane Wed, 07/03/2024 - 09:24 July 3, 2024 — The American Society of Radiologic Technologists has launched the BeRAD Professionalism Award to recognize health systems, imaging centers, hospitals, clinics and other facilities in which medical imaging technologists and radiation therapists demonstrate a culture of professionalism.

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Imaging Technology

JULY 9, 2024

Radiation therapy , also referred to a radiotherapy, is a cancer treatment which utilizes high doses of radiation to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. Radiation therapy , also referred to a radiotherapy, is a cancer treatment which utilizes high doses of radiation to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 4, 2024

million imaging exams were performed using fixed C-arm devices, according to the newly published " IMV 2024 Fixed C-arm Market Outlook Report." By site type, 40% of hospitals with 400 beds or more have at least three technologists involved in preparing patients for exams compared to 17% to 20% of hospitals with fewer than 400 beds.

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JANUARY 25, 2024

milla1cf Thu, 01/25/2024 - 20:51 January 25, 2024 — According to the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) , high-frequency jet ventilation appears to be as safe as spontaneous respiration (SR) for percutaneous lung ablation and could increase procedural efficiency, especially for complex cases. Fintelmann et al.

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Imaging Technology

JULY 31, 2024

mtaschetta-millane Wed, 07/31/2024 - 07:00 July 31, 2024 — The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists ( ARRT ) announced the three Registered Technologists (R.T.s) R)(N)(ARRT) About the Honorees Arianna Apodaca is a radiation therapist at Austin Cyberknife , a cancer treatment center in Austin, Texas.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 7, 2024

year over year, according to the newly published IMV 2024 PET Market Summary Report. In 2023, 38% of PET systems were operated by the PET department, 28% by nuclear medicine, 24% by radiology/imaging, 5% by radiation oncology, and 2% by molecular imaging. IMV's 2024 PET Market Summary Report explores market trends in U.S.

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JULY 12, 2024

As nuclear medicine therapies gain stature compared to nuclear medicine in diagnostic imaging, hospital administrators may be eyeing the potential of adding theranostics services. Reshaping the hospital's nuclear medicine and radiopharmaceutical strategy toward theranostics involves intensive and inclusive planning, Beyder explained at SNMMI.

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Imaging Technology

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

milla1cf Wed, 02/14/2024 - 18:21 February 14, 2024 — Accuray Incorporated announced that the team at Quebec’s Montérégie Integrated Cancer Center, part of Charles-LeMoyne Hospital , is the first in Canada to treat cancer patients using the company’s Radixact radiation therapy delivery system.

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Imaging Technology

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

milla1cf Fri, 02/23/2024 - 10:22 February 23, 2024 — The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) launched its "Be Seen" campaign today to raise public awareness about the crucial role medical imaging and radiation therapy professionals play in patient diagnosis, intervention and treatment.

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Imaging Technology

JUNE 19, 2024

milla1cf Wed, 06/19/2024 - 21:02 June 19, 2024 — RaySearch Laboratories AB announced a milestone in radiotherapy technology where RaySearch’s RayStation was used for the world’s first clinical treatment using OXRAY, a new treatment machine from Hitachi. The event took place on June 17 at Narita Memorial Hospital in Toyohashi, Japan.

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MARCH 21, 2024

milla1cf Thu, 03/21/2024 - 11:01 March 21, 2024 — Avenda Health , an AI healthcare company creating the future of personalized prostate cancer care, announced its FDA cleared prostate cancer management platform, Unfold AI , is being used for the first time in a commercial setting with patients at a renowned U.S. research hospital.

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Imaging Technology

APRIL 29, 2024

a professor in Radiation Oncology at the Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center , aims to demonstrate the feasibility of PGHD collection during proton beam radiotherapy for lung cancer. These adverse events often lead to hospitalizations and treatment interruptions that can reduce treatment efficacy.

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Imaging Technology

MARCH 1, 2024

milla1cf Fri, 03/01/2024 - 07:46 March 1, 2024 — Varian , a Siemens Healthineers company, announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. HyperSight imaging allows clinicians to acquire high-quality images during a patient's daily course of radiation treatments. pending or registered U.S.

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Imaging Technology

JUNE 13, 2024

christine.book Thu, 06/13/2024 - 13:28 June 13, 2024 — Cervical spine injuries in children are relatively rare but can have serious consequences, like paralysis. The standard method for detecting these injuries involves X-rays and computed tomography (CT) scans, which expose children to radiation and may pose long-term health risks.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 26, 2024

cut from the current 2024 payment rate. Last year’s proposed rule (for 2024) contained a 3.36% cut that ended up being a 1.77% cut after Congressional intervention in March, and it is possible that similar action will occur again. It had originally been scheduled to move up to 82 points in 2024 and beyond. Sandy Coffta.

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Imaging Technology

JULY 25, 2024

mtaschetta-millane Thu, 07/25/2024 - 08:28 July 25, 2024 — Positron Corporation , a leading molecular imaging medical device company offering PET & PET-CT imaging systems, presents its new NeuSight PET-CT 3D 64 slice scanner, available for US and North American Markets.

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Imaging Technology

JANUARY 12, 2024

milla1cf Fri, 01/12/2024 - 11:09 January 12, 2024 — RefleXion Medical , Inc., CMS created two new reimbursement codes for use in the hospital outpatient setting, effective Jan. 1, 2024, to describe SCINTIX therapy. For more information: www.reflexion.com Friday, January 12, 2024 - 11:09

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Alara Imaging is offering free HIPAA and SOC-II certified software to help physicians and health systems comply with a new radiation dose quality measure included in the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) final rule for 2024. CMS published the rule on November 2.

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Imaging Technology

APRIL 2, 2024

milla1cf Tue, 04/02/2024 - 18:51 April 2, 2024 — Less than three months after signing an agreement to acquire MIM Software Inc. , GE HealthCare Technologies Inc. There is also special focus on radiation therapy and Theranostics. iv See our latest earnings release dated February 6, 2024 for the definition of Adjusted EBIT.

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Imaging Technology

JANUARY 11, 2024

milla1cf Thu, 01/11/2024 - 07:59 January 11, 2024 — On January 9 th , 2024, a scientific prototype for MRI-guided proton therapy was inaugurated in Dresden. The inauguration ceremony was held at OncoRay – National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology with Saxony’s Minister-President Michael Kretschmer present.

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Imaging Technology

JANUARY 8, 2024

These efforts are reflected in the company’s mission to make hospitals more efficient, clinicians more effective, therapies more precise, and patients healthier and happier. GE HealthCare intends to fund this transaction with cash on hand.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 16, 2024

In 2023, nonhospital sites faced more competition compared with hospital-based facilities for oncology-related diagnostic imaging scans, according to IMV’s recently published 2023 Oncology in Diagnostic Imaging Market Outlook Report. out of 5 rating, compared with hospital sites, which registered a 3.7 Davin Korstjens. out of 5 rating.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Montérégie Integrated Cancer Center in Quebec, Canada, part of Charles-LeMoyne Hospital, is the first center in the country to treat cancer patients using Accuray's Radixact radiation therapy delivery system. A second Radixact system is scheduled to be installed at the center later in 2024.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 1, 2024

Implementing imaging referral guidelines not only supports value-based radiology but makes it easier to communicate with patients about low-value services, according to findings presented February 29 at ECR 2024. For more coverage from ECR 2024, please visit our RADCast.

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Imaging Technology

MAY 2, 2024

milla1cf Thu, 05/02/2024 - 10:27 May 2, 2024 — Head and abdominal trauma is a leading cause of death for children. But CT-related radiation can cause cancers later in life, and accumulated evidence suggests that CT is overused. For more information: www.thelancet.com Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 10:27

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Imaging Technology

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

milla1cf Fri, 02/09/2024 - 09:00 February 9, 2024 — An innovative breast imaging technique provides high sensitivity for detecting cancer while significantly reducing the likelihood of false positive results, according to a study published today in Radiology: Imaging Cancer , a journal of the Radiological Society of North America ( RSNA ).

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Imaging Technology

AUGUST 6, 2024

tim.hodson Tue, 08/06/2024 - 10:43 SPONSORED CONTENT — Fujifilm’s latest CT technology brings exceptional image quality to a compact and user- and patient-friendly design. IntelliODM organ dose modulation minimizes radiation dose to the orbits while maintaining image quality. patient weight table 60 kW, 670 mA, 6 MHU, 0.5s

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Imaging Technology

MAY 21, 2024

Proton therapy treatments will be provided by physicians affiliated with the Yale School of Medicine , the Yale New Haven Smilow Cancer Hospital , and Yale Cancer Center , which is a National Cancer Institute-designated (NCI) Comprehensive Cancer Center, and the Harford HealthCare Cancer Institute.

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Imaging Technology

MARCH 28, 2024

milla1cf Thu, 03/28/2024 - 10:03 March 28, 2024 — As artificial intelligence (AI) makes its way into cancer care – and into discussions between physicians and patients – oncologists are grappling with the ethics of its use in medical decision-making. For more information: [link] Thursday, March 28, 2024 - 10:03

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 7, 2024

What’s more, adults with a history of diabetes (odds ratio = 1.2), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (odds ratio = 1.58), cancer (odds ratio = 1.29), or past-year hospital admissions (odds ratio = 1.44) were also more likely to receive CTC. . > 400% of federal poverty level). In the eyes of the U.S.

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Imaging Technology

JULY 10, 2023

The following president-elect and newly-elected directors were chosen by AHRA membership, as announced in a mid-May statement released by AHRA detailing results of its online election for its 2023-2024 Board of Directors. Also on July 12, AHRA 2023-2024 President Becky Allen, MSRS, CRA, R.T.(R) Wendy Renneke R.T.(R)(CT)

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 8, 2024

This yttrium-90 (Y-90)-labeled fibroblast activation protein inhibitor (FAPI)-46 research comes from Helena Lanzafame, MD, and colleagues from the department of nuclear medicine at University Hospital Essen in Germany, who noted their study involved the largest Y-90-FAPI-46 cohort studied to date.

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Imaging Technology

APRIL 24, 2024

The authors note that PET scans can also be expensive and expose patients to some level of radiation, whereas MRIs do not. Singhal said that radiation could potentially be reduced because of the long half-life and the requirement for a lower administered dose of the F18 PBR06 tracer being used.

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 4, 2024

Even if some private urology, radiation oncology practices, or radiologist groups are building the ability to perform theranostics, experts are cautious about patient management, radiation safety, and the risk of unnecessary imaging. However, few freestanding theranostics centers exist today. Hope added.

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Imaging Technology

AUGUST 31, 2023

Ac-225 to Curadh for use in its pioneering molecularly targeted radiation (MTR) programs for the treatment of common lethal tumors. “We The electron accelerator has been installed and initial production of radiochemical grade Ac-225 is planned in H2 2024. actinium-225 (Ac-225). Ac-225 with Curadh,” said Frank Scholz , Ph.D.,

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 26, 2024

The L block lead shield over the syringe helps protect certified nuclear medicine technologist James Johnson (left), and nuclear radiologist Penny Vroman, MD (right), from radiation emitted by the drug. After binding to the receptor, the drug works by entering the cell allowing radiation to cause damage to the tumor cells.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 20, 2024

The L block lead shield over the syringe helps protect certified nuclear medicine technologist James Johnson (left), and nuclear radiologist Penny Vroman, MD (right), from radiation emitted by the drug. After binding to the receptor, the drug works by entering the cell allowing radiation to cause damage to the tumor cells.

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