''The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Sept. 30 cleared the world's first photon-counting computed tomography (CT) scanner, the Siemens Naeotom Alpha. Both the FDA and CT experts say this is the start of a revolution in new CT scanner technology, ...'

''Pain has piled up in this long pandemic year, not just in deaths but in growing mental health concerns and alcohol consumption. Another public health challenge smoking has remained on the back burner, but no longer. The U.S. Preventive Services ...'

''Life expectancy should be the driving force behind whether older breast cancer survivors continue with screening mammography. At least that is the push behind the first screening mammography guidelines published Thursday, Jan. 28, for this patient ...'

''Medical imaging techniques, such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computed tomography (CT), and ultrasound have emerged as promising biomarkers in clinical trials. This brand new infographic, created in collaboration with Medpace, explores the ...'

''As the dust settles from Congress' last-minute act to shield radiologists from Medicare pay cuts, experts this week offered advice on what these new numbers mean for the typical imaging practice. Following adjustments from the Consolidated ...'

''Previous studies have shown that low-dose, whole lung radiation in the form of X-rays can effectively treat severe pneumonia, with minimal side effects. Two clinical trials are applying a modern version of this concept to test patients who have acute ...'

''Following the example of BI-RADS and Lung-RADS to categorize the severity of disease, a group of Dutch researchers this week released CO-RADS, a system designed to not only help you determine the extent of a patient's disease on CT scans, but to also ...'

''Earlier this year, nuclear technology giant Framatome and power sector lifecycle management service company Kinectrics launched an Ontario-based joint venture, Isogen, whose mission is to enable the use of CANDU reactors to produce critically needed ...'

''Two more imaging societies have decided to cancel in-person gatherings slated for this year and opt instead for virtual versions of their popular shows during the pandemic. The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging is one of the latest to ...'

''A group of urgent care providers are casting further doubts this week about the use of chest x-rays to assess patients with possible COVID-19. In a study set to be published in the Journal of Urgent Care Medicine, experts reported that 89% of those ...'