'Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc., a worldwide leader in diagnostic imaging, today announced that it has reached agreement with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding a Special Protocol Assessment (SPA) on the design and planned analysis of a ...'

'When planning radiation therapy treatments for cancer, it is critical to accurately target the tumor and spare healthy tissue. In order to achieve this, a CT simulation of the patient in the ideal treatment position, with excellent image quality and ...'

'The W. M. Keck Foundation has awarded Arizona State University (ASU) a $1 million grant to the team of scientists led by Deirdre Meldrum, Ph.D., at the Biodesign Institute. The team is working to build a next-generation, three-dimensional (3D) imaging ...'

'High radiation doses put a significant number of dialysis patients at increased risk of cancer, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN). The results suggest that clinicians should ...'

'Leading the medical imaging community in supporting the Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance's (MITA) Radiation Dose Reduction Plan and its CT Dose Check Initiative, Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. installed the first AquilionTM ONE CT system ...'

'Containing costs while delivering high-quality, effective care is a directive of healthcare reform. Episode-based care is part of the reform mandate and is a payment approach that reimburses on expected costs for clinically defined episodes rather than ...'

'A look inside a typical piece of medical-imaging equipment reveals myriad technologies from many engineering disciplines that must collaborate to form a system. For example, developing X-ray scintillators in CT (computerized- tomography) machines to ...'

'Continuing its commitment to offer the highest-quality products and services to hospitals nationwide, Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. has signed an agreement with Novation, the leading healthcare supply contracting company, to offer Toshiba CT ...'

'A worldwide strategic overview of the diagnostic imaging market, including: Estimates of the market size and growth. Sales forecasts by geographic region and modality. Review of the U.S. and international technological, regulatory, economic, ...'

'GE Healthcare's goal is to deliver mammography systems with the best image quality for our clinicians, ultimately benefiting patients and their families. This is critical as we see the need to address the global health challenge that breast cancer ...'