'SNM's Nanomedicine and Molecular Imaging Summit wrapped up in Albuquerque, N.M., with in-depth discussion - and a high sense of energy looking ahead. Nanotechnology is a quickly growing, but still-evolving field with nearly limitless possibilities ...'

'For many years, a large number of experts have argued that repeated exposures to radiation may be be associated with an increased risk of developing cancer for the general public. The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) have recently decided to ...'

'Technology used to detect the echo of the Big Bang is being adapted for use in assessing burns and superficial cancers such as skin cancer. Medical physicist Associate Professor Vincent Wallace of The University of Western Australia's School of ...'

'A large academic medical center has found that a significant percentage of outpatient referrals they receive from primary care physicians for computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies are inappropriate (based upon ...'

'Increasing its ability to provide patients with the highest quality of care, Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta has installed the country's first InfinixTM VF-i vascular X-ray system with the 12' x 12' mid-sized flat panel detector (FPD) from Toshiba America ...'

'Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (NYSE: VAR), a premier supplier of X-ray tubes and flat panel digital image detectors, today announced it has been given certification to assemble and service X-ray tubes in China to support its growing customer base of ...'

'Nethra® Imaging, Inc. announced that NovaRay Medical and Triple Ring Technologies (TRT) have successfully developed a real-time X-ray imaging system using Nethra's Am2045' Massively Parallel Processor Array (MPPA) devices. The new system takes advantage ...'

'FUJIFILM Medical Systems USA is pleased to announce that Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) approval has been received for the Fuji Digital Radiography (FDR) AcSelerate system, making it available for sale in the U.S. A fully automated digital ...'

'Geoscientists at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) have recently been able to develop a new type of machine for conducting scientific simulations. The device is able to faithfully replicate the conditions present in the deep-sea, ranging from ...'

'Computed tomographic colonography (CTC), also known as virtual colonoscopy, remains effective in screening older patients for colorectal cancer (CRC), produces low referral for colonoscopy rates similar to other screening exams now covered by Medicare, ...'