Radiography
Wireless Digital Detector with Automatic Exposure Offers Benefits of Cassette-less Digital Radiography
A new digital wireless, auto-trigger detector with automatic exposure detection can be instantly combined with existing X-ray systems, providing a very cost-effective solution to convert to digital radiography. More...03 Dec 2014
Anticancer Agent and Radiotherapy Destroy Tumors but Protect Healthy Cells
Although radiation treatments have recently become much more optimized, it is still difficult to both sufficiently dose the tumor while sparing the surrounding tissue. A new anticancer drug currently under clinical development may help tackle this problem by protecting normal cells, but not the cancerous ones, from the effects of radiation. More...02 Dec 2014
In Other News
Use of Radiology Data Mining Tool Reduces Length of Stay for CT Biopsy
Coronary CT Angiography Reveals Link between Coronary Artery Plaque and Liver Disease
Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy Provides Sustained Local Control for Inoperable, Early Stage Lung Cancer Patients
Radiation Oncology Drug Platform Oxygenates Tumors Cells to Make Them More Sensitive to Therapy
New Radiosurgery Technology Used to Treat Tumors Encroaching on Patient’s Spinal Cord
Proton Therapy for Early Stage Breast Cancer Less Expensive Than Various Alternative Radiotherapy Techniques
Prone Radiotherapy Board Used for Breast Cancer Patients Cuts the Amount of Radiation to Lung, Heart Tissue by 90%
X-Ray Phase Tomography with Synchrotron Radiation Offers Better Contrast Than CT Imaging
Cassette-Type Digital Radiography Detector Designed to Reduce Waiting Times
CT Software Receives Approval for Quantitative Bone Densitometry Technology
Digital Breast Tomsynthesis System Receives Approval
Cone Beam CT Dental Imaging Technology Combines Panoramic and Cephalometric Imaging
Healthcare Costs Could Be Cut by More Appropriate Use of Cardiac Stress Imaging
World’s First Breast Specimen Tomosynthesis System Receives FDA Approval
Tabbed Barcodes and Management System Software Designed to Help Apron Tracking to Improve Radiology Inventory Management
16-Slice CT System’s Technology Extends Operational Lifetime by Minimizing Wear and Tear
Healthcare Costs Could Be Cut by More Appropriate Use of Cardiac Stress Imaging
Five Proton Therapy Treatment Rooms Plus System Upgrade Deployed at Scripps Proton Therapy Center
Heart Association Issues Statement on Understanding Radiation Risks Before Cardiac Imaging
PET/CT Imaging Could Transform Diagnosis and Treatment for Children with Neuroblastoma
High-Risk Endometrial Cancer Patients Helped with Radiotherapy and Concurrent Chemotherapy After Surgery
Oncologists Recommend Less Radiation for Elderly Women with Early Breast Cancer
Whole Body, Micro-CT Scan Techniques Identify Probable Cause of English King’s Death
The MedImaging Radiology channel covers fluoroscopy, digital radiography, computerized tomography, mammography, interventional radiology, and other medical uses of X-ray imaging as well as related instrumentation, trends and safety issues.