Radiography
Tabbed Barcodes and Management System Software Designed to Help Apron Tracking to Improve Radiology Inventory Management
A web-based inventory management system has been designed to link each radiology apron with a distinct barcode ID. As a cloud-based, decision support system, staff can track, audit, and maintain aprons using data sorted by department, area, and garment type. More...23 Oct 2014

Healthcare Costs Could Be Cut by More Appropriate Use of Cardiac Stress Imaging
In new research, investigators concluded that overuse of cardiac stress testing using advanced imaging technology has led to increasing healthcare costs in the United States and unnecessary radiation exposure to patients. More...19 Oct 2014

Five Proton Therapy Treatment Rooms Plus System Upgrade Deployed at Scripps Proton Therapy Center
An upgrade of a proton system will improve workflow at a US proton therapy center, enabling the use of the fixed-beam treatment rooms as well as more diverse patient-positioning devices. Moreover the new technology is designed to enhance the quality of images generated by the system’s integrated imager. More...17 Oct 2014

Heart Association Issues Statement on Understanding Radiation Risks Before Cardiac Imaging
People should understand why a heart-imaging test is needed before undergoing the procedure, including the benefits and risks involved, such as the potential long-term risk from radiation exposure, advises a new scientific statement. More...16 Oct 2014
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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
CT Scans Are No More Effective Than Ultrasound Detecting Kidney Stones
Program Devised to Supply Radiology Departments with Advanced Digital Radiography Systems
Dedicated Diffusion Tensor Imaging Helps Predict Effects of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
PET-CT Imaging Forecasts Survival of Lymphoma Better Than Standard Imaging Strategies
New Data Shows Most Patients Can Safely Undergo Contrast-Enhanced CT Scanning
Scatter Correction Algorithm Enhances Digital Radiography DR Exams with a Grid
Breast Screening for Women over 70 Does Not Result in Sharp Drop in Advanced Disease
Analysis Tool Shows Proton Therapy Less Expensive Than IMRT for Advanced Head and Neck Cancers
Breast Radiotherapy Reduced to More Convenient Once-Weekly Regimen Option
Better Way Found to Control Lung Cancer Using Radiotherapy
3D Cone Beam CT System Designed for ENT, Oral Surgeons
Combined Radiotherapy and Drug Treatment Shown to Improve Survival for Patients with Inoperable Liver Cancer
New Cardiology Imaging Tools Include MRI Myocardial Tissue Quantification Tool and to Help Fight Cardiovascular Diseases
Personalized Intraoperative Radiation Therapy During Cancer Surgery
Transarterial Chemoembolization Contrast Agent Approved by French National Agency for Liver Cancer
Computed Radiography Features One-Click Technology
CT System Improves Outcomes While Supporting Wide Range of Patients
Lung Cancer Is Better Identified with Ultra-Low-Dose CT Than by Current X-Ray Technology
New CT Scanning Technology Is Faster, Uses Less Radiation, and Easier on the Kidneys
X-Ray Imaging System Enables Scientists to See in Real Time How Effective Treatments are for Cystic Fibrosis
Single-Fraction Radiotherapy for Palliation of Bone Metastases Improves Quality of Life
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.