Radiography

Beam Technology Enables Less Harmful, More Accurate, and Cost-Effective Radiotherapy 
Newly developed technology will enable more effective, less harmful, and drastically less costly radiotherapy and radiosurgery treatment using low-energy X-ray tubes instead of high-energy sources typically used today. More...
21 Apr 2014

Imaging and Blood Test Work Together to Optimize Evaluation of Ovarian Cancer Risk
A new US Food and Drug Administration-cleared blood test that measures the levels of five proteins and then uses a proprietary algorithm and software to calculate a single risk score has been the topic of recent research comparing the test to two imaging modalities. More...15 Apr 2014



In Other News
Radiotherapy After Mastectomy Helpful to Women with Breast Cancer That Metastasized to Only a Few Lymph Nodes
Heart Scans Only Useful in Specific Situations When Statins Are Prescribed
US Clinicians Initiate Efforts to Optimize CT Safety
One-Third of Women May Benefit from More Frequent Mammograms
Collaboration for Radiotherapy Microphere Drug Development for the Treatment of Primary and Secondary Liver Cancer
CT Myocardial Perfusion Tool Helps Generate Faster, Safer Cardiac Diagnoses
Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy More Convenient, Perhaps Riskier Prostate Cancer Treatment
Carestream Solutions “Right for Today, Ready for Tomorrow”
CT Scans Predict Chemotherapy Response in Pancreatic Cancer Patients
X-Ray Sector Surpasses USD 3 Billion Globally
Europe Welcomes Bayer’s Stellant with Certegra Workstation to Support the Radimetrics Enterprise Platform
Portuguese Cancer Center Becomes World’s First to Offer Innovative Radiosurgery Application
Aquilion ONE Second Generation Launches Advanced Features
Philip’s SkyFlow Removes the Grid in Mobile Radiography
GE Healthcare’s Dose Blueprint Launched Alongside EUROSAFE and the New EU Directive on Dose Management at ECR
Siemens Somatom Scope Saves Up to 65% on energy and 35% on Costs
European Initiative Established for Safe X-Ray Use
Wireless, Cassette-Sized Flat Panel Detector Designed for Digital Radiography
Researchers Employ High-Energy X-Ray to Image Living Cancer Cells
Limiting Radiation to Major Salivary Glands in Head and Neck Cancer Patients
CT Scans Shown Not to Interfere with Heart Rhythm Devices
Mobile C-Arm System Combines Ease of Use with Dose Management Features
Favorable Outcomes Seen for Advanced Stage Tonsil Cancer Using Unilateral Radiotherapy
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.