Transmission issues, faulty alternators and failed catalytic converters are not the type of diagnoses radiologists are used to making; then again, mechanics aren’t used to putting cars through CT scanners, either.

As their role continues to evolve, on-site hospital radiologists spend a little more than a third of their time on image interpretation, while spending a larger proportion of their workday on noninterpretative tasks, according to a workflow study published in the October issue of the American Journal of Radiology.

The Image Gently campaign, which aims to help providers reduce pediatric radiation dose, has created a checklist for technologists to use when performing digital radiography exams on pediatric patients.

The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) today applauded President Obama, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chair Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), Committee Ranking Member Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), House Natural Resources Committee Chair Representative Richard  “Doc” Hastings (R-WA), former Committee Ranking Member Senator Edward Markey (D-MA) and current Ranking Member Peter DeFazio (D-OR) for working together to sign the Responsible Helium Administration and Stewardship Act into law (H.R. 527) and prevent the premature closure of the Federal Helium Reserve.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has implemented an emergency action to freeze the assets of Edwin Yoshihiro Fujinaga, of Las Vegas, and his company, MRI International, in connection to a Ponzi scheme designed to defraud thousands of investors.

We are probably fortunate that government shutdowns don’t happen more often. Prior to this week, you had to go back to the mid-90s for the last shutdown, but they were much more common before that. There have now been 12 government shutdowns since 1981. Notably, nine of those lasted three days or less; the current shutdown is in day four.

Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG AEX: PHIA) and Accenture (NYSE: ACN) today announced the creation of a proof-of-concept demonstration that uses a Google Glass™ head-mounted display for researching ways to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of performing surgical procedures. The demonstration connects Google Glass to Philips IntelliVue Solutions and proves the concept of seamless transfer of patient vital signs into Google Glass, potentially providing physicians with hands-free access to critical clinical information.

Demand for radiologists was flat in 2013 compared with 2012, and looks to remain stable through 2016, according to results of a survey of practice leaders published in the October issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.