The aging of the U.S. population will take a toll on the ability of healthcare providers to deliver mammography screening in a timely manner; according to data presented in the February issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology, drastic reductions in the number of mammography professionals over the next 20 years could impact service delivery.

As part of its effort to raise awareness about opportunities to lower radiation dose used in pediatric imaging exams, the Image Gently campaign has developed materials to educate parents about medical imaging and to help them track their child's past imaging exams.

Radiologists who work in breast imaging tend to overestimate the actual risk of medical malpractice lawsuits, according to a study published in the February issue of theAmerican Journal of Roentgenology.

3M has launched a new Patient Record Tracking Solution, which uses radio-frequency identification (RFID) to allow hospital staff to locate patient records.

Use of cardiac CT angiography (CCTA) has the potential to expose patients to high doses of radiation, and methods available to reduce radiation dose are not frequently used, according to a study in todays issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Charlotte Radiology of Charlotte, N.C., has selected an IMAGINEradiology practice management system from Technology Partners, dba Imagine Software, for its billing and collection needs.

The Meshalkin Research Institute of Circulation Pathology and the Hertzen Moscow Oncology Research Institute have purchased Elekta Axesse systems.

Informatics Corporation of America (ICA) has deployed its ICA solution at Lourdes Hospital in Paducah, Ky., to assist physicians in providing community-wide care.