Screening

Diagnostic screening programs help catch cancer, abnormalities or other diseases before they reach an advanced stage, saving lives and healthcare costs. Screening programs include, lung, breast, prostate, and cervical cancer, among many others.

RSS icon

IMPAC leverages management of oncology data

IMPAC Medical Systems Inc. launched Analytiq and Mosaiq at the 46th annual meeting of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) this week in Atlanta.

GE demonstrates 4D gating technology for radiotherapy planning

GE Healthcare exhibited its Advantage 4D gating technology used with multislice CT and PET/CT to analyze respiration-induced motion in the lung, breast and other cancers at the 46th annual meeting of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Onco

Philips unveils Brilliance CT Big Bore configuration, software upgrades

Philips Medical Solutions introduced its Brilliance CT Big Bore configuration designed specifically for radiation oncology at the 46th annual meeting of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) this week in Atlanta.

Siemens debuts Artiste, showcases open bore 20-slice CT

Siemens Medical Solutions unveiled Artiste, an integrated system for dose-guided radiation therapy (DGRT) that uses the company's In-Line technology, this week at the 46th annual meeting of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTR

Elekta, IMPAC integrate technologies

Elekta Inc. this week inked a collaborative agreement with IMPAC Medical Systems Inc. to connect its digital linear accelerators (Elekta Synergy and Precise Treatment system) with IMPAC's oncology information management products.

Varian reports strong orders -- stock jumps

Varian Medical Systems Inc. on Monday announced that demand for its radiotherapy systems has helped to drive strong net order growth in its Oncology Systems business during the fourth fiscal quarter FY04, sending its stock up nearly 20 percent.

Orion, Boston Software form partnership

Orion Systems International will embed Boston Software Systems' Boston WorkStation scripting tool in its Rhapsody Integration Engine and also as a Single Sign-On (SSO) and context management scripting tool in Concerto Medical Applications Portal.

Blue Cross of NY reimburses online patient visits

Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield of New York has agreed to reimburse physicians for online patient visits.

Displaying 7145 - 7152 of 7687

Around the web

Radiology Business
The biggest obstacles facing radiology business managers in 2025

RBMA President Peter Moffatt discusses declining reimbursement rates, recruiting challenges and the role of artificial intelligence in transforming the industry.

Cardiovascular Business
New cardiac prevention paradigm explored in TRANSFORM trial using AI and CCTA

Deepak Bhatt, MD, director of the Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital and principal investigator of the TRANSFORM trial, explains an emerging technique for cardiac screening: combining coronary CT angiography with artificial intelligence for plaque analysis to create an approach similar to mammography.

Cardiovascular Business
Cardiology practices pay $17.7M to settle fraud allegations brought on by whistleblowers

A total of 16 cardiology practices from 12 states settled with the DOJ to resolve allegations they overbilled Medicare for imaging agents used to diagnose cardiovascular disease.