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The nonmedical costs of colorectal cancer screening using CT colonography (CTC) are significant but lower than those of colonoscopy, according to a study published in the December issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

iCAD, a developer of image analysis and workflow technologies for cancer detection, has signed an agreement to acquire Xoft, a Sunnyvale, Calif.-based developer of an electronic brachytherapy system, for approximately $13.1 million.

The FDA has granted Accuray 510(k) clearance to market Lung Optimized Treatment, a component of the CyberKnife VSI system.

Results from three healthcare demonstrations indicate that offering providers financial incentives for improving patient care increases quality of care and can reduce the growth in Medicare expenditures, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Xtron Imaging of Mississauga, Ontario, has signed a partnership agreement to become a distributor of Sectras digital mammography system, Sectra MicroDose Mammography, in Canada.

Four organizations representing some 350,000 primary care physicians in the U.S. released last month guidance on the structure of accountable care organizations (ACOs) and the possible payment models to make them successful.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has approved physician specialty code for cardiac electrophysiology (EP), which the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) has been requesting.