The Arlington Innovation Center: Health Research, of Virginia Tech's National Capital Region, has been awarded a $1.5 million cooperative research and development agreement from the U.S. Army for neuroimaging studies of human performance. The agreement also includes an option for $3 million of future work based on availability of funding.

African-American and Hispanic children are less likely to receive a cranial CT scan in an emergency department after a minor head trauma than white children, according to an abstract present Oct. 14 at the American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition in Boston. The results may indicate CT overuse in white children, according to researchers.

Fujifilm Medical Systems has released the new FDR D-EVO Wireless 17x17 inch flat panel detector.

Carestream Health has released enhancements for its image acquisition software used with Directview Vita/Vita LE/Vita SE and Point-of-Care CR systems.

As part of its Target Safely program, the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has published a white paper on the safe use of stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) and stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) in the radiation oncology clinic, and published the executive summary of the report in the October print issue of Practical Radiation Oncology.

For decades, attempts at U.S. healthcare legislation have been plagued by unintended consequences, evidenced by ballooning Medicare and Medicaid costs that gobbled nearly 25 percent of federal spending this year. Policymakers have not yet learned from the past and may be doomed to repeat and amplify those mistakes unless politicians, physicians, patients and payors can compromise on future healthcare legislation, according to an article published in this month's Journal of American College of Radiology.

Medicaid spending is below target in the current fiscal year and initiatives adopted have saved the state of New York nearly $600 million, according to information from the New York State Medicaid Redesign Team.

For a quarter of a century, October has been designated as National Breast Cancer Awareness month. The last 25 years have been marked by incredible progress, including a 30 percent reduction in the breast cancer death rate since 1990, the introduction of digital mammography and the availability of more personalized treatment options.