A heated sleeping bag could save thousands of young lives.
William A. Hawkins to leave this spring.
MXR gets exclusive distribution rights for FreedomDR line.
A three-pound African rat might boost tuberculosis detection rates.
Catheter device treats atrial fibrillation using a coolant.
A Rasmussen poll finds voters pessimistic about the bill's chances.
iCad will buy electronic brachytherapy maker in mixed stock and cash deal.
As expected, steep Medicare pay cuts to doctors are averted.
After more than two decades, MRMS becomes a victim of tough economic times.
OEMs explain the value of the $1.5 billion refurbished imaging market.
Korean electronics giant buys majority stake in Medison for around $260 million.
But they warn the procedure could be hard to replicate.
Cleveland Clinic, Mayo Clinic and others join forces with the Dartmouth Institute.
More than a dozen major hospital systems called a medical device-lobby funded report "completely unbelievable."
Radiosurgery can now be done on some lung cancer patients without implanting markers.
Researchers say combining SPECT with CT scans can help doctors find and protect lymph nodes during radiation treatment for breast cancer.
Many ER patients didn't know CT scans delivered more radiation than chest X-rays.
Company cites skyrocketing costs of silver and other raw materials.
The system pools all of a patient's dosage history in a single, accessible record.
CEO and CFO resign as company restructures.
In the first serious legal blow to the Obama administration's health reform law, a federal judge ruled Monday the law's individual mandate "exceeds the constitutional boundaries of congressional power."
Raunchy photos bring down Aussie rad tech, Indian health authorities worry portable ultrasounds will encourage abortions, Czech rads try to solve a 400-year-old mystery and German doctors witness a baby's birth with an MRI.
A new study finds few differences in two options for prevention of brain metastases.
Tenet's stock soars on news of takeover bid.
Only half of women over age 40 go in for a yearly mammogram, even if the procedure is covered by insurance, according to a new study.
U.S. News and World Report says this profession will grow 17 percent in the next eight years.
Prompted by a triple-shooting at Johns Hopkins this fall, researchers look at the dark world of hospital violence.
Bill goes to Obama for signing.
The case of an Iowa mammography technologist who got sacked for falsifying quality control records became the first "real-time" event report.
From alarm fatigue to CT scan radiation doses, ECRI names its top 10 health technology hazards.
Susan Distefano to succeed Craig Cordola.
A new survey suggests mammography volumes declined 4 percent, but study's small size means the industry still awaits a definitive answer.
Doctors' political campaigns look to be paying off.
Insurer will buy health records company for half a billion dollars.
Ralph "RJ" James Coolidge III was 49.
UW takes GE to federal court over a patent for integrating ultrasound and MRI images.
The United States received its first commercial shipment of molybdenum-99 made from low-grade uranium.
A pair of economists argue radiologists shouldn't fear losing their jobs to rads in Bangalore.
The medical device lobby hopes ACOs won't discourage doctors from buying new technology.
Philips listens to "the color of light"; Agfa releases a CR mammo product; McKesson shows prototype mobile applications; and Sectra demonstrates a virtual autopsy at RSNA 2010.
ACR, RSNA and other groups launch Image Wisely.
Eight out of 10 Americans trust nurses.
Researchers analyzing more than 10 million Medicare records over a seven-year period estimate the radiation-induced cancer risk from the scans to be less than one in 2,500.
Dr. Burton P. Drayer named RSNA president as Dr. George S. Bisset III becomes president-elect.
A study presented at RSNA 2010 challenges current screening guidelines.
Hologic to sell Aixplorer ultrasound platform in the U.S.
Hologic's Selenia Dimensions 3-D digital mammography system is close to approval. But some radiologists want to see more published studies.
But Canadian nuclear energy firm says the NRU reactor could live beyond its license's expected 2016 expiration date.
Companies that make airport scanners lobbied hard, according to a new report.
Medrad among seven organizations to win the country's highest presidential honor for business performance.
