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U.S. healthcare system can't handle a massive radiation exposure

The U.S. healthcare system is thoroughly unprepared to cope with a catastrophic release of radiation, even though we’ve faced real threats for years due to the possibility of a terrorist "dirty Read more...

Tighter radiation treatment regs called for

Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) has called on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to end its current "treat-and-release" policy for patients who are medically treated with radioisotopes. "Releasing Read more...

Children undergo unnecessary CT scans, risk overexposure to radiation

Despite rising concerns about the unseen risks of cumulative doses of radiation, some hospitals and freestanding imaging centers still administer adult-size doses of radiation to children. The Read more...

Video-game processors could help lower radiation exposure from CT scans

When the FDA called for excessive radiation doses to be scaled back this past February, regulators probably weren't thinking of video game processors as part of the equation. However, a new way of Read more...

Doctors and manufacturers aim to decrease CT radiation exposure, especially for kids

The high-powered imaging technology of CT scans allows doctors to see into crevices of the body that cannot be viewed as well by other methods. But the radiation exposure from the CT scans also can Read more...

FDA looking to reduce radiation exposure to patients

With growing reports of unnecessary radiation exposure to patients, the Food and Drug Administration has stepped in to require safety controls that will eliminate excessive radiation doses, and also Read more...

Unregulated markets, outdated safety protocols key in over-radiation cases

Despite all of the benefits new radiological equipment can bring to diagnosing and fighting diseases, updated technology also can lead to catastrophic results if it goes unmonitored, a disturbing Read more...

Most CT scans may be unnecessary

More than half of patients who undergo abdominal/pelvic CT scans receive unnecessary imaging tests that put them at risk for radiation-induced cancer, according to new research from the University of Read more...

Some Calif. patients not told of radiation overdose

As we reported earlier this week, hundreds of patients at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles received more than eight times the normal dose of radiation when getting diagnostic scans, a Read more...

FDA: Patients overexposed to radiation during perfusion CT imaging

The FDA has issued a warning suggesting that patients receiving perfusion CT imaging to help diagnose and treat stroke are getting far too big a dose of radiation. In fact, the agency found that over Read more...

Press Releases

iCAD Announces Recent Adoption of Its Xoft Electronic Brachytherapy System by Leading U. S. Hospitals

Demand for iCAD’s Intraoperative Radiation Therapy Solution Continues to Grow Nationally NASHUA, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- iCAD, Inc. (Nasdaq: ICAD), an industry-leading provider of advanced image Read more >>

Magellan Launches New Website and Apps to Help Consumers Track Radiation Exposure from Diagnostic Imaging

Radiation Calculator tools available online and for Apple mobile devices AVON, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Scientific advances in diagnostic imaging have provided Americans with more tools than ever to Read more >>

University Hospital Wurzburg: The World’s First Heart Patient Treated with Novel MRI Ablation Catheter

Unique technology promises to improve therapy safety and efficacy WÜRZBURG, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Department of Internal Medicine I and the Institute of Radiology of Würzburg University Read more >>

Amerinet Signs Agreement with Teleflex Incorporated for VasoNova® VPS® (Vascular Positioning System)

Unique Technology Allows for Real-Time Accurate Confirmation of Catheter Tip Placement LIMERICK, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Teleflex Incorporated (NYSE: TFX), a leading global provider of medical devices Read more >>

Landauer, Inc. Declares Regular Cash Dividend

GLENWOOD, Ill., May 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Landauer, Inc. (NYSE: LDR) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.55 per share for the third quarter Read more >>