According to a recent study, misconceptions and misinformation regarding the risks connected with ionizing radiation have led to a heightened public concern and fear, the outcome of which may lead to avoiding mammography screenings that can detect early cancers all together. The study sought to det...

Public mammography screening provider in Finland mobilizes against osteoporosis SECTRA, USA, February 27, 2014 - The Finnish mammography provider Suomen Radiologikeskus Oy has signed an agreement with the IT and medical technology company Sectra (STO: SECT B) to provide osteoporosis assessment in ...

A ground-breaking scientific discovery may provide the field of radiation oncology with new tools to increase the accuracy and safety of radiation treatment in cancer patients by helping physicians "see" the powerful beams of a linear accelerator as they enter or exit the body.   Given the obv...

Kuster has cosponsored Breast Density and Mammography Report Act to promote better breast cancer detection, prevention Studies show women with dense breast tissue four times more likely to develop breast cancer SALEM, NH (January 28, 2014) – As part of her commitment to helping improve women’s...

January 27, 2014 - A scientific breakthrough may give the field of radiation oncology new tools to increase the precision and safety of radiation treatment in cancer patients by helping doctors "see" the powerful beams of a linear accelerator as they enter or exit the body. We don't have X-ray visi...

According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a nipple aspirate test should not displace the mammography imaging procedure or otherwise be used on its own to screen for breast cancer. "The FDA is not aware of any valid scientific data to show that a nipple aspirate test by itself is an effec...

According to research presented by The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, over a third of younger, early stage breast cancer patients are subjected to needless imaging procedures, including position emission tomography (PET), computed tomography (CT), nuclear medicine bone scans (NMBS) a...

As 2013 comes to a close, expert radiologists provided their input on how to improve performance in the coming year. 1- Only use final reads: Radiology groups using nighttime coverage services or depending on the emergency physician to perform preliminary reads may be causing themselves extra wor...

Based on two new studies, a growing number of American women are receiving breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as a means to screen for cancer. However, there are still some concerns that expensive MRIs are not being utilized among the numbers of women who would benefit the most from this imagi...

Based on a new study, a recent mammography process developed at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), in collaboration with the Certified Breast Centre of the Kantonsspital Baden and the industrial partner Philips, could produce added value for the diagnosis of breast cancer in clinical practice. Th...