After warming the benches for 12 years in the halls of the U.S. Congress, the Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence (CARE) in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy bill (S. 3338) was introduced in the Senate with the bipartisan sponsorship of Senators Mike Enzi (R-WY) and Tom Harkin (D-IA). Its counterpart in the House of

In advance of California’s July 1, 2012, deadline for reporting CT dose metrics, the University of California Dose Optimization and Standardization Endeavor (UC-DOSE) Project has published guidelines for complying with the law.

Concord Medical Services Holdings, which claims to be the largest provider of radiology services in the country of China has fortified its position with the purchase of a majority ownership of the 1000-bed Chang’an Hospital.

The Association for Medical Imaging Management (AHRA) and Toshiba are seeking applicants for their 2012 Putting Patients First Program, which could award as much as $60,000 in grant support to practitioners working to improve patient safety and comfort via best-practices education.

Maui Radiology Associates (MRA), which for years has enjoyed an exclusive contract to provide radiology services at the local Maui Memorial Medical Center (MMMC), is protesting a decision by the hospital to sign over those rights to the Dallas, TX-based teleradiology firm, RadCare.

Quality Care IPA, an independent physicians association serving the Las Vegas area, is adding Red Rock Radiology to its network.

For the first time since November 2009, a United States supercomputer holds the top spot on the TOP500 list of the world’s fastest supercomputers.

In support of a second round of start-up capital, representatives from SHINE Medical Technologies took their case to the Wisconsin business community at the state’s International BIO convention.