Cancer patients who are in palliative care programs receive no less oncological imaging during the last three months of life than those who are not in such programs, according to researchers at the University of California, San Francisco.

A shortage of radiologists continues to delay patient care in the U.K., a trend that leaves women waiting a long time for mammogram results.

Hologic has received CE certification for its LOCalizer wireless radiofrequency identification breast lesion localization system.

Olivia Mueller is one of 14 kids who have received a 3D-printed model of their own brain as a thank you for participating in an MRI study at the University of Calgary in Alberta, Canada, according to a story from the university.

A team of researchers surveyed more than 2,500 women before they underwent screening mammography, asking them about anxiety, how often they think about breast cancer and more.  

The sensors, detailed in a study published online March 1 in Science, provide data as accurate as that from traditional, and often wire-heavy monitoring systems. They also have adhesives that are gentler on a newborn’s skin and allow for more physical bonding between the baby and parent.   

A new study from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore may help physicians identify which patients will benefit the most from radiation treatment before that treatment even begins. 

The cremation of a patient who had been treated with a radiopharmaceutical a few days before his death led to radiation contamination at the crematorium, according to a new research letter published by JAMA.