''Optical imaging mammography is being developed as a multidisciplinary collaboration at Tufts University School of Engineering in Boston. The tool aims to provide a better way to identify breast cancer and to monitor breast cancer patients' responses to ...'

''The Australian government is expanding the country's production of medical radioisotopes and constructing a demonstration waste treatment plant for managing the subsequent radioactive by-products. Minister for science and research Chris Evans recently ...'

''Determining the optimal treatment course and predicting outcomes may get easier in the future for patients with head and neck sqaumous cell carcinomas (HNSCCs) with the use of an investigational imaging agent. Research published in the October issue of ...'

''The European radiology market is around $2.5 billion (source: COCIR) and we estimate that between radiology departments in hospitals and independent diagnostic centers, we're looking at around 10,000 radiology establishments with at least 1 CT scanner in ...'

''A computerized approach to examining patient bone X-rays for diagnosis of osteoporosis could side-step the subjectivity associated with visual examination, according to a new research paper in the International Journal of Biomedical Engineering and ...'

''Ultrasound is a safe and accurate alternative to X-ray for detecting metaphyseal forearm fractures in children, say researchers. Although an individual X-ray involves exposure to a fairly low dose of radiation, there is still concern about how harmful ...'

''Last week delivered some disconcerting news for people with a specific, strong inherited high risk for developing cancer. An analysis published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) found that young women with BRCA mutations are more likely to develop ...'

''Rapid expansion of hybrid operating rooms (ORs) will drive growth in the U.S. x-ray market, according to U.S. Markets for X-Ray Systems 2012, a report issued by Millenium Research Group (MRG). MRG forecasts modest growth, from $2.5 billion in 2011 to ...'

''Disease-free survival for invasive ductal breast cancer (IDC) patients may be easier to predict with the help of F-18-fludeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) scans, according to research published in the September ...'

''A replacement for the supply of technetium-99m has been discovered by a research team from the University of Alberta. Technetium-99m is a significant isotope produced by Chalk River reactor of Canada. It was discovered that this medical isotope can be ...'