ASTRO 2016: the big news from radiation therapy's leading OEMs
For improving dose delivery, image guidance is a clear priority

GE will invest $50 million into disruptive health care startups worldwide
Launches accelerator five.eight to move the needle on global care

Study finds 1.5-T MR exams are safe for patients with implanted cardiac devices
Findings may help patients with implants gain coverage for scans

Blue Cross Blue Shield plans ACA exits in two states
Will pull out of three markets in Tennessee and Nebraska in 2017

Roughly half of radiotherapy candidates in developing countries lack access: ASTRO
It's a 'give a man a fish' problem

P-Cure showcases seated position imaging solution for proton therapy at ASTRO
Could be beneficial for treating upper body indications

Boston Scientific to acquire EndoChoice for $210 million
Expanding endoscopy presence as pacemakers and implanted defibrillator sales slow

New radiation therapy techniques boost early stage lung cancer survival rates: ASTRO

PET agent, flurpiridaz F 18, shows promise over SPECT for cardiac imaging
May become diagnostic imaging of choice for CAD

UPS experiments with drone delivery of medical supplies
New FAA rules will make it easier to commercialize drone usage

GE and Trice Imaging partner for cloud-based ultrasound
Tricefy is now available with GE's Voluson E series and ViewPoint 6 software

Faster technology, stricter regulations are taking CT to the next level
A run down on the trends and breakthroughs shaping CT

NSF awards grant to develop MR-guided robotic biopsies
Guidabot designed for real-time imaging of minimally invasive neurological interventions

SBRT studies show positive results for lung cancer in elderly and prostate cancer
New research unveiled at ASTRO

The ASTRO new product showcase
A few products and companies that will be featured at this year's premiere oncology meeting

Stereotactic radiosurgery vs. whole brain radiation therapy: study compares outcomes at ASTRO

Avera Health discusses growing success of telehealth
Coming to grips with a new tool and its place in the care spectrum

Researchers crunch numbers on ACO's impact on radiology
Payment models impact cost, quality, utilization, and technological investment

Telemedicine a boon to remote Alaska health care delivery
Iliuliuk Family and Health Services is no longer completely on its own

Multi-department PACS: a redundancy-killing component of value-based care
Bundled payments don't pay for retests due to lack of access to the original

Is telemedicine the key to curbing rural hospital graveyard shift expenses?
One videoconferencing 'robot on wheels' is saving hospitals 40 percent

9/11 firefighters have greater risk of thyroid, prostate cancers: study
Other forms of cancer do not appear to be developing at higher levels