Siemens Q1 revenues dip despite growth in imaging sales February 3, 2023 -- An over 5% increase in comparable revenue in its Imaging segment wasn't enough to make up for markedly lower revenue from rapid COVID-19 antigen tests for Siemens Healthineers in its 2023 fiscal first quarter.Read More
Diederich puts spotlight on role of oncologic imaging February 3, 2023 -- Oncologic imaging methods look set to play an increasingly significant role in cancer treatment efficacy, Prof. Dr. Stefan Diederich has said in a wide-ranging interview posted by the German Radiological Society.Read More
Novel research project to use 'swarm learning' for AI February 3, 2023 -- A European Union research project called the Open Consortium for Decentralized Medical Artificial Intelligence has been launched to use a technique called "swarm learning" to develop artificial intelligence (AI) for healthcare applications.Read More
EANM invites applications for physics committee February 3, 2023 -- The European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EAM) is seeking a new member for its physics committee. Also, the association has announced that it will be participate in an upcoming meeting on radiopharmaceuticals.Read More
European Federation for Cancer Images group expands February 2, 2023 -- Philips Healthcare has joined the European Federation for Cancer Images consortium, a cornerstone project in the European Cancer Imaging Initiative launched officially last week by the European Commission.Read More
Varian secures FDA clearance for Halcyon, Ethos radiotherapy systems February 2, 2023 -- Varian, a Siemens Healthineers company, has secured 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), as well as the CE mark, for its Halcyon and Ethos radiotherapy systems featuring its HyperSight technology.Read More
Kromek gets funds to develop low-dose MBI technology January 31, 2023 -- Radiation detection technology firm Kromek has received 2.5 million pounds (2.83 million euros) from U.K. innovation agency Innovate UK to support development of a low-dose molecular breast imaging (MBI) system based on its cadmium zinc telluride-based SPECT detectors.Read More
Philips reports sales gains in fourth quarter January 31, 2023 -- Even though supply chain conditions remain challenging, improvements in supply of components helped Philips to achieve a 3% increase in comparable sales for its fourth quarter.Read More