A new technology, originally developed in 2012 to provide sensors that can tolerate extremely high radiation doses, has proven effective in particle therapy and has many advantages over x-ray photon therapy. 

A Manhattan hospital used Six Sigma to identify breakdowns in its emergency CT workflow, increasing patient throughput after addressing communication breakdowns and software incompatibilities. Lennox Hill Hospital's experiences with the process improvement method were documented in an article published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology. 

Luke Air Force Base in Glendale, Arizona, recently installed new radiology equipment in its outpatient clinic including ultrasound equipment, a CT machine, direct capture x-ray rooms and a bone densitometry unit. 

For the 30 radiologists who staff the medical imaging department at Kaiser Permanente Colorado, the heart of continuous quality improvement lies nearly hidden away in a previously untapped vein of “latent learning” opportunities.

By attempting to shatter the status quo and shift toward value-based care, the radiology industry is, in a way, sacrificing today’s monetary gains for a better tomorrow. It’s a smart, impressively noble move, but one that hasn’t been easy—and likely won’t get much easier in the immediate future. 

Digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) is a burgeoning modality that offers many advantages over basic digital mammography, including a wide range of uses both inside and outside of mammography. While there are minor drawbacks with DBT, radiology departments would benefit from increased utilization, according to an article published in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

CT with 3D reconstruction is more than sufficient for diagnosing skull fractures in young children with abusive head trauma, according to a study published in Pediatric Radiology.

The success of bundled breast payments in Taiwan may be generalizable to the U.S., according to a collaborative study published in the Journal of American Medical Association by a group of Taiwanese and U.S. researchers.