Alan Davison, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) professor emeritus of chemistry and fellow of the Royal Society, died on Nov. 14 after a long illness. He was 79 years old.

Industry watchers seemed intrigued but not especially surprised when Konica Minolta Medical Imaging announced its acquisition of 100 plus-employee Viztek in early October. The response was understandable, as the fusing was equal parts bold and sensible.

With a single-vendor CT fleet many years in service, Savannah, Ga.-based St. Joseph’s/Candler (SJ/C) health system was a model of customer loyalty.

FUJIFILM Medical Systems U.S.A. has added Chief Operating Officer Johann Fernando, PhD, and Chief Medical Officer Diku Mandavia, MD, to the company’s executive leadership team. 

The driver who struck and killed radiologist Kenneth E. Najarian, MD, in June has pleaded no contest to drunken driving, according to reporting by the Burlington Free Press. 

Radiologist Ronald Grusd, MD, and seven other medical professionals from California have been charged for taking part in a bribery scheme involving $25 million in improper workers’ compensation claims. Six corporations, including California Imaging Network in Beverly Hills, were also charged.

A total of 21 presentations scheduled for RSNA 2015 in Chicago fall under the conference’s “Leadership/Management” category. Attending each and every one would be impossible, but catching at least one a day? No sweat! Here’s one presentation you won’t want to miss for each day of RSNA 2015.

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives has voted in favor of House Bill 1233, which requires outpatient imaging providers to directly notify the patient if there is a finding that requires follow-up care. The final vote was 196 to 1, according to the Sharon Herald.