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July 26, 2011 – According to the 2011 Top 20 Best in KLAS Awards: Medical Equipment & Infrastructure report, GE Healthcare’s Logiq E9 has been recognized as the top general imaging ultrasound system in the market. In the same report, GE’s Vivid E9 was awarded a share of the top spot for cardiovascular ultrasound systems.

Time July 26, 2011
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July 26, 2011 — This year at the upcoming American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) meeting in Vancouver, Canada, Radcal will be launching the new Accu-Gold Multi-Analyzer.

Time July 26, 2011
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July 25, 2011 —Siemens Healthcare announced that syngo Neuro PBV IR (parenchymal blood volume interventional radiology) has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) marketing clearance. The software package is intended to provide visual assistance to physicians in the diagnosis and treatment of vessel malformations (such as aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations and stenoses).

Time July 25, 2011
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Civco Medical Solutions is showcasing its RFSuite RFID tracking and verification system at the annual meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM).

Time July 25, 2011
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Join Siemens Healthcare at the joint annual meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine/Canadian Organization of Medical Physicists (AAPM/COMP) 2011, July 31-Aug. 3, at the Vancouver Convention Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia. Siemens will present a diverse line of radiation therapy advancements that shorten treatment delivery time and enhance treatment efficiency.

Time July 25, 2011
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Accuray Inc. announced the installation of the CyberKnife robotic radiosurgery system at five academic oncology centers in Europe and the United States.

Time July 25, 2011
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The new releases of Elekta's XiO treatment planning system and Focal contouring system (v. 4.62) will enable clinicians to develop and deliver radiation therapy plans more efficiently.

Time July 25, 2011
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At the 2011 joint meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine and the Canadian Organization of Medical Physicists (AAPM/COMP), TomoTherapy will showcase its Remote Planning solution, which extends the full TomoTherapy Planning Station functionality to any Web-connected computer.

Time July 25, 2011
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July 22, 2011— Viztek announced the release of the ViZion Digital Radiology (DR) solution for the mobile imaging market priced at less than $55,000. Viztek’s mobile offering includes a 14 x17 inch cesium tethered panel and an integration kit for use with most portable/mobile X-ray units.

Time July 22, 2011
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July 22, 2011 – A new study has found that patients with mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) exhibit abnormal functional connectivity in the thalamus, a centrally located relay station for transmitting information throughout the brain. The results of the study appear online in the journal Radiology.

Time July 22, 2011
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Varian Medical Systems announced its Aria software for electronic medical records (EMR) and clinical practice management in radiation oncology has been certified for clinics that can now use it to qualify for federal funding under the United States HITECH Act.

Time July 22, 2011
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July 22, 2011 — peerVue has been selected to provide comprehensive teaching file capabilities for Sectra’s groundbreaking NIPACS nationwide medical image management and communication solution in Northern Ireland. Seamlessly integrated with Sectra’s radiology information systems/picture archive and communications systems (RIS/PACS) technology, which shares imaging information across organizational and regional boundaries, peerVue’s innovative qualitative intelligence and communications system (QICS) will enable users to author and publish cases from the NIPACS archive to system-wide teaching file worklists. Using these worklists, physicians throughout the country will be able to share and learn from important radiology cases treated at any public health facility in Northern Ireland, creating an innovative national physician education network.

Time July 22, 2011
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July 21, 2011 – Among the many new features of Monaco 3.0, dynamic conformal arc (DCA) therapy provides clinicians with a simple way to deliver highly conformal stereotactic plans by using the multi-leaf collimator (MLC) to dynamically conform around a target as the treatment beam rotates around the patient. DCA recently received 510(k) clearance for Monaco from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Time July 21, 2011
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July 21, 2011 —Carestream Health continues to amass orders for digital radiography (DR) imaging systems based on its wireless, cassette-size Carestream DRX-1 detector. The company’s popular DRX-based systems enable healthcare providers to boost productivity while enhancing patient care. The company has sold more than 1,500 DRX detectors worldwide.

Time July 21, 2011
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Wielding an assortment of high-energy photons, ultrasonic waves and radiofrequencies, radiology has made a practice of peeling back virtual tissue to guide the management of patients. Positron emission tomography (PET) is the ultimate expression of this and an example of what radiology must do to succeed. With PET you can see cellular function to differentiate healthy from cancerous cells; determine the viability of heart tissue; document if a drug is having the desired effect.

Time July 21, 2011
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July 20, 2011 –ScImage recently launched PicomCloud, a complete, self-service cloud picture archiving and communication system (PACS) for radiology, cardiology and other clinical specialties.

Time July 20, 2011
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July 20, 2011 — Ziehm Imaging reports a huge increase in demand for its training programs. In 2010 alone, the number of participants doubled for technical courses given by the mobile C-arm manufacturer.

Time July 20, 2011
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July 19, 2011 – Scientists have found a 20 percent reduction in deaths from lung cancer among current or former heavy smokers who were screened with low-dose helical computed tomography (CT) versus those screened by chest X-ray. The primary research results from the National Lung Screening Trial (NLST) were published online in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Time July 19, 2011
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July 19, 2011 – Advancements in the medical sciences, imaging technology and magnetic resonance (MR) clinical applications have created specialty areas in the MR profession, according to a study published in the July/August 2011 issue of Radiologic Technology, a journal of the American Society of Radiologic Technologists.

Time July 19, 2011
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July 19, 2011 – Radiation oncology experts at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center-Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC-James) are providing advanced radiation technology that provides faster, more precise treatment of breast tumors at the recently opened JamesCare Comprehensive Breast Center at 1145 Olentangy River Road.

Time July 19, 2011
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