June 26, 2009 - The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has been honored with three Communicator Awards for its work on the Radiation Therapy for Cancer brochure, ASTROnews and the 2008 Annual Report. All three ASTRO publications were recognized with Awards of Excellence and awarded the Gold Communicator Award, which is the highest honor that the Communicator Awards bestows.
June 26, 2009 – The Alliance for Radiation Safety in Pediatric Imaging has been named to the 2009 Associations Advance America Honor Roll in recognition of its Image Gently campaign.
June 25, 2009 - CIVCO Medical Solutions introduced a new disposable needle guide for use with Aloka’s UST-677P prostate transducer. The multi-frequency (3-7.5 MHz) array transducer is currently available on the SSD-3500sx ultrasound platform.
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June 25, 2009 – “Our research confirmed that by adding computer-aided detection, readers are better equipped to detect breast cancers that otherwise would not be identified,” said Rachel F.
June 25, 2009 - Marc Sarti, M.D., assistant professor of Radiology at University of Virginia School of Medicine, used the Veran IG4 Plug-N-Play Navigation System on multiple patients to target small cancerous lung lesions that were located in extremely challenging locations, marking the first time the 4D capability for the diagnosis and treatment for these patients was applied.
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June 25, 2009 - Siemens Healthcare's CEO for the Workflow and Solutions Division, Thomas Miller, testified yesterday before the Health Subcommittee, Committee on Energy and Commerce, U.S. House of Representatives on the need for healthcare reform and the importance of medical imaging.
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June 25, 2009- Medicsight PLC, a computer-aided detection (CAD) and image analysis software developer, signed a non-exclusive, software license and distribution agreement with Alma IT Systems (“Alma”), a leading developer of advanced digital medical imaging tools, across Europe and South America.
June 24, 2009 – Nyack Hospital has chosen McKesson’s Paragon technology for community hospitals, enabling the use of comprehensive electronic health records (EHRs) and financial management systems throughout its 375-bed facility in Rockland County, N.Y.
June 24, 2009 - Philips today introduced MammoDiagnost VU, a standalone mammography workstation that enables multivendor and multimodality image management and integration, to the U.S. market.
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June 24, 2009 - Viztek, the radiology solution provider, announces installation of a digital radiology (DR) U-Arm system at Patients First HealthCare of Washington, Mo. The sale to the 60-doctor, multispecialty group - practicing in 15 disciplines - was coordinated through local area dealer Source One/Merry X-Ray.
June 24, 2009 - Fluke Biomedical announced today the launch of a new and improved website at www.flukebiomedical.com, which will provide updated functionality and a new look and feel.
June 24, 2009 - Naviscan Inc., a molecular breast imaging (MBI) provider, has entered into a distribution agreement with Hae Dong Co. Ltd. to market and serve Naviscan’s high-resolution organ-specific PET scanner, whose breast application is known as positron emission mammography (PEM), in the Republic of South Korea.
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June 24, 2009 – ContextVision, software imaging partner for medical imaging manufacturers worldwide, signed a new contract for the implementation of the its interventional radiology imaging software, GOPView iRVPlus.
June 24, 2009 - NDS Surgical Imaging (NDSsi) announced it acquired a wireless video technology that extends its current imaging capabilities in the operating room (OR) and beyond. By integrating this new technology with its medical visualization and informatics platforms, the company plans to develop a compelling array of wireless solutions for surgical, endoscopy and interventional suites.
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June 24, 2009 - The Medipattern Corp. reported that Long Island Radiology Associates (LIRA) has entered into a B-CAD-FOR-LIFE contract, in which B-CAD-FOR-LIFE will provide breast computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) to all seven of LIRA's facilities in the greater New York City area and on Long Island.
June 23, 2009 - INFINITT North America reported that 2009 sales volume in the U.S. has exceeded sales volume for any two consecutive quarters to date.
June 23, 2009 - A recent survey on imaging equipment usage showed that in rural areas of the U.S. 261 imaging systems in 46 centers (using current Medicare assumptions) operate only 48 percent of the time, compared to equipment in non-rural areas operates 56 percent of the time a center is open for business.
June 23, 2009 - On June 11, 2009 57 members of Congress sent a letter to President Barack Obama urging him “to reject arbitrary cuts to imaging services or changes to the utilization rate assumption.”
June 23, 2009 - On June 20, 2009, the American College of Radiology Education Center, “radiology’s classroom of the future,” reported that more than 800 physicians attended to experience hands-on training, with individual workstations, using the imaging software of their choice during the first 12 months.
June 23, 2009 - On June 12, 2009, FUJIFILM Medical Systems USA Inc., announced that Amerinet, one of the leading healthcare group purchasing organizations (GPOs) in the United States, added Synapse cardiovascular and Synapse RIS to its existing Fujifilm contracts.