April 13, 2009 — According to Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), its annual show last week drew an estimated 27,500 attendees.

April 10, 2009 - Xoft Inc said that it has been granted a medical device license by the Medical Devices Bureau of Health Canada to sell and market the Axxent Electronic Brachytherapy System.

April 9, 2009 - U-Systems selected Medidata Rave as its standard for electronic data capture (EDC) to perform the SOMO-INSIGHT clinical study of an automated breast imaging ultrasound system for early detection of breast cancer.

April 9, 2009 -Physicians can dramatically reduce the radiation dose delivered to patients undergoing coronary CT angiography in a "triple rule-out" protocol by simply using tube current modulation, according to a study performed at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, PA.

April 9, 2009 – Vital Images recently announced the results of an independent survey of nearly 2,400 U.S. hospitals with more than 100 beds, which showed Vital Images continues to be the market share leader among 3D imaging vendors.

April 9, 2009 – Better tumor control and possible survival improvement may be achieved safely with preliminary results of an ongoing Phase I clinical trial on the use of intensity-modulated (IMRT) and image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) focusing on the concept of accelerated hypofractionation to overcome tumor repopulation, one of the well-known mechanisms of radiation resistance, using TomoTh

April 8, 2009 - Cianna Medical said it has successfully completed a funding round totaling more than $10 million to further accelerate commercialization of the company’s proprietary SAVI technology for breast cancer brachytherapy.

April 8, 2009 - FUJIFILM company featured at HIMSS 2009 its ProSolv CardioVascular 4.0, a Web-based application for full viewing and reporting capabilities using Web communication protocols, secured via SSL, in addition to a Web URL single-click application download and installation for easier deployment.