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March 7, 2011 – Last week Medtronic Inc. cancelled its five contracts with Novation LLC, one of the largest U.S. group purchasing organizations (GPOs), which previously represented $2 billion. The contracts included reduced price, large group purchases of cardiovascular and orthopedic devices.
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March 7, 2011 – Accuray, a global leader in the field of radiosurgery, and TomoTherapy Inc., creator of radiation therapy solutions for cancer care, today announced they signed a agreement under which Accuray will acquire TomoTherapy for $4.80 per share in cash and stock, or a total of approximately $277 million.
March 07, 2011 News
March 4, 2011 – For the first time, quantitative—not qualitative—data analysis has demonstrated that time-of-flight (TOF) positron emission tomography (PET) scans can improve cancer detection.
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March 4, 2011 – Digital image detectors and X-ray tubes for fluoroscopy, angiography, cardiology and cone-beam CT imaging will be on display at the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) in Vienna. Varian will showcase several products, including its PaxScan digital image detectors.
March 04, 2011 
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March 4, 2011 – The first clinical results from a research project focused on spectral (color) mammography shows promising diagnostic benefits for breast cancer. Published in the February issue of Radiology, the results will be presented at the 2011 European Congress of Radiology (ECR) in Vienna, March 5.
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March 4, 2011 – A 3-D mammography system and other ready-to-market technologies in women’s imaging will be showcased at the National Interdisciplinary Breast Center Conference (NCBC) in Las Vegas.
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March 4, 2011 – A new generation of a mobile C-arm has been launched, offering outstanding imaging and a liquid cooling system to allow use over an almost unlimited period of time. The Vision RFD mobile C-arm, from Ziehm, is an alternative to fixed installations in hybrid operating rooms (ORs), especially for hospitals with space and budgetary constraints.
March 04, 2011 
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March 4, 2011 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently cleared two new magnetic resonance (MR) systems. Approximately 180 Optima MR360 1.5 Tesla and Brivo MR355 1.5 Tesla scanners, from GE Healthcare, have been ordered by hospitals and imaging centers worldwide.
March 04, 2011 
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March 3, 2011 – A positron emission mammography (PEM) scanner has been launched at two radiology conferences in Vienna. The Naviscan PEM scanner can reduce unnecessary biopsies by providing superior specificity, and has the ability to differentiate between benign and malignant lesions.
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Sectra will highlight its latest Web-based Breast Imaging picture archiving and communication system (PACS) at the National Interdisciplinary Breast Center Conference. The PACS enables physicians to view breast studies across multiple modalities from within a single workstation.
March 03, 2011 
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March 3, 2011 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared a whole-body positron emission tomography (PET) application. Xpress.PET, by UltraSpect, enables reduced dose and acquisition time without compromising image quality. The benefits of application, which is based on the company’s Wide-Beam Reconstruction (WBR) technology in whole body PET/CT scanning include:
March 03, 2011 
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March 3, 2011 – Philips has donated two ultrasound systems to Imaging the World (ITW), a non-profit organization, to help improve healthcare in Uganda. In addition to the two CX50 CompactXtreme portable ultrasound systems, Philips will provide technical training and $100,000 in financial support.
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March 2, 2011 – America’s hospitals and health systems are focusing more on renovation or expansion than new construction, according to a survey from Health Facilities Management magazine and the American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE). In fact, renovation or expansion accounted for 73 percent of construction projects at hospitals responding to the survey.
March 02, 2011 
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March 1, 2011 – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has ruled in favor of Hologic and against SenoRX regarding patent infringement involving breast brachytherapy systems. The court reversed previous decisions reached by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, which were in favor of SenoRx.
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March 1, 2011 – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, a teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School, purchased dual-detector Carestream DRX-Evolution systems and Carestream DRX-Mobile Retrofit Kits for its radiology department. The award-winning, 631-bed hospital will install the DRX-Evolution suites in its Level 1 Trauma Center.
March 01, 2011 News
March 1, 2011 – The Mosaiq oncology electronic medical record (EMR), by Elekta, has received complete EMR certification. Complete EMR certification officially validates the software and enables eligible providers to qualify to demonstrate Stage 1 meaningful use under the HITECH Act.
March 01, 2011 
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To help clinicians better understand meaningful use in imaging, TeraMedica has created the Vendor Neutral Archive (VNA) Institute of Technology online educational program. Those who enroll at VNA University can take classes and seminars at their own pace and choose from a comprehensive range of topics, such as neutral archives, integrated healthcare enterprise (IHE) and meaningful use.
February 28, 2011 
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February 28, 2011 – Results from a study comparing two versions of computer-aided detection (CAD) technology have been published on the European Society of Radiology’s website. The study, which compared Riverain Medical’s OnGuard 1.0 and OnGuard 5.1, found that radiologists using OnGuard 5.1 were able to detect smaller lung nodules, including those that were primary lung cancer.
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February 28, 2011 – TechniScan has signed agreements manufacturing and use of trademarks with Womens3D. TechniScan is developing a 3-D breast ultrasound system.
February 28, 2011 News
February 28, 2011 – At the National Institutes of Health (NIH) summit on managing radiation dose in computerized tomography, representatives from the American College of Radiology (ACR) outlined strategies for transforming computed tomography (CT) technology and minimizing radiation exposure.
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