Europe’s mammography systems market revenue will more than double from approximately $155 million in 2013 to an estimated $423 million by 2020, at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 15 percent, according to new analysis from business intelligence provider GBI Research.

Medical researchers have confirmed the Edge radiosurgery system from Varian Medical Systems can deliver dose to a targeted tumor with sub-millimeter isocenter accuracy. The researchers, from the Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown in Lisbon, Portugal, and other teams from the Henry Ford Health System in Detroit, Michigan, made seven scientific presentations about the Edge system during the 2014 American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) meeting from July 20-24.

July 22, 2014 — NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes broke ground on a new 50,000-square-foot facility in Beloit, Wis. When completed in late 2014, the facility will house the company’s headquarters and activities related to the production of the medical radioisotope molybdenum-99 (Mo-99).

July 22, 2014 — Three teams of medical physicists are slated to make presentations about knowledge-based treatment planning software at the 2014 annual meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) in Austin, Texas. These presenters were involved as consultants or evaluators during the development of RapidPlan treatment planning software, introduced by Varian Medical Systems last September to enhance quality, consistency and efficiency in radiotherapy treatment planning.

July 18, 2014 —Elekta announced Monaco 5 is scheduled to make its American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) debut at the organization's 56th annual meeting and exhibition, July 20-24, in Austin, Texas. The latest version of the treatment planning system consolidates the best of Elekta's treatment planning solutions into a single system and features a new system architecture and graphical user interface.

Civco Medical Solutions will demonstrate the Protura Robotic Patient Positioning System’s seamless interface with Varian’s Clinac iX and Trilogy medical linear accelerators via the Varian Motion Management Interface the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) Annual Meeting in Austin, Texas, July 20-23, booth #607.