The DX-D Retrofit direct radiography (DR) upgrade offers an economical and easy migration from analog or computed radiography (CR)-based modalities to DR.

August 16, 2012 — Carestream’s new Vue Beyond for radiology delivers a real-time view of departmental workflow that can help radiology administrators improve productivity and profitability. The Vue Beyond business intelligence and reporting dashboard, which is currently available for order, shows a real-time queue of studies waiting for report, report turnaround time per radiologist and productivity levels for every member of the imaging department.

August 15, 2012 — Philips Healthcare showcased its advances in radiation treatment planning and computed tomography (CT) at the 2012 American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) annual meeting, offering new technology on its Pinnacle3 to address contouring issues.

McKesson released its Cardiology 13.0 system, which offers a single database solution for cardiac and peripheral catheterization, hemodynamic monitoring, electrophysiology (EP), echocardiography, vascular ultrasound, nuclear cardiology and electrocardiogram (ECG), ECG stress and Holter management. Data entered at any point-of-care flows into the electronic health record (EHR) without the need for potentially cumbersome interfaces or redundant documentation. This latest release is designed to boost clinical efficiencies and reduce operational costs.

August 13, 2012 — Bayland Digital Inc. is a free medical scanning service that converts film X-rays into digital format and then recycles the old X-rays.