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September 28, 2010 — An agreement has been reached to begin joint development of a world-first novel proton beam therapy (PBT) system for cancer treatment under Japan’s FIRST program. Treatment will start in 2014.

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September 28, 2010 — A new digital imaging system combine both radiographic fluoroscopy (RF) and digital radiography (DR) on one console.

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September 28, 2010 — In one of the first studies to focus exclusively on the outcomes after treatment for patients with high-risk prostate cancer, researchers have found that surgery provides high survival rates.

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September 28, 2010 – Virtual Radiologic (vRad), a national radiology practice and leader in the development of radiologist workflow technology, and NightHawk Radiology, a leading provider of radiology solutions to radiology groups across the United States, announced they have entered into a definitive agreement under which vRad will acquire all of the outstanding common stock of NightHawk Radiol

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September 28, 2010 – A fully automatic, all-in-one ultrasound cleansing and disinfection system, the Mides Transesophageal (TEE)-Care, offers ease-of-use and safe handling. It was recently introduced in Europe.

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September 28, 2010 – Physicians can now determine whether a patient needs to have cardiac radionuclide imaging (RNI) by using a new smartphone app. The app, which is available for free on iPhone, BlackBerry and Android phones, gives physicians access to published criteria used to assess the need for RNI.

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September 27, 2010 — Several products for image guidance, digital control, field shaping and respiratory motion management for radiation oncology were presented at the 2010 meeting of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ESTRO), Sept. 12-16, in Barcelona, Spain.

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September 27, 2010 — A new plug-in quickly and easily assesses clinically relevant parameters for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) stent planning.

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September 27, 2010 – A new lightweight, wireless and cassette-sized digital radiography system is available, with a detector that has the same dimensions as a 14- by 17-inch ISO4090-compliant film cassette. This enables it to fit an existing wall-stand or table bucky tray without modifications.

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September 27, 2010 — The Radiological Devices Panel of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) unanimously voted that Hologic Inc.’s pre-market approval (PMA) demonstrated both the effectiveness and safety of the company’s Selenia Dimensions 3-D digital mammography tomosynthesis system. The panel also voted in favor that the benefits of this new technology outweigh the risks.

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September 27, 2010 — A developer of healthcare IT solutions designed to optimize workflow through rich interoperability of healthcare systems has launched a marketing and public relation campaign to elevate awareness of the company and its position within the healthcare industry. KNB Communications will handle the campaign for Poiesis Informatics.

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September 27, 2010 — Women confused about when to have a mammogram have a new interactive source of information — MammographySavesLives.org. The site launched last week with a series of public service announcements on television and radio stations across the country.

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September 24, 2010 – A new volume imaging ultrasound system has been released that improves workflow in 2D and real-time volumetric echocardiography.

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September 20, 2010 — Emory Clark-Holder Clinic in LaGrange, Ga., is converting from radiographic film to a digital imaging workflow. This multi-specialty practice with 28 physicians and 13 nurse practitioners conducts 20,000 imaging exams a year and serves a large rural area.

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September 20, 2010 — Healthcare providers are most concerned about cost and turnaround time when they are evaluating potential remote radiology services, according to the 2010 U.S. Remote Radiology Study from CapSite.

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September 20, 2010 — Jonathan S. Dorn, M.D., decided to maintain his relationship with RamSoft and its distributor, now partner, Radical Radiology, when he recently opened Meridian Teleradiology in Merritt Island, Fla.

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September 20, 2010 — A new radiotherapy treatment device was displayed for the first time in Europe at the annual meeting of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ESTRO), held September 12-16, in Barcelona.

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September 20, 2010 — Floyd Valley Hospital in Le Mars, Iowa, upgraded to a new picture archiving and communications system (PACS) with mammography viewing capabilities.

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September 20, 2010 — The new EchoTuohy needle for ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia can help reduce radiation exposure.

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September 20, 2010 — McLeod Regional Medical Center in Florence, S.C., has signed a new agreement to help streamline its cardiology workflow.

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