October 4, 2010 — Park Avenue Family Practice of Yonkers, N.Y., is adding a U-Arm digital radiography (DR) system to support its increased X-ray imaging volume.

October 4, 2010 — AccuDetect Galileo computer-aided detection (CAD) software for mammography has received CE (Conformité Européenne) mark.

October 1, 2010 — A new proton therapy center will open in the suburban Chicago area later this month, slated to begin treating patients November 1. Imaging Technology News editors were among a group of journalists given a pre-opening tour of the ProCure facility, affiliated with Central DuPage Hospital, on September 30.

September 30, 2010 – After a year-long beta period of end-user testing and feedback, OmniPACS 1.0 has been released. The updated program is designed to permit faster and more efficient data sharing with selected members of the user’s online contact list.

September 29, 2010 – Medisys Health Group Inc., one of Canada’s leading providers of healthcare services with 18 advanced imaging centers nationwide, is upgrading three of its facilities to a new digital radiography system. Key considerations included image quality, technical stability, compact design, affordability and service.

September 29, 2010 — A new technology alliance is designed to enable healthcare professionals to securely and affordably access, share, transmit and store global diagnostic images and studies.

September 29, 2010 – Wheatland Memorial Healthcare, Harlowton, Mont., is the latest critical access hospital to turn its Diagnostic Imaging Department into a state-of-the-art digital facility with new Web-based picture archiving and communications systems (PACS) technology.

September 29, 2010 — Quinnipiac University has selected a new picture archiving and communications system (PACS) for its innovative diagnostic imaging educational center, which provides students in a wide range of imaging-related medical specialties with hands-on experience using a full suite of state-of-the-art technology.

September 28, 2010 – Three new customers have joined a growing list of hospitals, imaging centers and clinics that use the Clarity CT solution to enable material reductions in the medical radiation exposed to patients. They are: Watson Clinic of Lakeland, Fla.; Zilkha Radiology of East Islip, N.Y., and Inova Alexandria Hospital of Alexandria, Va.