November 24, 2009 - Radiation therapy treatment times can be reduced by up to 66 percent when using tomotherapy advanced radiation delivery techniques. These findings, from the study "Dynamic Jaws and Dynamic Couch in Helical TomoTherapy," were published in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics (the Red Journal) on November 11, 2009.
November 24, 2009 - Seventy million dollars in grant money will go to community college training programs for health information technology professionals, and $10 million is designated to develop educational materials to support these programs.
November 24, 2009 – A new fully integrated mammography viewer optimizes productivity and is designed to eliminate the need for dedicated mammography workstations. The PACS-integrated mammography module solution allows radiologists to access the entire patient record, optimize productivity and collaboration, and support quality management practices.
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Biotronics3D is rolling out several new clinical applications at RSNA 2009, including the launch of a thin-client version of its flagship 3Dnet advanced visualization software. The company said its software helps increase workflow by enabling the enterprise to use 3D tools integrated with its PACS everywhere. Biotronics3D said its software easily integrates into any PACS.
November 24, 2009 – Several sections of Senate healthcare reform legislation would exclude mammography services for women 40-49, noted the American College of Radiology (ACR) in a public statement issued today.
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Medical imaging components manufacturer, Dunlee is pleased to announce the introduction of the Reevo 240G replacement CT tube. A new replacement computed tomography (CT) tube is specifically designed as a replacement for use in the GE LightSpeed VCT and Pro 16 series systems.
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November 24, 2009 - The academic and research communities can access free 2D/3D Windows-based software for reviewing imaging data from CT, MR, PET, ultrasound and X-ray.
November 24, 2009 - Dynamic MRI assists in diagnosing pelvic organ prolapse, which is a condition often undiagnosed on static MRI and physical examinations.
November 24, 2009 – New imaging client-server technology is designed to create efficiency and ease of use from any location. With an unlimited number of installed clients, there can be 3/10/20 concurrent users, depending on server hardware configuration and system load.
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November 23, 2009 - The National Institutes of Health (NIH) gave a three-year grant for $1.6 million to The Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee and Prism Clinical Imaging Inc. (Prism) to develop and clinically validate advanced medical imaging software.
November 20, 2009 - Because an electronic medical record (EMR) is incomplete without diagnostic images, new platforms that provide a standards-based cross-enterprise image sharing for health information exchange (HIE) are on a growth track.
November 20, 2009 – Many patients feel more comfortable and are more relaxed when the examination room or the diagnostic device is flooded with colored light. Based on findings in modern psychological studies, colors and light have been used for some time in doctors’ practices and hospitals to positively influence the condition of patients.
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November 20, 2009 – A new system that provides interactive road-mapping for interventional radiology, angiography, and vascular surgery, allows the physician to electronically draw or telestrate during live fluoro on the touch-screen monitor with a stylus. The telestration can then be used as a road-map to guide a catheter or perform an intervention during live, unsubtracted fluoro.
November 20, 2009 - The transfer of ownership of a small footprint, cost-effective MRI platform has effectively changed hands. ONI Medical Systems announced today that the sale of its MRI technology platform to GE Healthcare, a division of General Electric Company, on November 6, 2009, has effectively closed.
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November 20, 2009 – A new service for endovascular specialists who treat aortic aneurysms converts 2D computed tomography (CT) axial images to 3D images of the anatomy and aneurysm measurement for device sizing, precase planning and patient follow-up.
November 20, 2009 - Advanced visualization software is increasingly coming embedded in PACS. One new platform recently available to radiologists provides native MPR and 3D packages in all PACS workstations. Volume visualization aims to increase productivity and improve service level to referring physicians.
November 19, 2009 - A new ultrasound is designed for interventional radiology procedures and other applications where clinicians need fast and accurate diagnostic information to make clinical decisions for all patient types.
November 19, 2009 - The American College of Radiology (ACR) said in a statement on its Web site (www.acr.org) that it is pleased to see that Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has reaffirmed that mammography is a vital and lifesaving tool in the battle against breast cancer.
November 18, 2009 - Intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) and image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT) are enabling radiation oncologists to enhance post-treatment health-related quality of life for patients with head and neck cancer, according to clinical studies presented an educational session for radiotherapy professionals.
November 18, 2009 - Pancreatic cancer remains one of the deadliest cancers, with a prognosis of just six months to live, and less than 5 percent surviving to five years after diagnosis. While there is available treatment using gemcitabine, sold as Gemzar, it has a response rate of only 5 percent.