July 9, 2009 - The U.S.
July 6, 2009 – Royal Philips Electronics recently released the Veradius X-ray system, a mobile C-arm with a super thin, flat detector.
July 8, 2009 - RT prolongs survival in patients with extrahepatic cholangiocarcinomas (EHC) are rare tumors of the biliary tree, according to a study published in International Journal of Radiation Oncology - Biology - Physics.*
Fujifilm’s APERTO Lucent is a 0.4T mid-field, open MRI system addressing today’s capability and image quality needs ...
July 8, 2009 - The Susan G. Komen for the Cure, a leading breast cancer organization, is announcing millions of dollars in long-term grant funding for research on whether individuals can prevent development of their own cancers.
July 8, 2009 - High-Intensity-Focused Ultrasound (HIFU), which uses high-frequency sound waves to heat up tissue, is an experimental cancer therapy for prostate cancer that may be able to treat men without surgery and offer fewer side effects, according to the results of a study published in the British Journal of Cancer.
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July 8, 2009 - Covidien said today Health Canada approved the company’s abbreviated new drug submission (ANDS) for its kit for the preparation of technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi injection. Covidien’s generic product is fully substitutable for Cardiolite, the company said.
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July 8, 2009 - Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) announced that it has developed a guidelines collection to improve the quality of clinical care and published research relevant to the practice of interventional radiology.
July 8, 2009 – Nuance Communications Inc. introduced Nuance PDF Converter Professional 6, the newest release of its flagship desktop PDF solution.
July 8, 2009 - Varian Medical Systems and RaySearch Laboratories AB have co-developed three new software solutions that are integrated as modules in the latest release of Varian’s Eclipse treatment planning system, which recently received 510(k) clearance from the FDA.
SPONSORED CONTENT — EnsightTM 2.0 is the newest version of Enlitic’s data standardization software framework. Ensight is ...
July 8, 2009 - Ziosoft Inc., a leader in advanced visualization and analysis software for medical imaging, has received 510(k) clearance from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its magnetic resonance (MR) cardiac function analysis application for use with the Ziostation thin-client system.
Carl Zeiss MicroImaging Inc., a leading provider of microscopy solutions for a variety of research, clinical and industrial applications, introduces its Laser TIRF 3 microscope system, designed to enable visualization of near-cell membrane dynamic processes while maintaining optimum specimen incubation conditions.
July 8, 2009 - As part of its ongoing support of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging research, SNM—an international scientific and professional organization of more than 17,000 members dedicated to promoting the practical applications, technology and science of molecular imaging and nuclear medicine—awarded $175,000 in research grants through its Education and Research Foundation at the soc
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July 7, 2009 - Viztek, a radiology solution provider, has added a full-featured Mini PACS to the Opal line to release the Opal-WS, Viztek’s new customizable PACS for smaller practices.
July 7, 2009 - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Hologic Inc.'s premarket approval (PMA) application for the Adiana permanent contraception system.
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July 6, 2009 - The new StarBurst XLi-Enhanced Semi-Flex probe from AngioDynamics is a radiofrequency ablation (RFA) device specifically designed to deliver a 7-cm ablation of a tumor in a single placement during computed tomography-aided procedures.
July 6, 2009 – Last week, Royal Philips Electronics released the Veradius X-ray system, a mobile C-arm with a super thin, flat detector.
July 6, 2009 – Researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine used dye-containing nanoparticles to simultaneously image two features within single cells, surpassing current single-cell flow cytometry technologies that provide up to 17 simultaneous visualizations.
July 6, 2009 – Standard Imaging, Inc. recently released RT Workspace Software, a workflow management solution designed by and for busy radiation therapy professionals. RT Workspace is designed to fill a gap that record and verify systems do not offer by preventing communication breakdowns and keeping patients from falling through the cracks.
July 2, 2009 - In the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) review copy of the 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MFS) proposed rule on July 1, 2009, it would change equipment utilization rate from current 50 percent to 90 percent for equipment priced over $1 million. This would cut the technical component of CT, MR and IMRT by as much as 40 percent for 2010. released the
July 2, 2009 - Positron emission tomography (PET) scans in mice can be used to determine whether a novel type of breast cancer treatment is working as intended, according to a new study published in the July issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine.