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January 8, 2009 - The risk of developing cancer among radiation workers increases with the dose of ionizing radiation they are exposed to, according to a study by the Health Protection Agency published today in the British Journal of Cancer. The cancer risks observed in the study are consistent with the international scientific consensus on radiation protection.

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January 8, 2009 - Digital mammograms take longer to interpret than film-screen mammograms reported researchers in a study done at The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX.

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January 8, 2009 – In a study published in the December issue of Journal of Clinical Oncology, results showed that [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) offered no additional value over computed tomography (CT) or tumor marker analysis (TMA) in predicting the histology of residual masses.

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January 8, 2009 – The Premier healthcare alliance sent a letter to Congressional leadership yesterday urging the inclusion of health information technology (HIT) in economic stimulus legislation. In the letter, Premier said that HIT will improve healthcare quality, reduce errors and holds the potential for long-term savings and efficiencies for the healthcare system.

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January 8, 2009 - Atlas Medical Technologies of Florida, which refurbishes computed tomography (CT) systems and offers aftermarket service, has recently moved into their new state-of-the-art 15,000 square foot facility to expand operations based on the company’s recent growth.

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January 8, 2009 - AMICAS Inc. said it has a new partnership with one of the nation's largest radiology groups, Diversified Radiology of Colorado, P.C., of Denver, CO. This partnership will reportedly enable Diversified Radiology to streamline their billing operations and improve operational decisions with on-demand business intelligence tools.

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January 8, 2009 - The budgetary constraints facing many healthcare facilities will significantly affect the markets for picture archiving and communication systems (PACS), radiology information systems (RIS) and cardiovascular information systems (CVIS) over the next five years, according to Millennium Research Group's (MRG) U.S. Markets for PACS, RIS and CVIS 2009 report.

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January 8, 2009 - TomoTherapy Inc. said today that Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO., has commenced treating patients on its second TomoTherapy Hi-Art(R) treatment system.

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January 7, 2009 — Carestream Health received orders from Mercy Medical Center (Des Moines, IA) for CARESTREAM Enterprise Information Management licenses and two IBM XIV Storage Systems.

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January 7, 2009 - The Institute for Medical Informatics, Rikshospitalet, Oslo University Hospital, announces it has developed a remote application for review of pathology images for the Apple iPhone.

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January 7, 2009 - St. Luke’s Hospital, with the largest radiotherapy department in the Republic of Ireland, recently purchased 11 of Orfit Industries’ positioning and immobilization systems for use with their new Elektra Synergy Linear Accelerators.

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January 7, 2009 - ASTRO is changing its name to the American Society for Radiation Oncology after being known as the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology for 26 years. ASTRO said it will also unveiled a new logo that will keep the acronym ASTRO by having the "T" represent ASTRO's tagline, "Targeting Cancer Care."

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January 7, 2008 – Hyland Software’s OnBase earned the top spot in the "Top 20 Best in KLAS Awards: Software & Professional Services" report. OnBase is a fully integrated enterprise content management software suite. The KLAS report found that 100 of users surveyed said they would buy OnBase gain.

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January 7, 2009 – TomoTherapy Inc. said today that it has again earned the highest user satisfaction composite rating among linear accelerator vendors in MD Buyline’s Quarterly User Satisfaction Report, published on Jan. 1, 2009.

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January 7, 2009 - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed a national coverage determination (NCD) to expand coverage for initial diagnostic testing with positron emission tomography (PET) for many Medicare beneficiaries who are being treated for cancer.

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January 7, 2009 - GE Healthcare is to launch Tejas DR-F, one of the first digital X-ray systems in India, in reponse to growing use of X-ray examinations in healthcare in the country.

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January 7, 2009 - Merge Healthcare has reacquired its operations in China after terminating the sale of Cedara Software Shanghai Co., Ltd (ShanghaiCo) to Inqgen Technology Ltd.

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January 6, 2009 - MEDRAD has agreed to collaborate with the University of Zurich in a study on dynamic PET imaging with the MEDRAD Intego PET Infusion System, in which researchers will utilize MEDRAD’s system for controlling the radioactive dose delivered during PET imaging procedures.

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January 6, 2009 - ETIAM this week released its new version (3.40) of DICOM Izer, a solution for capturing, converting and distributing non -DICOM images to PACS. DICOM Izer 3.4 is designed to improved productivity and conformance to connectivity and interoperability standards. Automatic operation allows selecting patients, capturing images and sending to the PACS quickly.

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January 6, 2009 – The University of Zurich will study dynamic PET imaging with the MEDRAD Intego PET Infusion System in the hopes of more precisely controlling the radioactive dose delivered during PET imaging procedures, according to MEDRAD Inc.

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