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September 08, 2011 
September 6, 2011 – IT and medical technology company Sectra’s profit after net financial items for the company’s first quarter, May–July 2011, rose 25.6 percent to 16.2 million Swedish kronors corresponding to a profit margin of 9.6 percent. Sectra reports an operating profit of SEK 6.5 million and net sales of SEK 169.3 million. Order bookings rose 13.8 percent to SEK 190.8 million.
September 07, 2011 
August 24, 2011 – Only a few years after its introduction at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)’s annual meeting in late 2007, Philips Brilliance iCT scanners have been installed around the world, including Shandong Tumor Hospital & Institutein Jinan, Shandong Province, a top oncology hospitals in China. Shandong Tumor Hospital and Institute recently marked a milestone by receiving the 300th shipment.
August 24, 2011 
August 18, 2011 – The Methodist Hospital Research Institute in Houston, Texas, and Philips Healthcare have collaborated to develop new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and molecular imaging technology that could be used to help identify the start and cause of an infectious disease epidemic.
August 18, 2011 
August 18, 2011 - A new KLAS report, "Positron Emission Tomography (PET)/Computed Tomography (CT) 2011-New Technologies in Focus," measures the innovative pairing of nuclear medicine scan technologies and reviews of the top three vendors in the market space: GE Healthcare, Philips and Siemens.
August 18, 2011 
July 29, 2011 – Philips installed a MultiDiagnost Eleva X-ray system at Delray Medical Center, a 493-bed acute care hospital serving southeast Florida, and MultiDiagnost Eleva with 3-D-RX reconstruction technology at West Boca Medical Center, an award-winning facility serving Boca Raton and Palm Beach county regions. The hospitals are part of Tenet Healthcare Corporation, one of the largest investor-owned healthcare delivery systems in the nation.
July 29, 2011 
July 27, 2011 — Philips’ new MobileDiagnost, a mobile digital radiography (DR) solution with a wireless portable detector that facilitates diagnosis of immobile and critical patients, is now available in the United States. The portable solution improves workflow and efficiency of patient exams through an intuitive user interface and rapid access to digital images.
July 27, 2011 
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July 18, 2011 Despite its first commercial appearance in the late 1970s, positron emission tomograpnhy (PET) did not begin gaining widespread acceptance as a viable clinical technology until the mid-1990s. This was after it gained approval for reimbursement and radiopharmaceuticals for PET became more widely available.
July 18, 2011 
A lot has happened in medical imaging during the past 50 years, and many of the vendor firms that play a leading role in the imaging industry today have witnessed and helped shape the evolution of the field to attain its place of prominence. As Imaging Technology News marks its 50th anniversary, we asked a group of industry leaders to look back and provide their perspective on the seminal events and trends during the past half-century.
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