November 2, 2010 – An estimated 1.1 million patients in the United States were treated in 2009 with radiation therapy, a 15 percent increase from 2007, according to a new study from IMV. The annual average increase is about seven percent. Breast, prostate and lung cancer were the top three types of cancer treated with radiation, accounting for 24, 20 and 12 percent respectively.
November 2, 2010 – A new proton therapy system is entering the final phase of installation at the Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Mo.
November 1, 2010 – As the world’s population continues to age, refurbished radiation therapy equipment will become more important. Radiology Oncology Systems (R.O.S.) will demonstrate the importance of refurbished equipment at the American Society of Therapeutic Radiology (ASTRO) conference in San Diego, Calif.
Radiology departments have many different needs and face a wide variety of challenges that can impact their departments ...
November 1, 2010 – Two medical companies have entered into a joint technology developing and marketing agreement for imaging technologies for treating certain types of cancer. LinaTech and PerkinElmer will work to develop upgrades for legacy film-based radiotherapy systems.
Several upgrades are now available on Toshiba’s Viamo ultrasound system, including ApliPure Plus, Tissue Pure Imaging, a ...
Three transducers for ultrasound imaging, all from Toshiba, improve the ability for clinicians to accurately diagnose ...
Despite decades of progress in breast imaging, one challenge continues to test even the most skilled radiologists ...
The Titan 3T is a works-in-progress magnetic resonance (MR) system from Toshiba. The system has several patient-friendly ...
A works-in-progress 160-detector row helical computed tomography (CT) scanning system is being unveiled on the Toshiba ...
Target CTA and the works-in-progress Adaptive Iterative Dose Reduction (AIDR) technology, by Toshiba, lower radiation ...
Bayer Radiology’s Barbara Ruhland and Thom Kinst discuss how radiology departments can address the many different ...
The eXpertStitching function software is integrated into several Swissray DR systems, allowing certain orthopedic ...
Sony Medical's UP-D25MD digital color dye sublimation printer optimized for ultrasound applications. It replaces the UP ...
The Siemens Acuson S2000 ultrasound system, release 2.0, is a multi-specialty platform featuring 2-D and color Doppler ...
eHealth Saskatchewan plays a vital role in providing IT services to patients, health care providers, and partners such ...
The Ysio, by Siemens, is a digital radiography solution with an intuitive color touchscreen. It is available in a wide ...
The syngo.via imaging software, by Siemens, enables physicians to access advanced visualization tools across the ...
The ddRElement digital X-ray system, by Swissray, is designed to be extremely affordable. The multifunctional DR system ...
October 29, 2010 – A Web-based application that combines RIS functionalities with a platform for managing key aspects of a radiology business will be on display at RSNA 2010. The Opal-wRIS, by Viztek, delivers a full range of RIS features.
October 29, 2010 – The fourth generation of an LCD display line features an on-board front IQ sensor, good contrast with ultra-high brightness and luminance uniformity performance. The X-Series line, by Wide, offers: • True 10 but TFT LCD based on 14 bit look up table • Easy and simple self-diagnosis • LED light lamp and USB downstream
October 29, 2010 – At RSNA 2010, Philips is highlighting several breast care systems, including imaging for mammography, ultrasound, MR and PET/CT, supported by leading-edge information management.
October 29, 2010 - At RSNA 2010, Philips is introducing a series of new Workflow Layer applications for its popular iSite PACS. The system combines relevant patient data with clinical applications to deliver images within three seconds to anywhere in the hospital enterprise. The Workflow Layer complements its image and information management capabilities with five applications:
October 29, 2010 – The new TrueBeam system for fast, powerful and efficient cancer treatments will be highlight at the 52nd annual meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) meeting in San Diego.
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