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April 26, 2012 — Biodex Medical Systems Inc. has announced the availability of its new Clear-Lead Panels. Clear-Lead is ideal for shatter resistance when a large undistorted radiation protection window is necessary.
April 26, 2012 
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Varian Medical Systems and Siemens Healthcare announced the signing of a strategic global partnership to provide advanced diagnostic and therapeutic solutions and services for treating cancer with image-guided radiotherapy and radiosurgery. The collaboration covers the mutual marketing and representation of products for imaging and treatment in the global radiation oncology business. This collaboration further comprises the development of software interfaces between Siemens and Varian treatment systems. The two companies will also investigate opportunities for joint development of new products for image-guided radiotherapy and radiosurgery.
April 26, 2012 
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April 24, 2012 — The secondary cancer risk from multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT) scans is low among older adults, according to a study from Stanford University in the April issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
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April 24, 2012 — The American Lung Association (ALA) releases new interim guidelines to help physicians, patients and the public in their discussions about lung cancer screening.
April 24, 2012 
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April 24, 2012 — Computed tomography (CT) utilization in pediatric patients with non-traumatic abdominal pain increased in emergency departments each year between 1999 and 2007, according to a new study published online in the journal Radiology.
April 24, 2012 
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April 24, 2012 —ActiViews Inc. announced it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance to market its flagship product, CT-Guide Needle Guidance System, for liver interventions.
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April 24, 2012 — Novarad has introduced a cloud-based version of its picture archiving and communication system (PACS), NovaPACS Express, specifically for small medical offices with imaging capability.
April 24, 2012 
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April 23, 2012 — Using a special piece of MRI (molecular resonance imaging) equipment, doctors from the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine (MU) were able to remove a dangerous tumor from a beloved pet and therapy dog.
April 23, 2012 
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April 23, 2012 — Patients at St. James’s University Hospital in Leeds, United Kingdom, were the first to benefit from the use of Agility, the latest multileaf collimator (MLC) from Elekta.
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April 23, 2012 — CurveBeam announced it has received 510(k) approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for pedCAT, its weight-bearing, in-office 3-D foot and ankle scanner.
April 23, 2012 
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April 23, 2012 — A conclusion reached in a University of North Carolina study was contradicted by a number of peer-reviewed studies that found protons reduce – not increase – gastrointestinal (GI) side effects.
April 23, 2012 
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April 23, 2012 - Records exposing the level of medical device recalls made in the United States, and therefore the multitude of serious health risks patients have been subjected to over the past few years, have sparked calls for stricter regulations, according to a new report by healthcare intelligence company GBI Research.
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April 20, 2012 — The National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded a sole source contract for a radiology information system (RIS) to Carestream Health.
April 23, 2012 
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April 20, 2012 — GE Healthcare and NXT2B, a privately owned venture capital company, announced they have entered into a joint financing agreement with the goal of developing a micro-scale radiotracer infrastructure including cyclotron and positron emission tomography (PET) tracer production. The three-year development project will be led by GE Healthcare and will be headquartered in Uppsala, Sweden. The terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
April 20, 2012 News
April 20, 2012 — Guided Therapeutics Inc. announced this week that the LuViva Advanced Cervical Scan is being introduced to medical leaders at the 40th Anniversary Meeting of the British Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (BSCCP) in Gateshead, United Kingdom, by Eurosurgical Ltd., the company’s U.K. distributor.
April 20, 2012 Blog
Over the past several years, the radiology community has taken it on the chin with reimbursement cuts to reports of radiation overexposure. Earlier this month, it looked like radiology would be hit again, this time by nine physician societies whose leaders compiled a list of “five things physicians and patients should question” – part of a concerted “Choosing Wisely” campaign launched by organized medicine.
April 20, 2012 Technology
April 19, 2012 — GE Healthcare this week announced it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance of Q.Freeze, one of the positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) quantitative imaging technologies designed to enable treatment evaluation earlier in a patient’s cancer treatment.
April 19, 2012 
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April 19, 2012 — Carestream Healthcare announced it received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for its Carestream DRX-Revolution Mobile X-Ray System, and is now accepting orders from U.S. healthcare facilities.
April 19, 2012 
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April 19, 2012 - The FDA received a report from a hospital that 16 patients had developed hospital-acquired infections with the bacteria Pseudomonas aeruginosa following an examination with transesophageal echo (TEE) ultrasound probes using Other-Sonic Generic Ultrasound Transmission Gel. Upon investigation, theultrasound gel was found to be contaminated with the bacteria Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Klebsiella oxytoca. Manufactured by Pharmaceutical Innovations Inc., the non-sterile gel is used in ultrasound procedures to improve the transmission of the ultrasound signal from the transducer to the body.
April 19, 2012 
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April 17, 2012 -- Two hospitals announced treating their first patients with the Curve Image Guided Surgery system by Brainlab, which offers a command and control center for information-guided surgery.
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