News | Brachytherapy Systems
On Dec. 8, 2016, a female patient in her 60s became the first in the Australia/New Zealand region to receive electronic brachytherapy to treat her skin cancer lesion, a basal cell carcinoma on her nose. Radiation Oncology Centres (ROC) physicians in Brisbane used their new Esteya electronic brachytherapy system from Elekta to deliver the patient’s first of six non-invasive treatments. Esteya is a form of high dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy that applies high-precision radiation therapy directly to the cancer site, reducing radiation to surrounding healthy tissues.
January 16, 2017 
News | Radiation Therapy
Accuray Inc. signed an agreement in December with Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital (HKSH) for the acquisition of three Radixact Systems that will provide clinicians and their patients with access to the newest advanced radiation therapy. Of the three Radixact Systems, two will replace existing TomoTherapy Systems and one will be installed in a new bunker. The agreement also includes an upgrade of HKSH’s existing CyberKnife M6 System to include the latest features for motion management and treatment efficiency, and was entered into backlog during Accuray's second fiscal quarter that ended Dec. 31, 2016.
January 16, 2017 
News | Information Technology
Frost & Sullivan, released a new report, “Vision 2025 – Future of Healthcare,” part of the company’s Advanced Medical Technologies, that identifies 18 technologies that will impact healthcare paradigms by 2025.
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Case Study | PACS
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News | Quality Assurance (QA)
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January 16, 2017 — Augmenix Inc. announced that the International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology and Physics ...
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Feature | Breast Imaging
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December 03, 2024 News | Artificial Intelligence
Management consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton and data analytics company Kaggle recently announced that the third annual Data Science Bowl will inspire data scientists and medical communities around the world to use artificial intelligence to improve lung cancer screening technology. This year’s Data Science Bowl aligns to the call of the Vice President’s “Cancer Moonshot”, announced in January 2016, to unleash the power of data to help end cancer as we know it. The 90-day Data Science Bowl competition will award winners with $1 million in prizes. The funds for the prize purse will be provided by the Laura and John Arnold Foundation.
January 16, 2017 
News | Endoscopes
January 16, 2017 — Fujifilm Medical Systems has informed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of its plans to ...
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News | Ultrasound Women's Health
January 13, 2017 — Hitachi Aloka Medical America Inc. announced in November that the Sofia 3-D Breast Ultrasound system ...
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News | Mobile Devices
January 12, 2017 — Four organizations have announced they are forming a new, multi-stakeholder collaboration, Xcertia ...
January 12, 2017 
Technology | Ultrasound Imaging
GE Healthcare unveiled its new generation of pocket-sized, dual-probe ultrasound, the Vscan Extend. From the hospital and ambulance to more rural environments, Vscan Extend uses high image quality and wireless connectivity to help users increase clinical confidence and improve patient care.
January 12, 2017 
News | Radiology Business
International healthcare-focused merger and acquisition (M+A) advisory firm Vertess recently shared its vision of how a new healthcare plan from President-elect Donald Trump could impact the healthcare industry.
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News | Computed Tomography (CT)
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News | Radiology Business
A new clinical study published Dec. 20, 2016, in The Spine Journal reveals significant variability in provider quality as well as imaging diagnostic error rates considerably higher than previously reported in the literature.
January 12, 2017 
Technology | Advanced Visualization
Philips announced the development of what it calls an industry-first augmented-reality surgical navigation technology designed to help surgeons perform image-guided open and minimally-invasive spine surgery. The addition of this new augmented reality technology will further widen the scope of Philips hybrid operating room (OR) solutions to other fast-growing areas of image-guided surgery including spine, cranial and trauma procedures.
January 12, 2017 
News | Nuclear Imaging
January 12, 2017 — Bayer Healthcare has initiated a recall of all its Medrad Intego PET Infusion System Source ...
January 12, 2017 
News | Population Health
Siemens, Northwell Health Research Partner to Improve Outcomes, Reduce Costs Using Population Health
With a common vision focused on improving health outcomes and reducing healthcare spending, Siemens Healthineers and Northwell Health recently announced a research partnership aimed at developing research projects centered on clinical effectiveness and outcomes research utilizing data analytics-based population health evidence. In addition to its funding and research support over the next four years to Northwell Health’s Imaging Clinical Effectiveness and Outcomes Research (iCEOR) Program, Siemens Healthineers will dispatch dedicated full-time employees to work jointly with Northwell Health on outcomes-based research projects and population health management efforts.
January 11, 2017 Technology | Advanced Visualization
Fovia Inc. recently introduced the addition of XStream HDVR Web App Builder to its software development kit (SDK) portfolio. By combining Fovia's advanced volume rendering capabilities with a robust set of web-based developer tools, original equipment manufacturers can quickly deliver browser-based 3-D imaging products to the medical, dental, industrial, geoscience, bioscience and life science markets.
January 11, 2017 
News | Interventional Radiology
According to a recent study by the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute, the last two decades have seen a substantial decline in new enteral access procedures in the Medicare population. The study, published online in November in the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR), also found that maintenance services have increased, with radiologists and emergency physicians surpassing gastroenterologists and surgeons as the leading providers of those procedures.
January 11, 2017 
News | Molecular Imaging
Gamma Medica announced in November that Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia had committed to purchase Pennsylvania’s first clinical LumaGEM Molecular Breast Imaging (MBI) system.
January 11, 2017 News | Enterprise Imaging
January 11, 2017 — Intelerad Medical Systems announced in November the launch of NorthStar Client Services, which will ...
January 11, 2017