Nemours Children’s Health System, a Florida-based health system with locations in six states, is now using in-house medical 3-D printing technology to create surgical models utilizing a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved segmentation software. The software helps surgeons plan complex multidisciplinary cases in interventional radiology, cancer surgery and cardiac surgery. These models serve as a pre-planning blueprint and roadmap for Nemours surgeons and proceduralists, increasing confidence, reducing procedure times and minimizing unexpected findings while in the operating room.
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Brainlab announced the implementation of a software solution that can achieve better radiation dose conformity around brain tumors, resulting from a close strategic collaboration with Elekta. Brainlab Elements take advantage of the specific properties of Elekta’s Agility multileaf collimator and compensates for the width of selected leaves, enabling the radiation beam to more accurately conform to the tumor’s shape, thereby minimizing dose to organs at risk.
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Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and four other institutions have received a five-year, $15.5 million National Cancer Institute (NCI) grant to improve lung cancer screening. Specifically, the focus will be on improving the effectiveness of screening, and increasing the delivery of screening in populations that experience disparities in early diagnosis, treatment and mortality.
Radiotherapy given in high doses over a shorter period of time is safe and effective for prostate cancer patients, according to new research. The research was presented at the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology conference (ESTRO 37), April 20-24 in Barcelona, Spain.

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Konica Minolta Healthcare Americas Inc. introduced the KDR Primary digital radiography (DR) system at the American Association of Orthopedic Executives (AAOE) 2018 annual conference, April 14-17 in Orlando, Fla. Designed to meet the needs of office-based X-ray imaging — such as orthopedic groups, family practices and urgent care centers — KDR Primary delivers advanced digital X-ray capabilities and functionality in a compact footprint. According to Konica Minolta, it is the ideal solution for practices and clinics that want superior image quality and versatile imaging options yet have a limited amount of space.
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Imaging Technology News was honored with five Azbee Awards for editorial excellence at the 2018 Upper Midwest Regional banquet in Chicago, hosted by the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE).
Southwest Medical Center (SWMC) serves patients from Kansas, Oklahoma, Colorado, New Mexico and Texas. Since seeing its first patient in 1964, the not-for-profit hospital has grown and continued to expand its role of increasing importance in many communities as a provider of vital healthcare services.
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Matthew Brady, M.D., a radiologist at Roper Radiologists PA in Charleston, S.C., addresses the often-interwoven topics of productivity and radiologist burnout succinctly when he says, “The loss of control over your workday is a problem for any physician no matter what your specialty.” His practice of 25 radiologists faced this challenge and others common to practices: Managing size growth, volume growth, multiple physical locations and distribution of their daily work.
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The global flat panel display market is predicted to reach $177.3 million by 2027, according to a new report titled “Flat Panel Display Market: Global Industry Analysis & Opportunity Assessment 2017-2027” from Future Market Insights. The market is anticipated to grow from $115.3 million in 2017 to $177.3 million by 2027, expanding at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.4 percent in terms of revenue during the forecast period. According to the report, the increasing demand for higher resolution and larger display for mobile phones is boosting revenue growth of the global flat panel display market.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the Somatom go.All and Somatom go.Top computed tomography (CT) systems from Siemens Healthineers. These additions to the company’s go. CT platform expand its concept of patient-centric mobile workflow, which is controlled via tablet and remote, into advanced clinical fields and applications such as cardiology, CT-guided intervention and dual energy CT.
Carestream Health is taking orders for its new Carestream DRX-Revolution Nano Mobile X-ray System in the United States. The company will be issuing budgetary quotes for healthcare providers in European Union countries as it completes the CE marking requirements. Carestream also has applied for a Health Canada License.