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July 21, 2011 – Among the many new features of Monaco 3.0, dynamic conformal arc (DCA) therapy provides clinicians with a simple way to deliver highly conformal stereotactic plans by using the multi-leaf collimator (MLC) to dynamically conform around a target as the treatment beam rotates around the patient. DCA recently received 510(k) clearance for Monaco from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
July 21, 2011 
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July 21, 2011 —Carestream Health continues to amass orders for digital radiography (DR) imaging systems based on its wireless, cassette-size Carestream DRX-1 detector. The company’s popular DRX-based systems enable healthcare providers to boost productivity while enhancing patient care. The company has sold more than 1,500 DRX detectors worldwide.
July 21, 2011 Blog
Wielding an assortment of high-energy photons, ultrasonic waves and radiofrequencies, radiology has made a practice of peeling back virtual tissue to guide the management of patients. Positron emission tomography (PET) is the ultimate expression of this and an example of what radiology must do to succeed. With PET you can see cellular function to differentiate healthy from cancerous cells; determine the viability of heart tissue; document if a drug is having the desired effect.
July 21, 2011 Sponsored Content
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July 20, 2011 –ScImage recently launched PicomCloud, a complete, self-service cloud picture archiving and communication system (PACS) for radiology, cardiology and other clinical specialties.
July 20, 2011 
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July 20, 2011 — Ziehm Imaging reports a huge increase in demand for its training programs. In 2010 alone, the number of participants doubled for technical courses given by the mobile C-arm manufacturer.
July 20, 2011 Sponsored Content
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July 19, 2011 – Scientists have found a 20 percent reduction in deaths from lung cancer among current or former heavy smokers who were screened with low-dose helical computed tomography (CT) versus those screened by chest X-ray. The primary research results from the National Lung Screening Trial (NLST) were published online in the New England Journal of Medicine.
July 19, 2011 Sponsored Content
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July 19, 2011 – Advancements in the medical sciences, imaging technology and magnetic resonance (MR) clinical applications have created specialty areas in the MR profession, according to a study published in the July/August 2011 issue of Radiologic Technology, a journal of the American Society of Radiologic Technologists.
July 19, 2011 
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July 19, 2011 – Radiation oncology experts at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center-Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC-James) are providing advanced radiation technology that provides faster, more precise treatment of breast tumors at the recently opened JamesCare Comprehensive Breast Center at 1145 Olentangy River Road.
July 19, 2011 
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July 19, 2011 – The study "Use of Florbetapir-PET for Imaging beta-amyloid Pathology," published in the Jan. 19, 2011, issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, has been selected by the Alzheimer's Association as the winner of the 2011 de Leon Prize in Neuroimaging for the “Best Paper” award in human neuroimaging, in the Senior Scientist category. The award was presented Saturday, July 16, 2011, to Chris Clark, M.D., co-author of the paper and medical director at Avid Radiopharmaceuticals, a wholly owned subsidiary of Eli Lilly and Co., during the Alzheimer's Imaging Consortium (AIC), in Paris, France. The AIC was a preconference to the Alzheimer's Association International Conference 2011 (AAIC 2011), held from July 17-21, 2011.
July 19, 2011 Sponsored Content
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July 18, 2011 — Cardinal Health opened The Center for the Advancement of Molecular Imaging on Monday in Phoenix. The center is a new, first-of-its-kind collaboration laboratory that will expedite the development of nuclear imaging agents that treat complex diseases like cancer, heart disease and neurological disorders.
July 19, 2011 
Case Study | Philips Healthcare
CTA is one of the most complex procedures routinely performed on a CT scanner. A successful CTA exam requires synchronization of the timing of the scan with maximum vessel contrast enhancement.
July 18, 2011 
Case Study | Hologic Inc.
John C. Lincoln Health Network, a Phoenix-based health system that includes two hospitals and two dozen physician practices, is setting a new standard for quality breast care. In addition to being one of Arizona’s first truly comprehensive breast centers, the John C. Lincoln Breast Health and Research Center is the first in the state – and only the second in the nation – to offer 3D breast tomosynthesis.
July 18, 2011 Sponsored Content
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Although mammography retains its place as the first-line modality for regular screening for breast cancer, breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has a firm spot as a valuable complementary tool.
July 18, 2011 Feature | David Finn, Health IT Officer, Symantec
In today’s complex healthcare landscape, protecting sensitive patient information is a top priority. To that end, industry regulations are increasing and complying with HIPAA and HITECH regulations is becoming more costly, even as reimbursement rates drop.
July 18, 2011 Feature | Roberto Aranibar, Frost & Sullivan Healt
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 
Feature | Helen Kuhl
As imaging modalities developed in the past 50 years — and ancillary products and services with them — colleagues who shared an interest in specific areas began to form groups to address the needs of their particular niches. Their focus included segments such as radiation oncology, nuclear imaging, women’s health, administration and informatics.
July 18, 2011 
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July 18, 2011 – Driving new technologies that will help expand the availability of MRI scanners beyond the hospital to smaller clinic settings, GE Global Research, the technology development arm for the General Electric Company, and the Mayo Clinic have received a five-year, $5.7 million grant from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) and the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), components of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). They will jointly conduct research to understand design and application issues involved in the use of a dedicated magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain scanner to image for a range of neurological and psychiatric disorders such as stroke, Alzheimer’s Disease, Parkinson’s Disease, traumatic brain disorder (TBI), depression and autism.
July 18, 2011 
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July 18, 2011 —Cardinal Health opened The Center for the Advancement of Molecular Imaging on Monday in Phoenix. The Center is a new, first-of-its-kind collaboration laboratory that will expedite the development of nuclear imaging agents that treat complex diseases like cancer, heart disease and neurological disorders.
July 18, 2011 
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SIIM documented and archived a large amount of historical information about its organization and segments of the medical imaging industry. These include reminiscences from a founding member, Joseph N. Gitlin, DPH, FSIIM, associate professor of radiology, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, which provide an inside look at important milestones, as Gitlin’s career often was interwoven with developments in the industry.
July 18, 2011 Feature
July 18, 2011 – MedQuist Holdings Inc., a provider of integrated clinical documentation solutions for the United States healthcare system, announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire M*Modal and its advanced Speech Understanding technology for total consideration of $130 million. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including review under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act, and is expected to close prior to the end of the third quarter of 2011.
July 18, 2011