The recently FDA-cleared ARTISTE linear accelerator from Siemens Medical has recently gone clinical in three prominent cancer centers around the world, according to Siemens. Dozens of patients have been treated to date at MAASTRO Clinic in the Netherlands, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) in Heidelberg, Germany, and Baton Rouge General’s Pennington Cancer Center in Louisiana.
Elekta will debut its eXtend program, a complete system for extending the utilization of Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion ...
The ProVision Workstation is designed to streamline radiology workflow through its one-click access of the Cerner Multimedia Foundation, a single repository for all types of images across multiple care venues. The system is part of Cerner’s suite of radiology solutions including Integrated Digital Dictation and ProVision Web for integration with the electronic medical record.
Radiology departments have many different needs and face a wide variety of challenges that can impact their departments ...
September 3, 2008 - The 2008 ASCO Children's Oncology Group (COG) Symposium is scheduled for Oct. 21 in Denver, CO. The ...
With the development of 3D-CRT, IMRT, stereotactic approaches and other advanced forms of radiation therapy, imaging has become increasingly important in the field of radiation oncology.
September 3, 2008 - Aurora Imaging Technology Inc. said its Aurora 1.5Tesla Dedicated Breast MRI System is now available ...
Despite decades of progress in breast imaging, one challenge continues to test even the most skilled radiologists ...
As molecular imaging transitions from undercard modality to mainstream tool in diagnostic imaging, the reality of personalized healthcare appears to be on the horizon. An increasing limelight placed on the modality has attracted both investors and new companies, leading to significant milestones in R&D and thus fulfilling the promise of “true” personalized medicine.
September 3, 2008 - IntraOp will discuss at ASTRO 2008 the recent results of the study which found that a single dose of ...
One of the primary goals of radiation therapy of the prostate is maximizing dose delivery to the actual cancerous tissue ...
Bayer Radiology’s Barbara Ruhland and Thom Kinst discuss how radiology departments can address the many different ...
September 3, 2008 - US Oncology Inc. launched Innovent Oncology, a service division that offers a first-time opportunity ...
While the DRA has cut short the burgeoning growth of imaging services, particularly those offered by outpatient centers, it also presents other players in the imaging value chain with new opportunities.
September 4, 2008 - Minutes after the industry’s newest PACS blog, called PACS-aholic (PACS-aholic.blogspot.com), went ...
eHealth Saskatchewan plays a vital role in providing IT services to patients, health care providers, and partners such ...
If you look across the total oncology enterprise at most institutions today, you will discover a limited approach to enterprise-wide integration of oncology information management systems (OIMS).
September 2, 2008 - Treatment plans using positron emission tomography (PET) were changed for more than half of patients ...
Standard Imaging’s IMSure QA Software performs secondary checks of treatment planning system plans utilizing the ...
September 2, 2008 - Health Discovery Corp. (HDC) said it has signed a licensing agreement with Smart Personalized ...
The MIMI (Multiple Image Modality Isocentricity) Phantom is designed to provide a fast and easy method for determining ...
Standard Imaging’s PIPSpro software and phantom system are designed to quantify the quality of MV, kV and CBCT systems ...
September 2, 2008 - Quantum Medical Imaging has released the QR-LCH - Rolling Lateral Cassette Holder to accommodate ...
Standard Imaging’s MAX 4000 Electrometer now features an increased range, 0.001 pA to 500 nA, with a resolution of 1 fA ...
September 03, 2008 