Radiation oncologists are faced with the ongoing challenge of very accurately delivering dose to lesions, often in difficult to reach areas such as the head and neck, lungs and prostate. But clinicians may be overcoming that obstacle as new advances in IMRT technologies offer unprecedented improvements in the speed and accuracy of radiation therapy.
July 10, 2008 - Merge Healthcare Inc. (Merge) received notification from the NASDAQ Stock Market (NASDAQ) that the ...
Many of our readers are wondering how the federal health policy to require a 10.6 percent cut in Medicare’s physician reimbursement rates on July 1, 2008, and an additional 5 percent on January 1, 2009, will affect capital equipment purchases, technology and staffing.
eHealth Saskatchewan plays a vital role in providing IT services to patients, health care providers, and partners such ...
July 10, 2008 - Boston Scientific Corp. this week launched its Atlantis .018 Peripheral Imaging Catheter, which reportedly brings existing 40 MHz coronary standard ultrasound imaging resolution to peripheral interventions. The company said the product is available for immediately release in the U.S.
Portable ultrasound devices have become the hot item in emergency rooms, ICUs, CCUs, prenatal care and outpatient settings. These techy gadgets have captured the interest of radiologists, cardiologists and other specialists alike. And, manufacturers are driven to bring the best devices to market for enhanced clinical decision-making and improved patient care. Mini-Market Gets Bigger

SPONSORED CONTENT — EnsightTM 2.0 is the newest version of Enlitic’s data standardization software framework. Ensight is ...
July 10, 2008 - A novel blood pool magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) agent, Vasovist (gadofosveset trisodium), has ...
While most women understand the importance of health screenings, an estimated 72 million have missed or postponed a ...
July 8, 2008 — Researchers have developed a small portable magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner using strong ...
Abiomed Inc. received 510(k) clearance from the FDA for the Impella 2.5 cardiac assist device, allowing Abiomed to sell ...
The ACUSON SC2000 volume imaging ultrasound system acquires nonstitched, real-time full-volume 3D images of the heart in ...
Fujifilm’s APERTO Lucent is a 0.4T mid-field, open MRI system addressing today’s capability and image quality needs ...
July 9, 2008 - TomoTherapy has entered into a memorandum of understanding to acquire certain assets of Hi-Art Co. Ltd ...
July 9, 2008 - The next in a series of hands-on radiology courses, supported by Confirma, will be held in San Francisco ...
The Core Vision is a digital specimen radiography system for stereotactic core biopsy procedures, designed to eliminate ...
SPONSORED CONTENT — Fujifilm’s latest CT technology brings exceptional image quality to a compact and user- and patient ...
July 9, 2008 — Confirma is expanding customer support by providing increased access to CME-accredited educational ...
July 9, 2008 - TRUMPF Medical Systems Inc. recently introduced reportedly the first in-light high definition (HD) ...
Richardson Electronics released 2MP and 3MP LCDs as part of its Image Systems high bright color series, offering high ...
July 9, 2008 - InnerSpace has added the V-Series line of heavy-duty cabinets, carts and workstations to its organized ...
July 9, 2008 — Carestream Health Inc. has received regulatory approval from Health Canada for the mammography feature ...
July 9, 2008 - Varian Medical Systems was ranked No. 1 in an independent study released by KLAS for Varian’s ARIA ...
VIDAR Systems' ClinicalExpress 4.0 software was created for use with its CAD PRO Advantage that is DICOM-compliant and allows users to connect outlying clinics, departments, film libraries and reading or treatment facilities.
July 9, 2008 – The American Heart Association recently issued new guidelines for computed tomography (CT) and magnetic ...