IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A.) announced the successful response of over 120 attendees for the live webinar “Electronic Recordkeeping in Radiation Therapy” delivered Sept. 23, 2015. The webinar was hosted by Medical Physics Web with funding provided by an IBA educational grant and was presented by James Nunn, MS, CHP, DABR, senior medical physicist at LewisGale Regional Hospital in Virginia.

Findings from a new population-based study in the Netherlands appear to reaffirm that early detection of breast cancer positively impacts long-term patient survival.

“Survival kit contents check. In them you'll find: One .45 caliber automatic; two boxes of ammunition; four days’ concentrated emergency rations; one drug issue containing antibiotics, morphine, vitamin pills, pep pills, sleeping pills, tranquilizer pills; one miniature combination Russian phrase book and Bible; one hundred dollars in rubles; one hundred dollars in gold; nine packs of chewing gum; one issue of prophylactics; three lipsticks; three pair of nylon stockings. Shoot, a fella' could have a pretty good weekend in Vegas with all that stuff.”

lifeIMAGE announced its participation in the 2015 Cerner Health Conference (CHC), Cerner’s annual healthcare event taking place in Kansas City, Missouri, Oct. 11 – 14.

The eight-page Centricity Universal Viewer Zero Footprint (ZFP) Resource Guide from GE Healthcare provides an interactive solution for physicians who are looking to gain more information about this mobile viewing tool with anytime, anywhere access, where Internet is available.

Centricity Universal Viewer Zero Footprint

Gamma Medica Inc. announced the CE Mark approval allowing for the sale and distribution of the LumaGEM Molecular Breast Imaging (MBI) system within the European Economic Area (EEA). Gamma Medica is finalizing distribution partners in strategic markets across the EEA.

chest CT scans, blunt trauma ER cases, clinical criteria, UCSF study

Computed tomography (CT) chest scans of emergency-room patients with blunt trauma could be reduced by more than one-third without compromising detection of major injury, concludes a new study led by a UC San Francisco physician.

Quest International Inc. announced the availability of the Totoku CCL550i2 color diagnostic display from JVC Kenwood. The newly announced 5MP (megapixel) display is the first color 5MP diagnostic display that has been granted 510(k) full-field digital mammography (FFDM) approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for use in all digital mammography applications.

Totoku CCL550i2 display

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