Each year, 13 percent of all newly diagnosed lung cancer patients are diagnosed with small-cell lung cancer (SCLC). Approximately 39 percent of patients with SCLC are diagnosed with limited-stage disease. These patients are often treated with chemotherapy and definitive radiation therapy. Staging information is essential because of the high propensity for metastatic disease in SCLC, and the identification of metastases can spare patients from the toxicity associated with thoracic radiotherapy. Furthermore, in those patients who do receive radiotherapy, knowing the exact extent of disease may permit more accurate treatment volume delineation.

Advanced Data Systems (ADS) introduced MedicsConnect, a tool that automatically transmits radiology reports to referring physicians in a vendor agnostic HL7 format compatible with any electronic health record (EHR) system.

BreastScreen Aotearoa, the national breast screening program in New Zealand, is establishing a centralized electronic picture archiving and communications system (PACS) that can store and transmit digital mammography images.

Since December 2012, clinicians at Kettering Medical Center have been able to access — on Elekta’s Mosaiq Oncology Information Management System — the electronic medical records of patients who undergo treatment on the facility’s Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion system. Leksell GammaPlan Connectivity provides integration with Mosaiq for complete patient charting and a streamlined clinical workflow.

Fujifilm Medical Systems U.S.A. Inc. and AppDynamics Inc. announced a joint initiative to provide applications performance management solutions to hospital and outpatient imaging centers using Fujifilm workflow applications.

Cianna Medical Inc. announced approval from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) to market its strut adjusted volume implant (SAVI) applicator in Japan. SAVI delivers accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI), a five-day course of targeted radiation for early-stage breast cancer patients. The company has partnered with MC Medical Inc., a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corporation, to bring SAVI to the Japanese healthcare market.

Hosted PACS Solutions, Inc., announced that the Center for Bone and Joint Surgery of the Palm Beaches is now utilizing their HIPAA compliant, DICOM archive that will allow for retrieval of data for a minimum of seven years – and can be viewed from any location with an internet connection.

October 8, 2013 — Philips Healthcare kicked off Breast Cancer Awareness Month at its global healthcare headquarters in Andover, Mass. As part of its campaign, Philips is driving a mammogram truck on a three-month, 10,000-mile journey to visit hospitals and clinicians in more than 13 U.S. markets.

Civco Medical Solutions announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance of Protura Robotic Patient Positioning System integration with Varian Medical Systems' Motion Management Interface.

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