June 13, 2012 — M*Modal Inc. announced the M*Modal Catalyst family of cloud-based applications, enabling healthcare decision-makers to extract actionable information from “unstructured” medical documentation, regardless of how that data was created, and combine it with structured data contained in electronic clinical systems.

June 13, 2012 — Positron Corp. announced completion of its first strontium validation effort in May 2012, when Manhattan Isotope Technology (MIT), a Positron subsidiary, successfully processed strontium.


As the nation’s leading provider of maternal-fetal, newborn and pediatric subspecialty physician services, Pediatrix Medical Group says streamlining the transfer of images and reports is a priority. Seeking a faster, more reliable method of exchanging files than on CD, the group adopted a cloud-based medical information exchange. 

 

 


Best Cyclotron Systems is unveiling five new cyclotrons for isotope research and production at the Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) 2012 Annual Meeting on June 9-12 in Miami Beach, Fla.

June 6, 2012 — At the annual meeting of the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM), June 7 to 9 in Orlando, Fla., Peake Healthcare Innovations will introduce attendees to a new concept in cloud-based Image Management as a Service (IMaaS).  The PeakeSecure portfolio powers a medical image-sharing platform that includes a mix of services from image management and disaster recovery to advanced 3D visualization and cross-enterprise image exchange and workflow.

Novarad’s NovaDose solution that calculates cumulative patient, exam and modality ionizing radiation dose history now automatically reports the patient’s exam dose profile from directly into the NovaRIS diagnostic report without dictation or manual entry. This new convenience increases ease of use and saves time.

June 8, 2012 — Bayer HealthCare announced the formation of a strategic partnership with Radimetrics Inc. that will offer U.S. healthcare professionals the industry’s first computed tomography (CT) dose management software portfolio to include radiation and contrast dose tracking. Through the agreement, Bayer will distribute the Radimetrics eXposure Radiation Dose Management (RDM) software in addition to Bayer’s existing contrast-focused dose management solution.

June 11, 2012 — Mevion Medical Systems, Inc., a radiation therapy company dedicated to advancing the treatment of cancer, announced that it has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Mevion S250 Proton Therapy System. The Mevion S250 is a first-of-its-kind proton therapy system that provides the same precise, non-invasive treatment advantages and capabilities of complex, large, and costly proton therapy systems but with higher patient throughput, a significantly reduced footprint, improved reliability, and lower implementation and operational costs.  The Mevion S250 delivers precise and intense proton beams that physicians can use to treat tumors and lesions or any other condition where radiotherapy is indicated. 

 
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