March 13, 2012 – Fischer Medical Technologies LLC (Fisher Medical), announces from the National Interdisciplinary Breast Center Conference that it has been named exclusive U.S. distributor of GIOTTO’s Full Field Digital Mammography (FFDM) systems.

March 15, 2012 - Two new studies demonstrate the cosmetic and dosimetric advantages of the SAVI breast brachytherapy applicator for treatment of early-stage breast cancer.

March 15, 2012 - Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the eyes and brains of 27 astronauts who have spent prolonged periods of time in space revealed optical abnormalities similar to those that can occur in intracranial hypertension of unknown cause, a potentially serious condition in which pressure builds within the skull. A retrospective analysis of the MRI data appears online in the journal Radiology.


Like Californians waiting for the next earthquake, we all know that healthcare reform is coming. Similarly, we do not know exactly when it will arrive, what kind of damage it will cause, how it will affect us in our immediate surroundings or what we can do, specifically, to prepare for its arrival. All we can tell for now is that it will impact us financially with a decrease in Medicare reimbursements — and we can safely assume similar effects with insurance reimbursements.

Each year, community cancer centers treat about 85% of cancer patients in the United States. Agnesian HealthCare Cancer Care Services brings exceptional cancer care closer to patients through its Central Wisconsin Cancer Program. Agnesian HealthCare’s Fond du Lac location is one of a handful of image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) and stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) providers in the state, and it is the only facility in Wisconsin to have installed a robotic 6DOF patient positioning system.

The term “cloud computing” has been around for almost 10 years, but it only entered the healthcare vocabulary a few years ago. Today, many healthcare providers are confused about what cloud computing is and especially about how it is being used within healthcare and its potential applications for the future.

As one of top issues facing healthcare facilities today, satisfying meaningful use (MU) criteria is driving replacement of existing information management systems, including radiology information systems (RIS). The challenge is to find an affordable RIS system that meets MU requirements while delivering the feature set your facility’s workflow requires.

The majority of radiology information system (RIS) installations today are replacement systems. As the sun was setting on our RIS at Westchester Medical Center (WCMC) in 2009, we embarked on our search with a host of different requirements than we had when we implemented our first RIS in 1995. Not only did the technology change, but so, too, did the needs of our department.
RT Patient Positioning: Precision Makes the Difference

Radiotherapy (RT) as a way to treat cancer is growing as a field, now that its accuracy has been improving. One reason for this improved precision has to do with patient positioning equipment and how the patient is immobilized during the treatment itself. By making sure the patient is always in the same position over multiple radiation treatments and that the patient stays comfortable enough not to shift during treatment, RT has been growing as a successful, accurate and fiscally sound way to treat cancer.
MRI Technology and Throughput

In imaging departments around the world, MR systems are stronger and faster, with greater image resolution than those of just a few years ago. And yet, all of this whiz-bang technology has yet to make a significant dent in the burning need of imaging providers — to reduce patient scheduling windows.
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