December 8, 2011 – Accuray, a radiation oncology, company, announced that the company received the Outstanding Innovative Improvement Award for its CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery System at the 3rd Annual Employer Healthcare Congress, which took place October 25 – 28, 2011 in Chicago.

December 8, 2011 – Accuray, a radiation oncology, company, announced that the company received the Outstanding Innovative Improvement Award for its CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery System at the 3rd Annual Employer Healthcare Congress, which took place October 25 – 28, 2011 in Chicago.

December 8, 2011 – Clinac and Trilogy medical linear accelerators from Varian Medical Systems, machines that are used to treat cancer with targeted radiotherapy, have been updated to deliver higher doses up to two times faster than was previously possible.  They can now also better facilitate treating breast cancer patients on their stomachs (in the prone position) rather than their backs—an approach that can reduce the volume of lung and heart tissue exposed to radiation during treatment.

December 8, 2011 — A new survey released by the Siemens Radiation Reduction Alliance (SIERRA) reveals awareness and familiarity with medical imaging tests lead to clearer decisions for United States adults about their healthcare. The survey — released at RSNA 2011 — was conducted in response to increased scrutiny over medical imaging scans and the use of radiation.

December 7, 2011 — At RSNA 2011, Siemens Healthcare is unveiling the Somatom Perspective. It is the first computed tomography (CT) scanner to offer the eMode software solution, which helps determine the best correlation between dose, efficiency and image quality; it can also adjust the required scan parameters automatically.

December 7, 2011 — Sony Electronics will unveil its new direct thermal printable disc drive at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual meeting, Nov. 27 – Dec. 3, 2011, in Chicago. The UPB-C 10 printable disc drive (PDD) is a DVD burner with built-in direct thermal label printer.

UPB-C10 Printable Disc Drive

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