February 3, 2011 – The Siteman Cancer Center at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is the first facility in the world to equip their Calypso System with Dynamic Edge Gating technology.

February 1, 2011 – Burton P. Drayer, M.D., has been elected president of the Board of Directors of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). His presidency was made official at the 96th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting in Chicago.

DynaCAD for prostate and DynaTRIM, both part of Invivo’s Prostate Clinical Solution, give physicians the tools to perform real-time analysis of prostate magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies and the support for an MRI-guided prostate biopsy. The device was showcased at RSNA 2010.

Oasis magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) combines the high-performance MR electronics of the best high-field equipment — fast gradients and multi-channel RF technology with Hitachi-designed Zenith RF coils — with the company’s proprietary 1.2T open architecture vertical-field magnet.

The z.one ultrasound system delivers high-end image quality powered by the proprietary Zone sonography technology. The system’s software-based design and architecture allows continuous performance enhancements and upgrades via software and delivers a high level of system up-time and customer productivity.

A wireless version of the FDR D-EVO digital radiography (DR) X-ray detector debuted at RSNA 2010.

January 31, 2011 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a system for accessing and delivering diagnostic, embolic and therapeutic materials into the peripheral vasculature. The Renegade HI-FLO Fathom Pre-Loaded System, by Boston Scientific, will be used by interventional radiologists for minimally invasive procedures to treat uterine fibroids and liver cancer.

January 31, 2011 – An oncology systems provider has launched The Year of Radiotherapy, an initiative to raise awareness of radiotherapy as a cost-effective, cutting-edge treatment that can help cure cancer. Oncology Systems Limited (OSL) launched the program in response to data from Cancer Research UK.

January 31, 2011 – MedInformatix is working to enable radiology practices that use its Radiology Information System (RIS) with electronic health records (EHR) to achieve stage 1 meaningful use goals and objectives. The move comes under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) for health information technology.

January 31, 2011 – A patient-specific cranial immobilization system has received the CE mark. The Fraxion head frame, by Elekta, helps ensure accuracy and precision in stereotactic radiation therapy of cancer targets in the brain and cranium. The Fraxion is the first to integrate all proven cranial immobilization options in a single system.

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