March 7, 2011 – A strategic alliance has been announced that will give an Illinois radiology practice access to subspecialists and next-generation technology. Lakeland Radiologists will merge with an affiliated medical practice of Virtual Radiologic (vRad) and will be called Lakeland Radiology Alliance.

March 7, 2011 – Last week Medtronic Inc. cancelled its five contracts with Novation LLC, one of the largest U.S. group purchasing organizations (GPOs), which previously represented $2 billion. The contracts included reduced price, large group purchases of cardiovascular and orthopedic devices.

March 7, 2011 – Accuray, a global leader in the field of radiosurgery, and TomoTherapy Inc., creator of radiation therapy solutions for cancer care, today announced they signed a agreement under which Accuray will acquire TomoTherapy for $4.80 per share in cash and stock, or a total of approximately $277 million.

March 4, 2011 – For the first time, quantitative—not qualitative—data analysis has demonstrated that time-of-flight (TOF) positron emission tomography (PET) scans can improve cancer detection.

March 4, 2011 – Digital image detectors and X-ray tubes for fluoroscopy, angiography, cardiology and cone-beam CT imaging will be on display at the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) in Vienna. Varian will showcase several products, including its PaxScan digital image detectors.

March 4, 2011 – The first clinical results from a research project focused on spectral (color) mammography shows promising diagnostic benefits for breast cancer. Published in the February issue of Radiology, the results will be presented at the 2011 European Congress of Radiology (ECR) in Vienna, March 5.

March 4, 2011 – A 3-D mammography system and other ready-to-market technologies in women’s imaging will be showcased at the National Interdisciplinary Breast Center Conference (NCBC) in Las Vegas.

March 4, 2011 – A new generation of a mobile C-arm has been launched, offering outstanding imaging and a liquid cooling system to allow use over an almost unlimited period of time. The Vision RFD mobile C-arm, from Ziehm, is an alternative to fixed installations in hybrid operating rooms (ORs), especially for hospitals with space and budgetary constraints.

March 4, 2011 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently cleared two new magnetic resonance (MR) systems. Approximately 180 Optima MR360 1.5 Tesla and Brivo MR355 1.5 Tesla scanners, from GE Healthcare, have been ordered by hospitals and imaging centers worldwide.

March 3, 2011 – A positron emission mammography (PEM) scanner has been launched at two radiology conferences in Vienna. The Naviscan PEM scanner can reduce unnecessary biopsies by providing superior specificity, and has the ability to differentiate between benign and malignant lesions.

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