The LumaGEM molecular breast imaging (MBI) system is an FDA-cleared, planar, dual-head, fully solid state digital imaging system utilizing cadmium zinc telluride (CZT) technology for breast imaging.

At RSNA 2010, Agfa HealthCare's will showcase its latest Impax release, incorporating the Impax radiology information system (RIS), picture archiving and communication system (PACS) and reporting solutions in a single Web-deployable desktop.

October 25, 2010 – A new 24-inch wide-screen display with a resolution of 1,920 x 1,200 widescreen offers more contrast, better luminance and a wider viewing angle than off-the-shelf liquid crystal display (LCD) screens. Barco's MDRC-2124 will be on display at RSNA 2010.

October 25, 2010 - A new, ultra-fast 3-D volume-rendering platform achieves processing speeds 20 times faster than conventional rendering. Formula rendering platform, from Aze, will be introduced at RSNA 2010.

Etiam’s Secure Medical Network (SMN) offers electronic study transfer and clinical collaboration via a simple and secure cloud service connectivity platform for sharing images with other institutions.

The SMN addresses the challenges faced today by the current use of CD and film methods of transferring studies between institutions. It can streamline the emergency department, patient transfers, referring physician collaboration, multidisciplinary teams, teleradiology and specialty needs like stroke protocol and oncology.

October 22, 2010 - TeraMedica will launch VNA University at RSNA on November 30. As founders in the VNA space, the educational concept is the culmination of customer demand, the advent of the social network community and a general sense of philanthropy. The motto of this university will be voluntas statua, which translates as “meaningful imaging”.

October 22, 2010 - Codonics Infinity MAX Multimedia Medical Server (WIP) is a standalone network appliance that adds video viewing and management capabilities to existing PACS systems. Working within healthcare IT environments, the system combines videos with patient and physician information for long-term DICOM storage.

October 22, 2010 - The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded Carestream Health a maximum $10 million contract for PACS systems and related sub-systems and components. Under terms of this agreement, the equipment can be purchased by the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and federal civilian agencies.

Built on good clinical practice and scientific evidence in cardiovascular imaging and reporting, Agfa HealthCare's Impax Cardiovascular (CV) solution supports clinicians with a single, integrated cardiovascular information system targeted at cardiac catheterization, echocardiography, vascular ultrasound, cardiac CT/CTA review which is Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT)-compliant,

October 22, 2010 - Proton beam therapy is safe, effective and may be superior to other conventional treatments for stage I inoperable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients, according to a study in the October issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics, the official journal of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO).

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