The ProScribe, by Barco, is an advanced mobile point-of-care display for physicians and nurses who need to stay connected when moving from patient to patient. With its touch screen interface, rugged durability, silent operation and wireless connectivity, ProScribe enables medical professionals to access patient data anywhere and anytime with minimum risk of downtime.

It features an on-screen keyboard with hot keys, 12-inch touch screen and a grab-and-go docking station. The device uses Windows XP as its embedded operating system.

The CliniScape mobile clinical assistant, by Barco, enables nurses and physicians to make more informed clinical decisions at the point of care. The ultra-ergonomic and medical-grade device integrates all the features needed to increase patient safety and reduce administrative workload.

The device is lightweight and features a 10-inch touch screen. It also has a back handgrip for maximum comfort and features a 2 MegaPixel digital camera to capture pictures of patients’ wounds.

For more information: www.barco.com

October 27, 2010 – A new mammography system upgrade includes advanced imaging processing software and new premium screens that employ structured needle phosphor technology. The upgrade is available on Carestream Health’s computed radiography (CR)-based mammography systems.

October 27, 2010 – A new distribution agreement has been signed allowing Varian Medical Systems to offer Vision RT’s motion management products to its customers. The two companies have been working in collaboration to facilitate the interoperability between their respective products.

October 27, 2010 – A new digital silicon photomultiplier technology has been developed with applications in both X-ray and nuclear imaging. Philips developed the technology by scaling a single-pixel sensor to a fully integrated 64-pixel sensor with a sensing surface of more than 10 square centimeters.

An all-inclusive service, information and workflow enhancement is now available exclusively on Konica Minolta’s ImagePilot. Informity includes off-site archive and disaster recovery, Web-based collaboration tools for sharing images with referring clinicians and automated updates and virus protection.

An update to the Centricity PACS, version 3.2, by GE Healthcare, offers many features that were either requested by customers or establish new market trends.

It offers integration with Centricity Enterprise Archive 4.0 and Centricity Precision Reporting. Additionally, the update includes support of optional enhancements to the Web-based diagnostic viewer, Centricity PACS Web Diagnostic (Web DX 2.0), and offers embedded MIP/MPR, AW Server, 3-D advanced clinical applications for areas such as cardiology and oncology, and server virtualization using VMware.

GE Healthcare's Adaptive Statistical Iterative Reconstruction (ASiR) technique can help reduce CT dose by up to 50 percent across the company's Discovery PET/CT 600 series platform and Discovery NM/CT 570c. With GE’s Alycone technology, available on Discovery NM 530c and NM 570c, clinicians are able to gather image data more quickly and allow up to a fourfold decrease in either imaging time or injected patient dose.

October 26, 2010 – A new radiation therapy (RT) picture archiving and communication system (PACS) has been launched in the North American market. Infinitt RT PACS and Radiation Therapy Information System (RTIS) will integrate data from an array of sources and provide access to the data for planning, monitoring and facilitating all aspects of the complex radiation treatment process.

October 26, 2010 – Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, one of the top academic medical centers in the United States, has awarded a five-year, $25 million contract for medical equipment and health IT consulting services to Siemens Medical Solutions USA.

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