September 27, 2010 – A new lightweight, wireless and cassette-sized digital radiography system is available, with a detector that has the same dimensions as a 14- by 17-inch ISO4090-compliant film cassette. This enables it to fit an existing wall-stand or table bucky tray without modifications.
September 27, 2010 — The Radiological Devices Panel of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) unanimously voted that Hologic Inc.’s pre-market approval (PMA) demonstrated both the effectiveness and safety of the company’s Selenia Dimensions 3-D digital mammography tomosynthesis system. The panel also voted in favor that the benefits of this new technology outweigh the risks.
September 27, 2010 — A developer of healthcare IT solutions designed to optimize workflow through rich interoperability of healthcare systems has launched a marketing and public relation campaign to elevate awareness of the company and its position within the healthcare industry. KNB Communications will handle the campaign for Poiesis Informatics.
September 27, 2010 — Women confused about when to have a mammogram have a new interactive source of information — MammographySavesLives.org. The site launched last week with a series of public service announcements on television and radio stations across the country.
September 20, 2010 — Emory Clark-Holder Clinic in LaGrange, Ga., is converting from radiographic film to a digital imaging workflow. This multi-specialty practice with 28 physicians and 13 nurse practitioners conducts 20,000 imaging exams a year and serves a large rural area.
September 20, 2010 — Healthcare providers are most concerned about cost and turnaround time when they are evaluating potential remote radiology services, according to the 2010 U.S. Remote Radiology Study from CapSite.
September 20, 2010 — Jonathan S. Dorn, M.D., decided to maintain his relationship with RamSoft and its distributor, now partner, Radical Radiology, when he recently opened Meridian Teleradiology in Merritt Island, Fla.
September 20, 2010 — A new radiotherapy treatment device was displayed for the first time in Europe at the annual meeting of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ESTRO), held September 12-16, in Barcelona.
