September 15, 2010 — The Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) announced its support for the U.S. Senate in its introduction of the Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2010 (CARE Act), S. 3737. The proposed legislation, which was introduced in August by Sen.

September 15, 2010 – A high-definition intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) system will be demonstrated during the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) 2010 symposium Sept. 21-25 in Washington, D.C.

September 10, 2010 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is requiring that gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs) carry new warnings on their labels about the risk of a rare and potentially fatal condition known as nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF). The condition may occur if the drug is administered to certain patients with kidney disease.

September 8, 2010 — A series of studies published in the September Journal of Nuclear Medicine (JNM) show that molecular imaging plays a critical role in the evaluation and treatment planning for a broad spectrum of cancers, including thyroid cancer and lymphoma.

Eizo highlighted several products, including its 10 mega-pixel mammography display (not yet released in the U.S. market) at SIIM 2010. The 10 MP display features a new pixel structure ideally suited for accurate display of mammography images.

September 7, 2010 — Carestream Health has acquired Quantum Medical Imaging LLC of Ronkonkoma, N.Y., a privately-held manufacturer of high-quality digital and conventional X-ray systems used by hospitals, imaging centers and health clinics.

September 2, 2010 - Prizm Viewer, a device that allows users to navigate, view, annotate and share images, CAD, and PDF files retrieved from document management systems (DMS) or enterprise content management (ECM) systems, has released an upgrade.

September 2, 2010 - Varian Medical Systems has established its first education center in India to train medical physicists and technologists working on the company's advanced cancer treatment systems.

September 2, 2010 - Brit Systems Inc., announced an agreement with Amerinet Inc., a national healthcare group purchasing organization, for critical test results management.


September 2, 2010 - BRIT Systems, Inc., announced today an agreement with Amerinet, Inc., a national health care group purchasing organization, for critical test results management.
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