August 16, 2010 — The first commercial use for a prostate-rectum separation system in prostate cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy has taken place. Professor Michael Eble and Dr. Michael Pinkawa of the Aachen University Hospital, Aachen, Germany, performed an implantation of SpaceOAR system.

August 16, 2010 - Orion Sales Partners entered into a distribution agreement with GE Healthcare to promote the sales of GE’s Vivid Cardiovascular Ultrasound devices for clinicians in private practice. In addition, this includes sales of GE’s Diagnostic Cardiology line of products for the entire non-hospital market.

August 16, 2010 – Cone Beam computed tomography (CBCT) is a common tool used by many cancer care centers for patient setup; however, it does not track patient position changes that can occur during treatment. The ExacTrac Infrared Monitoring ceiling-mounted device tracks the patient position throughout treatment delivery, giving clinicians more confidence for targeted radiation treatment.

August 16, 2010 – Pacsgear, a provider of imaging connectivity for electronic health records, announced on August 13 the acquisition of all assets of NAI Tech Products of Auburn, Calif. NAI Tech Products is a medical device company specializing in the high-quality digital video capture of medical images.

August 16, 2010 – The goal of the RamSoft/eRadiology Partnership is to offer a hosting solution that leverages the latest in digital imaging technology while reducing capital costs for equipment purchase and maintenance. Last month, they added 3 PowerServer RIS/PACS customers and 2 ASP PowerServer PACS in the Southeast.
 

August 16, 2010 – The Fundação Instituto de Pesquisa e Estudo de Diagnóstico por Imagem (FIDI) in São Paulo, Brazil, is the first site in Latin America to add PACS/EHR connectivity software from PACSGEAR. With more than 300 physicians, FIDI is a non-profit organization that performs more than 3 million diagnostic imaging procedures each year.

August 13, 2010 - A needle guidance system was introduced for use with ultrasound platforms. SonoSite’s HFL50x transducer, coupled with the Civco Medical Solutions' Infiniti needle guidance system, is used in regional anesthesia imaging applications and shallow access biopsies to shorten procedure time and increase accuracy.

August 13, 2010 - In an effort to help customers increase utilization, while reducing scheduled downtime for planned maintenance, Siemens unveils its comprehensive service program that enables delivery of preventive maintenance and system updates and modifications outside of normal operating hours.

August 13, 2010 - A multi-year contract under the Veteran’s Administration's (VA) Defense Supply Center Philadelphia (DSCP) High Tech Medical Equipment program was awarded.

August 12, 2010 - A Swedish IT and medical technology company has been awarded a contract to install four mammography units for use in the Australian state of Victoria.

BreastScreen Victoria offers a free mammographic screening service to asymptomatic women in the target group of 50-69 years of age under the state population based screening program.

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