November 3, 2009 - Elekta presented new tools for improved clinical precision, workflow efficiency and patient comfort, including Intuity*and Symmetry* advanced image-guidance solutions at the 51st Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), in Chicago, Ill.

Some of the new tools include:

November 3, 2009 - Philips unveiled major advancements in its Brilliance CT Big Bore platform inlcuding its RapidView 4D Reconstruction System, Amplitude Binning Algorithm, and Metal Artifact Reduction, at the 51st Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology held from Nov. 1-5, in Chicago, Ill.

November 3, 2009 - Candelis Inc. announced it will distribute and sell the ImageGrid PACS-RT Appliance and the ImageGrid RT Viewer through Siemens Healthcare's Oncology Care Systems Business Unit.

November 2, 2009 - Calypso Medical Technologies, Inc. today announced Calypso’s real-time tracking technology is included in 36 scientific presentations and posters at the 51st Annual Meeting of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), now underway at McCormick Place in Chicago.

November 2, 2009 - Hologic Inc. is featuring the MammoSite ML radiation therapy system at ASTRO 2009, and will present data showing treatment with MammoSite ML resulted in acceptable ipsilateral breast tumor recurrence and axillary recurrence rates that are comparable with standard whole breast radiation therapy.

November 2, 2009 – Candelis Inc. announced the introduction and general availability of its ImageGrid PACS-RT appliance, which provides radiation therapy and oncology centers with a cost effective DICOM-RT image management and archiving solution. A fully-integrated 2D/3D RT Viewer enables oncologists to review, approve and sign-off on treatment plans from any workstation.  

November 2, 2009 - PETNET Solutions, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Siemens Medical Solutions, announced it is a registered supplier of 18F-sodium fluoride  (18F-NaF) and investigational 3’Deoxy-3’[18F] Fluorothymidine (18F-FLT)  to the American College of Radiology Imaging Network (ACRIN) in support of ACRIN’s multi-center clinical trials.
 

Carestream Health’s SuperPACS architecture streamlines workflow by equipping radiologists in any on-site or remote location to read from a global worklist that provides a unified set of imaging studies created from multiple vendors’ PACS located throughout the enterprise.

The Canon CXDI-60C Compact Portable Digital Radiography System with the RadPRO Digital Solutions has a cesium iodide (CsI) scintillator. The crystals that allow optimal light channeling properties for effective X-ray absorption and high signal-to-noise performance, providing less X-ray dosage to the patient, which the company says is ideal for the NICU, pediatrics, and critically ill patients.

CardIQ Xpress Elite computed tomography angiography analysis software allows more speed and information so users can make an accurate, confident diagnosis. With the new AutoLaunch capability, images are ready to read and review in real time, improving workflow by up to 40 percent.

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