October 13, 20009 - The Senate Finance Committee today approved the measure on a 14-9 vote in favor of a healthcare overhaul, gaining the support of an influential Republican.
October 13, 2009 – The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) announced the recipients of several Annual Meeting awards. Recipients will receive their honors during ASTRO’s 51st Annual Meeting in Chicago, being held November 1-5, 2009.
October 13, 2009 - Cost to deliver radiation varies widely from one delivery method to the next, according to a new analysis from researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Costs can range from around $1,700 for a single treatment with conventional radiation techniques to more than $16,000 for four treatments when using a Cyberknife system for radiation delivery.
October 13, 2009 - FENICS has validated the Matrox Xenia PRO display controller board with their DIAGNUM Workstation mammography computer-aided detection (CAD) solutions, which will be demonstrating this technology at Journee Française de Radiologie (JFR) 2009 from October 16-20, 2009, in Paris - Porte Maillot, France.
The versatility found throughout the EnCor breast biopsy product line extends into the MRI arena by offering grid and pillar/post compatibility in the same EnCor MRI product.
October 13, 2009 - SenoRx extends the EnCor breast biopsy product line into the MRI arena by offering grid and pillar/post compatibility in the same EnCor MRI product.
October 13, 2009 - The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) Division of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) has announced it will hold a rally in the Rayburn House Office Building Gold Room, on October 14, 2009, at 9:30 a.m. "to preserve access to medical imaging."
October 13, 2009 – Siemens Healthcare reported today at the annual meeting of the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) in Barcelona, Spain, that leading hospitals in England, France, Germany and Monaco have shown strong interest and adoption of the Biograph mCT, the worlds first molecular CT, to fuel advanced diagnostic capabilities and to drive greater workflow efficiencies.
October 13, 2009 - Ziehm Imaging has received the "2009 European Mobile C-arms Business Development Strategy Leadership Award" from market research company Frost & Sullivan, for its successful growth strategy of the technology leader in the area of mobile C-arms.