August 27, 2009 - The just-released 7th edition of the TNM (tumor, node, metastases) staging system for lung cancer will profoundly impact treatment decisions and patients' eligibility for clinical trials.

August 27, 2009 - Imaging procedures are an important source of exposure to ionizing radiation in the United States and can result in high cumulative effective doses of radiation, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine (Volume 361:849-857, Number 9, August 27, 2009.)

August 27, 2009 - In a public statement issued yesterday, the American College of Radiology (ACR) said, "Patients are urged not to delay or avoid seeking needed imaging care because of radiation concerns raised in a study and an ill-advised and misinformed perspective published in the August 27 New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM)."

August 26, 2009 - SuperSonic Imagine announced today the FDA has granted 510(k) clearance for its Aixplorer ultrasound system and will begin to market and deliver the device in the United States.

August 26, 2009 - GE Healthcare invited a select group of physicians to its Magnetic Resonance Center yesterday in Waukesha, Wisc., to view the company's first wide bore magnetic resonance imaging, the Optima MR450w, a 1.5 Tesla system, that has a 70-cm bore, yet still provides a 50-cm field of view (FOV).

August, 26, 2009 - The Department of Health in the United Kingdom adopted a revolutionary approach to radiotherapy training using Virtual Environment Radiotherapy Training, or VERT, a tool to draw on virtual reality (VR) technology developed by Vertual Ltd.

August 26, 2009 – Siemens Healthcare is now shipping its syngo US Workplace 3.5, with ultrasound applications for clinical workflow and patient care for cardiac imaging, general imaging, OB/GYN and vascular screening, including the syngo Arterial Health Package (AHP) for semi-automated carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) measurements.

August 26, 2009 - Massachusetts General Hospital (Mass General) will install Brainlab's BrainSUITE iMRI and iCT, making it second in the nation and third in the world to offer both solutions.

August 26, 2009 - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently granted 510(k) marketing clearance for the newly designed Sonolith I-Sys device by EDAP TMS SA.

August 26, 2009 - The Swedish government have selected Varian Medical Systems to equip a new proton therapy center in Sweden.

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