March 17, 2009 - The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) said that Calypso Medical, Standard Imaging and Varian Medical Systems have been elected to serve three-year terms on ASTRO's Corporate Advisory Council.

The Sectra multimodality mammography workstation is equipped with dedicated software tools to meet the special workflow and throughput requirements of mammography. The system features fast image display, scalable storage capacity, and a dedicated keypad with programmed shortcut keys.

March 16, 2009 - According to a March 15 study in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics (the official journal of ASTRO), preliminary results show that a shortened course of radiation therapy for prostate cancer called stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) provides good PSA response for early-stage prostate cancer and has the same side effects as other treatments.

March 16, 2009 - TeraRecon reported that it has achieved greater than 10,000 licensed concurrent users globally for its Aquarius advanced visualization solution, and claims that the figure gives the company the largest market share in the direct-to-end-user market for advanced visualization.

March 16, 2009 - Varian Medical Systems Inc. will showcase products ranging from treatment planning software for radiation therapy to flat panel detectors for filmless X-ray imaging, plus technology made available for the first time in China, at the upcoming China Med 21st International Medical Instruments and Equipment Exhibition in Beijing from March 19-21, 2009.

March 16, 2009 - The University of Notre Dame is using the KODAK In-Vivo Multispectral Imaging System FX from Carestream Molecular Imaging for in vivo and in vitro optical molecular imaging research of infectious disease, bone disease, cancer and other medical applications.

March 16, 2009 - Frost & Sullivan said it will be naming the recipients of its 2009 Excellence in Medical Technologies & Life Sciences Awards at a banquet that will take place on Wednesday, March 18, 2009, in San Francisco, CA.

March 16, 2009 – Today the Access to Medical Imaging Coalition (AMIC), a coalition of physician, patient and imaging manufacturer groups, will hold a media conference to unveil a new analysis on Medicare claims data from 1998 – 2007 for advanced imaging services (CT, MR and Nuclear Medicine (including PET).

March 10, 2009 – RamSoft will demo at the 19th Annual National Interdisciplinary Breast Center Conference (NCBC), March 14 -18, its PACS plus digital mammography solution that offers imaging facilities extended reading capabilities and organizational benefits.

March 13, 2009 – The FDA has approved Hologic's premarket approval (PMA) applications for both the Cervista HPV HR (high risk) and the Cervista HPV 16/18 tests.

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