March 2, 2009 - The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) applauds President Obama’s healthcare reform plan to double funding for cancer research and close loopholes that are weakening the Medicare program.

February 27, 2009 - The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) will present the latest research on treatments for individuals with kidney, prostate and bone cancer; herniated disks; peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and related complications; childbirth difficulties; and more at its 34th Annual Scientific Meeting March 7 -12 at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, CA.

February 27, 2009 - NEC Display Solutions Europe GmbH will offer a free trial version of Qubyx PerfectLUM display calibration technology with Matrox DLC support for the Xenia Series display controller boards for medical imaging to allow customers to experience the very best calibration that can be offered today.

February 27, 2009 - As the country moves to transform healthcare with the passing of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, 42 U.S. hospitals recognized as a Stage 6 by HIMSS Analytics serve as role models in healthcare IT adoption for other healthcare systems just beginning this process.

February 26, 2009 - In radiology, the threat of commoditization has increased in part due to teleradiology, increased information exchange and the development of new technology, according to Bruce I. Reiner, M.D., and Eliot L. Seigel, M.D., authors of Decommoditizing Radiology, an article appearing in the March issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology (JACR).

February 26, 2009 - The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) said it supports the health policy goals presented in the President's federal budget, however, the association said that the budget's proposed reliance on radiology benefit managers (RBMs) will deny imaging services, and is an ineffective model that undermines the doctor-patient relationship in making healthcare decisions.

February 26, 2009 – Orbital Therapy, LLC announces the commercial introduction of ClearVue, prone position breast radiotherapy treatment table, in the European Union.

February 26, 2009 - iCAD Inc. reports a 15 percent increase in total revenue in the fourth quarter and for the full year ending Dec. 31, 2008, total revenue increased 41 percent.

February 26, 2009 - Del Medical Systems Group has achieved top ranking for System Reliability out of a group of twelve vendors that lead the radiographic market for both digital and conventional systems. These results appeared in MD Buyline`s Q4 2008 Market Outlook User Satisfaction Ratings Survey published in January 2009.

February 26, 2009 - Excessive dietary fat caused a 300 percent increase in metastasizing tumor cells in laboratory animals, representing a possible new technique to track if a patient's cancer is spreading, according to researchers at Purdue University.

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