February 10, 2009 – Personalized medicine will be the main topic for healthcare executives, radiologists, pathologists and information technology (IT) professionals at the second annual Molecular Summit in Philadelphia on Feb. 10-11.

February 1, 2009 - A set of 50 genes can be used to reliably identify the four known types of breast cancer, according to research conducted at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and collaborating institutions.

February 11, 2009 - Researchers used magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to identify a pattern of regional brain atrophy in patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) that indicates a greater likelihood of progression to Alzheimer's disease, according to a study published in the online edition of Radiology.

February 11, 2009 - The chief medical officer of Philips Healthcare, Eric Silfen M.D., addressing key national Healthcare experts at the “State of the Union for Healthcare” Conference, in which he encouraged access to healthcare from anywhere, pay-for-performance, the patient to drive the best clinical outcomes and support for basic biomedical research.

Modus Medical has expanded its line of QUASAR Respiratory Motion Inserts to include two new lung-equivalent models for IMRT quality assurance.

Varian Medical Systems offers the RapidArc radiotherapy technology, which is designed to deliver IMRT reportedly two to eight times faster and more precisely than conventional IMRT or helical tomotherapy.

The CIRS Model 002H9K offers a complete QA solution from CT imaging to dose verification. With the H9K, choose any point dose location within a circular area with diameter of 11.2 cm by simply adjusting the two rotating cylinders. Lung and bone equivalent rods can be positioned at any location within the circular area for assessment of heterogeneity correction.

syngo Dynamics is a comprehensive multimodality diagnostic image review and evidenced-based reporting system that focuses on dynamic image clip review and reporting for ultrasound and cardiovascular imaging modalities.

Version 8.0 (which isn’t commercially available yet) features:

- Scheduling option to allow better resource management in the cath or echo lab

Toshiba's Virtual Explorer Workstation is a complete 3D, post-processing tool for MR analysis and image display. The design aims to offer a full range of features that will enhance MR imaging capability and functionality. The workstation comes with both the hardware and software necessary for a complete post-processing package.

TomoTherapy Inc.’s Hi-Art treatment system 3.1 is said to be a faster version of its image-guided, intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IG-IMRT) that includes new software and hardware features aimed at enhancing clinical productivity and system usability, and is expected to increase patient throughput.

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