February 2, 2009 - Researchers at the Ohio State University Medical Center are using cardiac magnetic resonance imaging to assess the effects of a common treatment for sleep apnea on heart structure and function in otherwise healthy individuals.
The study authored by Ulysses Magalang, M.D. and Subha Raman, M.D. appears in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine.

February 2, 2009 — The ASRT Education and Research Foundation announced that Terri L. Fauber, Ed.D, R.T.(R), of Richmond, Va., was awarded a research grant for nearly $10,000 for her study of high-kilovoltage digital exposure techniques and patient dosimetry.

February 2, 2009 - The University Hospital of Leuven delivered treatment using RapidArc radiotherapy technology from Varian Medical Systems, on a74-year-old prostate cancer patient has become the first person in Belgium to be treated using a new, faster form of radiotherapy that extends more advanced care to more patients.

January 30, 2009 – Siemens Healthcare is highlighting its latest ultrasound solutions for obstetrics at the 29th Annual Meeting of the Society of Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM 2009) this week in San Diego, featuring knowledge-based workflow and 4D applications that increase diagnostic confidence and improve clinical workflow.

January 30, 2009 – Imaging Dynamics Company Ltd (IDC) said it has been awarded a contract to supply 300 units of its proprietary CCD-based DR imaging technology to the China Charity Federation over the next 12 to 18 months.

January 29, 2009 – The Centricity Business suite has been chosen by Scott & White Healthcare, Temple, TX, ) in which Scott & White will expand implement the Centricity Business Patient Access, Physician Revenue Cycle Management and Business Intelligence solutions across their enterprise to support their focus on patient satisfaction and customer service, patient access, clinical integration, pro

January 29, 2009 - Larynx cancer patients treated with alternating cycles of chemotherapy and radiation have similar outcomes to patients treated with chemotherapy followed by radiation, according to data from a randomized controlled trial in the Jan. 27 online issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

January 29, 2009 - GE Healthcare and InSightec announced that new data show that the noninvasive ExAblate 2000 Magnetic Resonance-guided Focused Ultrasound (MRgFUS) system is more cost-effective than myomectomy or Uterine Artery Embollization (UAE), according to a study that appears in the January 2009 issue (Vol. 25, Issue 1) of The International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care.

January 29, 2009 - Babcock & Wilcox Technical Services Group has signed an agreement with Covidien to develop technology for the manufacture of molybdenum-99 (Mo-99), the parent isotope of technetium-99m (Tc-99m), the most widely used radioisotope in the world for molecular imaging and nuclear medicine procedures.

January 29, 2009 - Ochsner Health System of New Orleans has deployed Agfa Healthcare’s IMPAX Data Center for image management and storage across its seven hospitals and 35 clinics.

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