January 28, 2009 - GE Healthcare said today that it has sponsored the development of newly validated procedure-based protocols to lower CT radiation dose in children; these protocols can now be downloaded from its Web site, free of charge.

January 28, 2009 – Australian-based Pro Medicus Limited said today it has acquired Visage Imaging, a digital imaging and advanced 3D visualization technology based in Carlsbad, CA.

January 28, 2009 - With the demand for portable and PC-based ultrasound units experiencing exponential growth, the Eastern European market currently offers lucrative opportunities to an increasing number of ultrasound vendors who are looking to compete in mid- and low-end market segments, according to Frost & Sullivan’s report, Eastern European Market for Ultrasound.

January 28, 2009 - TomoTherapy Inc. and RaySearch Laboratories AB have received 510(k) clearance for SharePlan, a new software solution that they are collaborating on.

January 28, 2009 - A combination of MRI and ultrasound is able to measure the metabolism rates of cancer cells, according to research on a new technique developed by researchers at Tel Aviv University.

January 27, 2009 - Children’s Hospital Boston, MA, is offering a new therapy that uses radioiodine labeled metaiodobenzylguanidine (I-131 MIBG) to treat patients with relapsed neuroblastoma, marking the first time this therapy is being used in the New England region.

January 27, 2009 - Utilization of imaging in the private office setting increased by 63 percent, according to a study that which will appear in the February 2009 issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology (JACR).

January 27, 2009 – Varian Medical Systems and BrainLAB will showcase the Novalis Tx platform, performing image-guided radiosurgery at the 45th Annual Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Meeting in San Francisco, CA.

The goal of the demonstration is to treat tumors of the lung, as well as of the brain, spine, liver and prostate, without making a single incision.

January 27, 2009 - Siemens Healthcare will supply diagnostics equipment, including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computed tomography (CT), digital radiography (DR) and mammography systems, to Al Razi Healthcare in Lahore, Pakistan.

The recently signed contract will provide Al Razi Healthcare with diagnostic imaging services, many of which are not currently available anywhere in Pakistan.

January 27, 2009- For the second straight year, GE Healthcare has earned top honors for Overall OEM Service for cardiovascular X-ray systems in the 2008 IMV ServiceTrak Imaging X-Ray Cardiovascular Systems report.

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