Candelis will demonstrate the iMed-Stor 300, a dedicated DICOM-compliant archive appliance engineered specifically to provide secure, cost-effective management of digital medical images and studies for standalone molecular imaging operations, including private practices, hospital departments, imaging centers and multi-physician clinics using a single imaging modality.

Candelis' ImageGrid Integrated Radiology and Mammography Workstation is a “5-headed,” thin-client appliance PC, specifically designed for radiology and mammography applications.

Candelis' complete series of advanced monochrome and color displays ranges from 1 megapixel (MP), 2MP, 3MP and 5MP models, and is designed for its ImageGrid and other radiology workstations.

Candelis's iMed-Stor 300 is a dedicated DICOM-compliant archive appliance engineered specifically to provide secure, cost-effective management of digital medical images and studies for stand-alone imaging operations, including private practices, hospital departments, imaging centers and multi-physician clinics using a single imaging modality.

Candelis' new ImageGrid Advanced Radiology Web Viewer features Multi-Planar Reformatting (MPR) and Maximum Intensity Projection (MIP) capabilities, customized hanging protocols and series linking.

Barco's Coronis Fusion 6MP DL is a PACS display system designed to further enhance flexibility and productivity in diagnostic imaging.

Providing a full suite of advanced 3D analysis tools, Ziostation is based on thin-client architecture that requires no proprietary or specialized hardware components. It also does not necessitate a separate standalone workstation to supplement its functionality. The Ziostation is reportedly highly scalable with unified architecture including the ability to load-balance case processing.

October 20, 2008 – TomoTherapy Inc. said it has signed a letter of intent with Hitachi Medical Corp. (HMC) to distribute the im treatment system in Japan.

Terms of the agreement between TomoTherapy and HMC are being finalized. The partnership between TomoTherapy and Hitachi Medical Corporation is expected to commence by the end of 2008.

For more information: www.tomotherapy.com

October 20, 2008 — In response to a successful data collection effort by the National Oncologic PET Registry (NOPR) showing that positron emission tomography (PET) scans help save the lives of thousands of cancer patients annually, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is weighing an expansion of coverage of PET for all types of cancer.

October 20, 2008 - The Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (SDMS) has recognized Cindy Rapp, Medipattern's vice president of Clinical Program Development, as the 2008 recipient of the Joan P. Baker Pioneer Award, for research that establishes that ultrasound technology can be used to differentiate breast lesions as benign or malignant.

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