September 25, 2008 – Cianna Medical introduced its new 6-1 Mini version of the SAVI applicator for delivery of radiation in breast conservation therapy at the 50th annual ASTRO meeting this week.

September 25, 2008 – Proton therapy (a specialized type of external beam radiation therapy using protons rather than X-rays to treat cancer) decreases the risk of patients developing a secondary cancer by two-fold, compared to being treated with standard photon radiation treatment, according to a first-of-its-kind study presented Sept. 22, 2008, at the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology’s 50th Annual Meeting in Boston.

September 23, 2008 – In response to the FDA approval of Covidien’s ANDA for generic Kit for the Preparation of Technetium Tc99m Sestamibi Injection, Lantheus Medical Imaging said it will compete with competitive pricing.

September 25, 2008 – According to Naviscan Inc., positron emission mammography, or PEM, which uses advanced metabolic imaging to detect breast tumors in the crucial early stages, is giving doctors a new tool to help women beat breast cancer.

The Naviscan PEM Flex Solo II reportedly can produce high-resolution images of 2 mm resolution, allowing physicians to visualize the presence of tumors the size of a grain of rice.

Sun Nuclear has built on the success of its original MapCHECK, by introducing MapCHECK 2, an IMRT quality assurance solution designed to offer more detectors, at this year’s ASTRO.

Cianna Medical's solution the 6-1 Mini version of the SAVI applicator, delivers radiation to the smallest of lumpectomy cavities in breast conservation therapy.

September 24, 2008 - iCRco Inc. with Coastal Medical Technologies Co., Ltd completed a multiunit CR installation at Thu Duc district Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Two new iCR3600 CR solutions combined with two iCRco iFilm CReators have been installed in the new Computed Radiography room in the radiology department.

September 24, 2008 – At ASTRO 2008, Varian Medical Systems featured its newly enhanced version of its RapidArc radiotherapy technology.

The enhanced version of RapidArc reportedly enables more versatile approaches for targeting large, irregularly shaped or awkwardly positioned tumors. It incorporates tools for planning and delivering IMRT treatments using one or more arcs, or multiple non-coplanar arcs, which are typically used for stereotactic radiosurgery.

September 24, 2008 - Philips Research and the University of Urbino (Urbino, Italy) this week signed a research agreement to study the encapsulation of magnetic nanoparticle contrast agents inside living blood cells to prolong the retention time of these agents in the blood.

September 24, 2008 - GE Healthcare’s satisfaction scores reflect significant improvements in customer perceptions of service quality in both MD Buyline’s second quarter 2008 customer satisfaction survey and IMV ServiceTrak’s 2008 report.

MD Buyline and ServiceTrak present independent analysis of service trends in industry and manufacturer ratings within each modality.

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