September 22, 2008 - A new study of breast cancer radiation treatment performed at 21st Century Oncology has found that Cianna Medical's SAVI applicator delivered excellent cosmetic results with minimal side effects, for women who had not qualified for breast conservation therapy using a previously available balloon device, according to the study.

September 22, 2008 - GE Healthcare demonstrated a new diagnostic tool for heart failure called SyncTool by Syntermed on its GE Xeleris 2 workstations at the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, Sept. 10-14, in Boston.

Siemens has two new treatment planning approaches, IM-RealART Solution and IM-Confident Plan.

September 18, 2008 - ENTrigue Surgical Inc. announced the commercial release of its initial SerpENT Articulating Instruments for ENT surgery that utilize a patented technology that enables instruments to bend around corners, reportedly resulting in less invasive and more efficient surgical procedures.

The company also plans to commercialize several additional unique solutions for ENT procedures, including products based on absorbable polymer technologies.

September 18, 2008 – The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) said today that the results of the National CT Colonography Trial, published in this week’s New England Journal of Medicine, demonstrate the vast benefits of virtual colonoscopy (VC) as an important tool for colon cancer screening.

September 18, 2008 - CT colonographic screening identified 90 percent of subjects with adenomas or cancers measuring 10 mm or more in diameter, in a study of asymptomatic adults entitled “Accuracy of CT Colonography for Detection of Large Adenomas and Cancers,” led by C. Daniel Johnson, M.D., of the Mayo Clinic.

These findings augment published data on the role of CT colonography in screening patients with an average risk of colorectal cancer. (ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT00084929 [ClinicalTrials.gov] ; American College of Radiology Imaging Network [ACRIN] number, 6664.)

September 18, 2008 –Xoft Inc., developer of the Axxent Electronic Brachytherapy System, said today it will launch the Axxent Xpress Mobile Electronic Brachytherapy Vehicles to expand and improve access to critical radiation therapy.

The announcement was made in advance of next week’s ASTRO 2008 show.

September 18, 2008 - Radiation Medical Group Inc. (RMG), San Diego, is the first U.S. center to use a new version of the SAVI applicator, the SAVI 6-1Mini applicator, which is designed to deliver radiation to small or hard-to-treat lumpectomy cavities, making a shorter, more convenient form of radiation therapy available to more women.

September 18, 2008 - Accuray Inc. said it is offering a new layout for the CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery System treatment vault that will enable installation of the system into most existing conventional gantry LINAC vaults.

With this new, smaller footprint, hospitals reportedly will be able to save hundreds of thousands of dollars or more on construction and shielding costs and begin treating patients more quickly.

September 18, 2008 - At ASTRO 2008, CoActiv will introduce its new EXAM-RT Archive, a digital viewing, archiving and retrieval platform for a full range of radiation therapy-related data, including CT images, cone beam images, CMS radiation therapy plans and DICOM-RT data files.

The new functionality supports all seven DICOM-RT extensions and for the first time reportedly enables digital storage in a single unified patient information file.

For more information: www.coactiv.com

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