September 9, 2008 - Two new FUJIFILM Computed Radiography (FCR) systems – FCR XL-2 and FCR XC-2 - are customized to meet the imaging needs of private practices, including orthopedic, chiropractic, internal medicine and urgent care facilities, and are now available.
Both systems include enhancements to the previous generation of Fujifilm’s digital x-ray systems, delivering superior image quality and enhanced throughput in a compact design, making them ideal for any private practice.

Abbott Vascular will showcase its XIENCE V Everolimus Eluting Coronary Stent System, indicated for the treatment of coronary artery disease.

According to the company, the FDA approved XIENCE V based, in large part, on superior results from the 1,002 patient SPIRIT III U.S. pivotal clinical trial, in which XIENCE V demonstrated statistical superiority to TAXUS on the study's primary endpoint of in-segment late loss (vessel renarrowing) at eight months, with a statistically significant 50 percent reduction (mean, 0.14 mm for XIENCE V vs. 0.28 mm for TAXUS).

September 9, 2008 – TomoTherapy and Vision RT jointly developed AlignRT 3D imaging technology for the Hi·Art platform and will present the solution at the annual meeting of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) in Boston, MA., Sept. 21-25, 2008.

September 9, 2008 - Two new Fujifilm Computed Radiography (FCR) systems – FCR XL-2 and FCR XC-2 - are customized to meet the imaging needs of private practices, including orthopedic, chiropractic, internal medicine and urgent care facilities, and are now available.

September 9, 2008 - Lantheus Medical Imaging Inc. issued a statement assuring regulatory authorities, key customers and partners that they will continue to receive supply of molybdenum-99 (Mo-99), the parent isotope of Technetium-99m (Tc-99m) in their TechneLite generators, during the current global isotope shortage and will continue to fulfill preexisting standing orders and try to meet additional demands during this critical time.

September 9, 2008 – Radiologists in the U.S. have had an average salary of more than $400,000 and have the highest percentage of filled residency positions among U.S. graduates at 88.7 percent, reported a study on primary care shortage linked with salary disparities.

The new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests that salary disparities play a major role in the shortage, and that the nation’s shortage of primary care physicians has been linked to a host of poor health outcomes.

September 9, 2008 - Siemens Healthcare has received FDA 510(k) market clearance for the Ysio, a new generation digital radiography system with a wireless detector (wi-D) for maximum positioning flexibility.

September 9, 2008 - Merge Healthcare today announced that Metro Imaging, a St. Louis-area network of five freestanding centers, is among several imaging centers successfully using its RIS and PACS to help streamline operations in response to Medicare reimbursement declines associated with the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005.

September 9, 2008 – Aptium Oncology, which develops hospital-based outpatient cancer centers, will inaugurate the Aptium Oncology GI Cancer Consortium (AGICC), a consortium that aims to speed the process of finding and efficiently testing active new compounds for patients with gastrointestinal cancers, enabling useful drugs to reach the market more quickly.

September 9, 2008 – Nucletron will introduce its latest innovation in image-guided adaptive brachytherapy for cervical cancer at the ESTRO 2008 conference in Gothenburg, Sweden Sept. 14-18 and one week later, at ASTRO 2008 in Boston, Sept. 21-25, 2008.

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