S&S Technology will showcase the MSV00 DVS DI, a solution to comparing digital images to previous analog mammography images. Mammography films are placed on the horizontal motorized viewer directly above the monitors. The motorized film belt accommodates either (400) 24 x 30 cm or (600) 18 x 24 cm films.

The challenge in radiation therapy is to deliver the optimal amount of dose with enough precision to avoid damaging healthy surrounding tissue. Add to that, the reimbursement pressures of a fiscally tight healthcare environment that forces clinicians to put a premium on patient throughput, and the window of accuracy narrows. Balancing speed and accuracy in treating patients with radiation therapy requires professionals with critical thinking and strategic planning skills who can fuse art with science.

Contouring dose with pinpoint, multidimensional accuracy, targeting a tumor without damaging surrounding tissue and destroying a tumor in one radiation session is still a lofty goal in radiation therapy, and rarely attainable. For years, radiation oncologists and physicists have longed for technology to match their need for imaging and radiation delivery methods that hit all of these objectives.

For the Memphis, TN-based Baptist Centers for Cancer Care’s Radiation Oncology Center (BCCC ROC), providing high-quality cancer treatment and customer service translates to not only leading the local and regional pack clinically, competitively and technologically but also consistently.

September 4, 2008 - Merge Healthcare launch its Managed Services initiative, the Merge Off Site Disaster Recovery, which provides HIPAA compliant back up of radiology images and information.

September 4, 2008 – In the largest-ever study to compare molecular breast imaging (MBI) to mammography, researchers have shown that MBI can detect three times as many cancers in women who have dense breast patterns on their mammogram and are at increased risk of breast cancer.

September 4, 2008 – St. Elizabeth, in Cincinnati, OH, which serves more than 300 stroke patients annually, is the first community hospital in the U.S. to install the Aquilion ONE 320-slice CT system from Toshiba America Medical Systems in an ER setting.

he Powerheart AED G3 is designed with Rescue Ready technology that self-checks all main components daily. The device customizes the appropriate energy level for each patient and features pacemaker detection, non-committed shock and synchronized shock technology. All critical patient event data can be downloaded.

Xoft Inc. recently received FDA clearance for applicators to be used with the Axxent Electronic Brachytherapy System for the treatment of endometrial cancer.
Previously cleared for accelerated treatment of early stage breast cancer, the Axxent System, a proprietary technology platform designed to deliver localized, non-radioactive, isotope-free radiation treatment in minimally shielded clinical settings, also recently received expanded FDA clearance for use in the treatment of other cancers or conditions where radiation therapy is indicated.

August 2008

Elekta will debut its eXtend program, a complete system for extending the utilization of Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion, at ASTRO 2008.
Providing cross-functional advantages in both stereotactic radiosurgery and stereotactic radiation therapy, the rigid carbon-fiber construction of the extend frame provides maximum stability, reportedly enabling the most accurate, noninvasive localization available. Physicians can choose a noninvasive fixation method for targets where treatment accuracy is still crucial, but not paramount.

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