Philips Healthcare has developed a hand-held ultrasound with reportedly advanced imaging quality. The CX50 CompactXtreme hand-held ultrasound system is set to commercially release in the fourth quarter of 2008.
Primarily designed for echocardiography, the CX50 was made with many of the same features from Philips’ iE33 echocardiography system, providing clinicians a portable ultrasound that can be used for diagnosis, according to Philips.

September 3, 2008 - US Oncology Inc. launched Innovent Oncology, a service division that offers a first-time opportunity for oncologists and health plans to work together through integrated programs designed specifically for the complexity of cancer care.

September 3, 2008 - Aurora Imaging Technology Inc. said its Aurora 1.5Tesla Dedicated Breast MRI System is now available to patients in northern Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire at Aurora Breast MRI of Beverly Hospital.

As molecular imaging transitions from undercard modality to mainstream tool in diagnostic imaging, the reality of personalized healthcare appears to be on the horizon. An increasing limelight placed on the modality has attracted both investors and new companies, leading to significant milestones in R&D and thus fulfilling the promise of “true” personalized medicine.

If you look across the total oncology enterprise at most institutions today, you will discover a limited approach to enterprise-wide integration of oncology information management systems (OIMS).

One of the primary goals of radiation therapy of the prostate is maximizing dose delivery to the actual cancerous tissue and minimizing radiation exposure to healthy tissue and to insure that the cancer is continuously hit throughout treatment.


With the development of 3D-CRT, IMRT, stereotactic approaches and other advanced forms of radiation therapy, imaging has become increasingly important in the field of radiation oncology.

While the DRA has cut short the burgeoning growth of imaging services, particularly those offered by outpatient centers, it also presents other players in the imaging value chain with new opportunities.

September 4, 2008 - Minutes after the industry’s newest PACS blog, called PACS-aholic (PACS-aholic.blogspot.com), went live today, it made home-page news on “Dalai’s PACS Blog,” a favorite blog amongst radiologists and hosted by Sam Friedman, M.D., a radiologist based in South Carolina.

Dr. Friedman noted that, “Being sort of a PACS-aholic myself, I'm looking forward to some great information and entertainment. Good luck, and welcome to the blogosphere, kids!”

September 3, 2008 - IntraOp will discuss at ASTRO 2008 the recent results of the study which found that a single dose of Intraoperative electron radiotherapy (IOERT) delivered in a single day may be equivalent to six weeks of standard, daily radiation for breast cancer patients.

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