Varian will show at ASTRO its Novalis Tx system, which integrates its Trilogy Tx linear accelerator and new HD120 multi-leaf collimator offering 2.5 mm leaves for finer beam shaping. The Novalis Tx radiosurgical instrument will use a variety of standard and configurable options including Varian’s On-board Imager device, the BrainLAB ExacTrac X-Ray 6D room mounted X-Ray imaging system, BrainLAB iPLAN treatment planning software as well as Varian's Eclipse treatment planning and ARIA information management software.

The ProVision Workstation is designed to streamline radiology workflow through its one-click access of the Cerner Multimedia Foundation, a single repository for all types of images across multiple care venues.

The system is part of Cerner’s suite of radiology solutions including Integrated Digital Dictation and ProVision Web for integration with the electronic medical record.

The CyberKnife System aims to deliver high-dose, hypofractionated radiosurgery treatments.
Using robotic technologies and continual image guidance, the CyberKnife System aims to deliver targeting accuracy with the ability to automatically correct for intra-fraction target motion without interrupting treatment or having to reposition the patient.

hilips has introduced new disposable adult ECG leadwire electrodes designed to be easy to use and to allow patient monitoring products to assist in the prevention of cross-contamination.

The recently FDA-cleared ARTISTE linear accelerator from Siemens Medical has recently gone clinical in three prominent cancer centers around the world, according to Siemens. Dozens of patients have been treated to date at MAASTRO Clinic in the Netherlands, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) in Heidelberg, Germany, and Baton Rouge General’s Pennington Cancer Center in Louisiana.

TQA, or Tomo Quality Assurance, from TomoTherapy Inc. is reportedly the first integrated, machine-specific quality assurance (QA) solution to be offered by a radiation therapy vendor. The TQA application streamlines the collection — and simplifies the review — of data used to monitor radiation therapy equipment and procedures. All TQA data can be exported for third-party validation.

The FDA has granted clearance for GE Healthcare’s newest positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) scanner, which is part of GE’s Discovery family of scanners designed to enable earlier detection and monitoring of disease with advanced molecular imaging technology in both hardware and software.

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.

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