Medical Business Systems, a healthcare software company focusing on radiation therapy sector, will feature its flagship product, Iridium Suite, at ASTRO 2008.

Iridium is a medical billing software solution that focuses specifically on radiation
oncology. Designed by radiation oncology billers, the software is designed to enhance workflow by streamlining the billing process and minimize the administrative work. The System comes with auditing and reporting tools, allowing clinicians to evaluate how their hospitals/clinics efficiently work and bill.

August 26, 2008 – Using a modified form of magnetic resonance imaging, doctors may now be able to test for early diagnosis of osteoarthritis (OA), scientists from New York reported today at the 236th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society.

August 25, 2008 – MedQuist announced the launch of PhysAssist IQ Web, powered by IQMax Inc., a mobile platform that enables physicians to streamline their daily workflow by putting their rounds list, schedule and patient clinical information in the palm of their hand.

The platform allows physicians to document each encounter at the point of care by using multiple wireless devices (such as "flip" phones, Smartphones, PDAs and Tablet/PCs).

August 26, 2008 – After Canon U.S.A. unveiled the Canon CXDI-60G, its new digital radiography (DR) system at AHRA, Canon Europe announced the system is now available in Europe.

August 25, 2008 - Philips will lead a new European Union (EU) funded research project called "euHeart," which uses computer models of the heart as simulation tools for doctors to predict outcomes.

August 25, 2008 - The Focused Ultrasound Surgery Foundation will host an international symposium dedicated to the current and future use of magnetic resonance guided focused ultrasound surgery (MRgFUS), a therapeutic technology for treating a variety of medical conditions including cancer, neurological disorders and uterine fibroids.

Physicians at Arizona Heart Institute (AHI), a center purely dedicated to cardiovascular surgery and endovascular procedures (3,000 vascular and endovascular procedures per year), relies on the Boomerang system from Cardiva vascular closure for 70 to 80 percent of its cases.

Medtronic's Melody Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve and Ensemble Transcatheter Delivery System treats patients requiring congenital pulmonary heart valve replacement.

August 25, 2008 - CMS Inc., an Elekta Company, has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its new Atlas-Based Autosegmentation (ABAS) solution, designed to reduce the amount of time spent creating and editing patient contours.

August 25, 2008 – MeDiSol reports it is bundling QUBYX PerfectLum calibration software, including support for Matrox Xenia DLC technology, with MeDiSol VIEWMEDIC displays.

The combination of Matrox boards with MeDiSol displays and QUBYX calibration software offers an integrated DICOM preset for accurate grayscale curve and medical approval according to EN60601-1 and EN60601-1-2.
Quality assurance monitoring and reportedly precise calibration is provided via QUBYX PerfectLum software, which conforms to standards such as DICOM, AAPM and DIN over time.

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