Nucletron said the FDA cleared its Oncentra Brachy, a comprehensive volume-based treatment planning solution designed to optimize cancer treatment planning with brachytherapy.

Gammex Inc.’s 507 Rotational Therapy Phantom is designed to meet the daily quality assurance requirements associated to any type of radiation therapy delivery system that delivers dose rotationally and in a continuous manner.

August 18, 2008 - IntelliDOT Corp. said today Halifax Regional Medical Center, a 206-bed hospital in Roanoke Rapids, NC, has implemented IntelliDOT Bedside Medication Administration (IntelliDOT BMA).

The company said the IntelliDOT BMA integrates with the hospital’s existing MEDITECH Client/Server Healthcare Information System (HIS).

August 18, 2008 - ETEX Corp. launched EquivaBone, a bone graft substitute that remodels and is replaced with new bone during the healing process.

EquivaBone is a proprietary combination of osteoinductive Demineralized Bone Matrix (DBM) and ETEX’s osteoconductive nanocrystalline calcium phosphate. ETEX now offers reportedly the first combination product that is both moldable and injectable and sets hard once implanted. In addition, osteoinductivity of the DBM is certified after sterilization, by lot, for the entirety of shelf life.

August 18, 2008 – Maximus, a business unit of leading infusion therapy firm Medegen Inc., said today it entered into a marketing agreement with C.R. Bard, with Medegen’s MaxPlus Clear needleless access connector now included in peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) kits sold by Bard Access Systems.

August 18, 2008 - ProSolv CardioVascular, a FUJIFILM company, today released ProSolv CardioVascular 4.0, a new software release featuring a Web-based application for full viewing and reporting capabilities using Web communication protocols, secured via SSL, in addition to a Web URL single-click application download and installation for easier deployment.

August 18, 2008 – Maximus, a business unit of infusion therapy firm Medegen Inc., today announced as a result of a co-marketing agreement between C.R. Bard and Medegen, the MaxPlus ClearT needleless access connector will now be included in peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) kits sold by Bard Access Systems.

The LANTIS Oncology Information System by Siemens is a complete Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system, designed to be comprehensive in its design, simple to use and integrated at every level.

From the entry-level LANTIS systems, the modular design of the LANTIS OIS provides flexible, scalable solutions. Options include:

Supervisor – centralizing and managing patient, staff and location schedules

Digital photos and facts – importing digital images into the patient’s chart

BSD Medical Corp. will feature its BSD-2000/3D/MR cancer treatment system at ASTRO 2008, which has been adapted to treat children with cancer.

To accommodate the treatment of children, BSD has developed treatment applications specifically sized for small and medium-sized children and that are capable of delivering pediatric cancer therapy during simultaneous magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) during the treatment process.

SourceMedical has entered a partnership with Medical Web Technologies (MWT) to offer One Medical Passport to its Vision, AdvantX and SurgiSource customers. The SourcePlus Medical Passport will allow facilities using SourceMedical applications the ability to have their patients complete their own registration and preoperative medical history securely via the Internet.

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