August 13, 2008 - Virginia Hospital Center will launch a $14 million new Hospital Information System (HIS) in 2009 from Siemens.

Siemens' health information solution, Soarian, will reportedly create efficiencies and orchestrate clinical best practices.

August 13, 2008 – Ion Beam Applications (IBA) and NeuroSurvival Technologies Ltd. (NST) today announced the signing of a collaboration agreement for radio-labeling and distributing APOSENSE [18F]-ML-10, NST’s novel agent for molecular imaging of apoptosis, to sites participating in multicenter clinical trials of APOSENSE [18F]-ML-10.

August 13, 2008 - Following a study published in the July 2008 issue of Clinical Lung Cancer, Accuray Inc. announced today that emerging clinical data continues to support CyberKnife radiosurgery for the treatment of lung cancer.

August 13, 2008 - The Elekta Axesse, which reportedly allows clinicians to treat cancer tumors more precisely and effectively throughout the entire body, has been added to the cancer treatment arsenal at Skagit Valley Hospital, Mount Vernon, WA.

August 13, 2008 - Manhattan Diagnostic Radiology said today that it will be the first imaging facility in Manhattan to offer positron emission mammography (PEM) in the fight against breast cancer.

This installation will provide Manhattan Diagnostic Radiology an increased ability to image and diagnose early-stage breast cancers, positively impacting cancer management. The leading-edge technology provides unprecedented metabolic resolution down to 1.5mm, said the facility.

August 13, 2008 - Philips Healthcare shipped the 100th GEMINI TF PET/CT to Little Rock Hematology & Oncology in Little Rock, AK.

Philips GEMINI TF is reportedly the first commercially available time-of-flight PET/CT system. Advantages of time-of-flight technology have been demonstrated in research environments, but Philips is the first healthcare technology provider to translate these benefits into a PET/CT solution for consistent and reliable clinical use, according to the company.

August 12, 2008 – The new LumitexMD “BRICK” medical grade light source from Lumitex Medical Devices Inc. provides bright white light reportedly for excellent surgical site visualization in a small, portable, affordable package.

August 12, 2008 - Dassault Systems SolidWorks Corp. said today a new surgical device designed in SolidWorks 3D CAD software provides the precision of a scalpel and the bleeding control of traditional electrosurgery without causing heat damage to surrounding tissues.

PEAK Surgical Inc.'s PEAK PlasmaBlade 4.0, a low-temperature surgical cutting and coagulation tool that is part of the PEAK Surgery System, was recently granted clearance by the FDA.

August 12, 2008 – Imaging Dynamics Co. Ltd announced today that Doctors Hospital at Renaissance (DHR) In Edinburg, TX has begun several planned IDC installations with the purchase of IDC’s 1600 Plus X-Series DR system with the X3C detector.

The 437-bed complete acute care facility plans to use the DR system to conduct chest X-rays for surgery pre-screening.

August 12, 2008 - Swissray International Inc. today announced a three-year dual-source contract with Adventist Health System that will provide Swissray’s digital radiography systems to Adventist Health System members.

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