July 31, 2008 - According to a recent study at the Mayo Clinic, a CT scanner called MiniCAT captures images at a dose nearly 10 to 12 times lower than conventional CT scanners.

July 31, 2008 – Hologic Inc. disclosed its third quarter fiscal 2008 operating results, reporting it reined in revenues totaling $429.5 million, a 124 percent increase compared to revenues of $191.5 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2007.

The surge in revenues was primarily attributable to the inclusion of approximately $191.5 million of revenues from the new product lines acquired in the merger with Cytyc Corporation on October 22, 2007.

July 30, 2008 - The International Brain Mapping and Intraoperative Surgical Planning Society (IBMISPS) presented GE Healthcare with the Society’s “Pioneer in Technology” award, rewarding GE’s leading role in the development and commercialization of image-guided technologies in healthcare.

The IBMISPS Pioneer Award is presented to companies and individuals who lead the fight for scientific excellence in research, development and education. IBMISPS now honors GE Healthcare for its excellence and efforts to promote the highest standards in technology development and patient care.

The Pelvis/Belly PLUS System from Bionix is designed to immobilize the patient while keeping patient comfort a major priority.

The Pelvis/Belly PLUS System is made with a comfortable foam design for added patient comfort and features a T-Form Multi-Treatment Base, also used with Prone Breast System.

It comes in three different abdomen sizes (small, medium, large), and allows for supine or prone positioning. The ruled edges are designed for better accuracy and alignment.

The Bionix Comfort Hold Thigh and Foot Positioner is the newest product in the line of patient positioning devices from Bionix.

The Comfort Hold Thigh Positioner aims for a comfortable foam. It consists of a dual channel riser to support the legs at a 115 degree bend at the knee.

The Comfort Hold Foot Positioner features foamed lined foot cups designed to provide additional comfort. It also features multiple positioning holes to allow the foot plate to move anterior or posterior to the patient in the supine position.

eHealth Global Technologies now offers its eHealthConnect online request service designed to streamline the process required for institutions to retrieve outside patient medical records for referred-in patients.

Radiology Oncology Systems Inc. announces it will be distributing the LinaTech/Topslane product line of treatment planning software and multi-leaf collimators for use with linear accelerator systems. LinaTech will be announcing its new product offerings at ASTRO 2008.

ROS is also the sales group for the TheraView electronic portal imaging and IGRT solution for TheraView’s U.S. distributor, Acceletronics Inc.

Varian Medical Systems will be exhibiting its complete line of hardware, software, and applicators for HDR and LDR brachytherapy, including the VariSource iX, GammaMedplus iX and the GammaMedplus 3/24 iX HDR afterloaders, the BrachyVision treatment planning system plus the Vitesse module for using transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) images as the basis for a prostate cancer treatment plan.

The ARIA oncology information system, which ranked #1 in the 2008 KLAS Report on Oncology IT Vendors, is a comprehensive software solution that manages all of a cancer clinic’s clinical and administrative activities. ARIA aggregates treatment records and digital images into a complete, oncology-specific EMR that does more than simply display information from a paper chart on a computer monitor. By consolidating medical records and images into an organized system, ARIA reportedly facilitates paperless department management and enhances workflow.

Varian’s Clinac and Trilogy medical linear accelerators are highly versatile radiotherapy treatment delivery machines that reportedly enable clinicians to pick the best treatment options from among a wide range of practical therapy choices. To enhance the effectiveness of radiotherapy treatments, Varian also offers real-time position management and exacting dose output — vital tools for achieving personalized cancer care and making cancer a manageable disease.

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