CIVCO Medical Solutions' new Individual Head Support is said to provide customized head and neck positioning during radiation therapy treatment and diagnostic procedures. Using specially shaped impression foam combined with fabric-coated thermoplastic, the Individual Head Support gives clinicians the power to customize position and support to each patient.

CIVCO Medical Solutions' RFSuite of tools is a comprehensive tracking and verification system that reportedly improves workflow and quality assurance.

The system utilizes RF technologies giving you the ability to track patients, charts, film folders and positioning devices as well as facilitating accessory verification on the linac table.

CIVCO Medical Solutions is introducing the new CIVCO SBRT Body-Lok. The modular CIVCO Body-Lok system functions as a base for indexable patient positioning, reportedly secure immobilization and patient transport. The modular nature of the product is said to make it adaptable to the individual department’s technology and needs.

July 18, 2008 - Misonix Inc. said it received 510(k) clearance from the FDA to market its Sonatherm 600i High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (“HIFU”) Soft Tissue Ablation System in the U.S., which will be used to ablate certain soft tissue lesions, excluding the prostate gland, in general surgery.

July 18, 2008 – 3M Health Care and Greystone Pharmaceuticals Inc. have entered into an exclusive, worldwide license agreement for wound care products using Greystone’s patented PHI technology, a proprietary formulation that aids in the management of hard-to-heal wounds.

LinaTech is expanding its Topslane brand to the U.S. Topslane’s WiMRT Treatment Planning System (Whole body IMRT) as it aims to make complex radiation treatment planning and communication simpler and more seamless for the dosimetrist, physicist and oncologist.

July 17, 2008 - TeraMedica Healthcare Technology penned a deal with Hyland Software to offer its OnBase enterprise content management (ECM) solution designed to allow instant access to medical images such as X-rays and MRI scans or cardiology exams through an electronic health information record.

This joint solution aims to provide an enterprise approach enabling a comprehensive clinical view to the resident EMR system by enabling caregivers to easily view and share medical data.

July 17, 2008 - GE Healthcare’s iodixanol, an isosmolar contrast medium, shows lower incidence of elevated serum creatinine (SCr) or decreased glomerular filtration rate (GFR) than iopromide, according to a study written by a team of physicians and researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina, and published in “Radiology”, a peer-reviewed journal for the field of radiology.

The study included 117 patients with decreased renal function, defined as SCr>1.5 mg/mL or GFR

July 17, 2008 — The American College of Radiology (ACR) has been awarded a three-year contract from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to serve as the accrediting organization for all VA hospital radiation oncology facilities nationwide.

The 33 VA facilities will go through the ACR accreditation process over the next three years.

July 16, 2008 - Orthoview today announced that its orthopedic templating software has been selected for use throughout the Caritas Christi Health Care network of acute care hospitals in New England.

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