July 28, 2008 - Del Global Technologies (Del Medical
Systems Group) is the exclusive provider for New Medical Imaging (NMI) of Taiwan of its Gemini family of full-field, portable DR flat panels in North and South America.

July 28, 2008 - Novare Surgical Systems said it successfully completed the first pediatric single port splenectomy, using RealHand HD instruments.

The patient, an 8-year-old boy from San Jose, CA, is doing very well and one day after his surgery was sitting up in his hospital bed playing games and prepping to go home the next day. The ‘hidden scar’ procedure was performed by Sanjeev Dutta, M.D., at Stanford’s Lucile Packard Children's Hospital and required only a single skin incision in the patient’s belly button.

July 28, 2008 - Bionix Radiation Therapy featured the Bionix Comfort Hold Thigh and Foot Positioner, its newest product in the line of comfortable patient positioning device, at AAPM.

The Comfort Hold Thigh Positioner is built with foam for increased patient comfort, consists of a dual channel riser to support the legs at a 115o bend at the knee and has a 3-inch riser for additional height.

July 28, 2008 - Orfit Industries America's Efficast thermoplastic mask, part of the Raycast High-precision Patient Immobilization/Positioning System, which applies a new technology for head, neck and shoulder immobilization systems used in radiation therapy, is on display at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) Exhibition from July 27-31.

The system is said to allow for less than 2 mm of movement by the patient. Orfit is also offering a hands-on demonstration of the system for the duration of the show at the George R. Brown Convention Center.

July 28, 2008 - Amicas entered into a new partnership with Arcadia Radiology Medical Group, a California-based radiology group, which will use Amicas’ Vision Series products in order to offer better service to patients and referring physicians.

Under the terms of the agreement, Arcadia will utilize AMICAS' Vision Series RIS, Vision Reach, Vision Series Financials and Insight Dashboards solutions. Vision Series RIS is designed to drive administrative staff productivity and revenue opportunities and offer robust scheduling, charge capture and workflow capabilities.

July 28, 2008 – Scientists have captured images of brain lesions similar to those found in Alzheimer’s disease using clinical-grade MRI in an animal model of the disease for the first time, according to research reported today at the Alzheimer's Association's 2008 International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease (ICAD 2008), in Chicago.

July 28, 2008 – Imaging Dynamics Company Ltd. (IDC) will be showcasing its X-Series Digital Radiography (DR) solutions at the AHRA 2008 this week in Denver, CO.

IDC will demonstrate its modular DR systems featuring its advanced CCD technology and latest Magellan software.

Bionix Radiation Therapy offers the Bionix Comfort Hold Thigh and Foot Positioner as part of its line of comfortable patient positioning devices.

The Comfort Hold Thigh Positioner is built with foam for increased patient comfort, consists of a dual channel riser to support the legs at a 115o bend at the knee and has a 3-inch riser for additional height.

Orfit Industries America's Efficast thermoplastic masks, part of the Raycast High-precision Patient Immobilization/Positioning System, apply a new technology for head, neck and shoulder immobilization systems used in radiation therapy.

Efficast masks have been engineered to provide sub-2 mm precision and reproducibility of the immobilization, while being thinner than other masks routinely used in radiation oncology departments. Thinner Efficast masks enable close contouring to the patients’ anatomy and an excellent skin sparing effect.

July 25, 2008 - MediVoice LLC, one of the first mobile voice-activation solutions for e-Health and e-Prescribing, has formed a strategic partnership with VisionTree, a provider of interactive, Web-based, patient-centered health record management and provider communication systems to integrate and market its mobile voice-activation solution with the VisionTree Optimal Care (VTOC) system.

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