June 23, 2008 - iCAD Inc. said today it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase the principal assets of CAD Sciences, a privately held medical technology company based in White Plains, NY.

Under the terms of the agreement, iCAD will pay $2 million in cash and $3 million in shares of iCAD common stock.

June 20, 2008 - Tangent Inc. released a new Medix 1700SF computer, a lightweight, 17-inch, all-in-one, point-of-care PC that meets certifications for patient safety, is designed to withstand a harsh patient care environment.

Kimberly-Clark Health Care launched its new isolation gown portfolio at the Association for Professionals in Infection Control (APIC) Annual Conference held June 15-19 in Denver, CO.

Imaging control capabilities for 3D Conformal, Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT) and dynamic targeting for Image-Guided Radiotherapy (IGRT) are integrated in Varian’s 4D Integrated Treatment Console. The 4D console streamlines the front end of the treatment process by integrating controls of the linear accelerator, multi-leaf collimator (MLC) and electronic portal imagery into a single workstation. The system supports advanced imaging, including image acquisition.

June 20, 2008 - Gaia Power Technologies’ new PowerTower is a backup solution for ambulatory surgery centers that allows surgical facilities to meet emergency power requirements while reportedly saving space in the operating suite and eliminating standby generators.

June 20, 2008 – GE Healthcare IT said today Moses Cone Health System, a five-hospital system based in North Carolina, went live on the latest version 6.1 of GE’s Centricity Enterprise Solution.

“We selected Centricity Enterprise to provide an end-to-end continuum across our portfolio of GE products,” said John Jenkins, vice president and chief information officer, Moses Cone Health System. “Timely success could not have been achieved without our strong partnership with GE Healthcare, ensuring the success at every step in this journey.”

June 20, 2008 - Tangent Inc. released a new Medix 1700SF computer, a lightweight, 17-inch, all-in-one, point-of-care PC that meets certifications for patient safety, and is designed to withstand a harsh patient care environment.

June 20, 2008 – Kimberly-Clark Health Care launched its new isolation gown portfolio at the Association for Professionals in Infection Control (APIC) Annual Conference held June 15-19 in Denver, CO.

June 20, 2008 — iCAD Inc. has initiated a clinical study for Colon CAD, its virtual colonoscopy CAD product, in partnership with ACR Image Metrix, a subsidiary of the American College of Radiology (ACR), to assess the impact of Colon CAD on the accuracy of interpreting CT Colonography exams and the sensitivity of Colon CAD for detecting polyps.

June 20, 2008 – Earlier this week, the American College of Radiology (ACR) in conjunction with the Society of Gastrointestinal Radiologists (SGR) and the Society of Computed Body Tomography and Magnetic Resonance (SCBT-MR) informed the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) said that there is sufficient data and clinical evidence to support national coverage for CT colonography (CTC) as a screening tool for colorectal cancer and urged CMS to reimburse providers for this exam.

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