March 18, 2008 – A special type of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can depict changes in blood volume in the brain that often precede cancerous transformation of brain tumors, according to a new study published in the April issue of the journal Radiology.

March 24, 2008 – Nucletron will be running a series of “Essentials in Brachytherapy” workshops across North American, starting next month in Quebec City.

The full-day CAMPEP, MDCB and ASRT accredited workshops are for radiation oncologists, medical physicists, dosimetrists, oncology nurses and institutions specializing in brachytherapy looking to expend their current treatment offerings and those interested in learning about brachtherapy as a treatment option for breast, gynecologic, prostate, head and neck, and skin cancer.

March 24, 2008 - The American public believes doctors and physicians would do a good job running hospitals in their community and they want doctors to make decisions about patient care and how hospitals are run, according to a survey conducted by Lake Research Partners.

The survey also indicated that Americans believe doctors should be allowed to own hospitals where they work and that Congress ought to vote to allow this practice to continue.

March 24, 2008 – AdvanDx received Frost and Sullivan’s 2008 Technology Innovation of the Year Award in the field of rapid in-vitro molecular diagnostic technology with its PNA FISH, which is used by hospitals to quickly identify bloodstream pathogens in hours instead of days.

The rapid PNA FISH results enable laboratories to report critical information to physicians and pharmacists earlier to ensure optimal therapy and help reduce mortality rates for patients afflicted with bloodstream infections, the company said.

March 24, 2008 - Varian Medical Systems has formed a council of leading cancer centers in North America and Europe to further the development of clinical protocols using its RapidArc radiotherapy technology for fast and precise cancer treatments.

March 24, 2008 - Toshiba America Medical Systems installed its 500th Vantage 1.5T MR system at Jefferson Regional Medical Center (JRMC) in Pine Bluff, AR, looking to use the system for orthopedic, head and abdomen imaging.

March 24, 2008 – Siemens officially released the new Biograph 40 TruePoint PET-CT system and celebrated the first installation, offering high-definition PET technology designed to provide consistently sharper and clearly defined images across the entire field of view, according to the company.

March 24, 2008 - Midwestern State University awarded iCRco Inc. a multi-unit CR contract, and has already installed two of the new units in the new computed radiography rooms in the laboratory of the radiologic science program.

March 24, 2008 - E-Z-EM Inc. stockholders voted in favor of a merger agreement providing for the acquisition of the company by Bracco Diagnostics Inc., the U.S.-based subsidiary of Bracco Imaging S.p.A and part of the Bracco Group.

March 21, 2008 - The Premier healthcare alliance said yesterday it is expanding its relationship with Alegent Health using the SafetySurveillor in five Nebraska and Iowa hospitals to prevent healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and optimize antibiotic use, protecting patients and reducing hospital costs.

Premier said more than 200 hospitals have selected the Web-based system to enhance patient care, making SafetySurveillor one of the most widely adopted infection control solution over the past 12 months.

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