January 31, 2008 - Starion Instruments today said it has extended worldwide distribution of its proprietary tissue welding technology with physicians in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia now using the instruments for a wide variety of surgical procedures.

January 30, 2008 - In a study to determine safe dosages of the isotope astatine-211 for treating patients with recurring brain tumors, researchers found that not only was the isotope's potency sufficient to kill residual cancer cells without damaging sensitive healthy brain cells, but the patients experienced longer survival rates.


Making a large initial investment in a storage archive solution is usually not a priority for facilities strapped for capital budgets. Still, there is increased pull for general digital imaging and archiving solutions.

February 1, 2008 - TomoTherapy Inc. began shipping version 3.1 of its TomoTherapy Hi-Art treatment system, said to be a faster version of its image-guided, intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IG-IMRT) that includes new software and hardware features aimed at enhancing clinical productivity and system usability, and is expected to increase patient throughput.

January 30, 2008 - Imaging Dynamics Company Ltd. (IDC) announced today that for the third consecutive quarter it received highest ranking in user satisfaction for its digital detector radiography systems among 11 vendors in the January 2008 Intelligence Report by MD Buyline, (www.mdbuyline.com), an independent healthcare market research firm.

January 31, 2008 - NovaRad Corp. marked the largest number of PACS and RIS contracts and installations in a single year, completing 124 installations that included 87 PACS and 37 RIS installs, located in the U.S. and abroad.

NovaPACS is enterprise-level PACS designed to offer fast image retrieval, full-feature viewer with intuitive interface, and 7-year onsite archive with offsite emergency back up. Full screen viewing, menus and mouse-based functions are available and referring physicians have complete access to images and reports from any computer.

January 30, 2008 - University of Alberta researchers in Edmonton, Canada, have developed a portable unit for genetic testing about the size of a shoebox, which has the same capability as a lab full of expensive equipment.

The device - along with other, even smaller units the team is now in the process of developing - paves the way for enormous savings to health-care systems and will improve care for patients. A wide variety of genetic tests that are available but not often used because their cost is prohibitive will become cheap, fast and easily accessible.

January 30, 2008 - Shepard Medical Products yesterday announced its new blog Web site CareMates Infection Protection, an online public health news service underwritten by Shepard Medical and their CareMates brand.

The blog can be accessed at www.care-mates.com/Blog/. The blog was created as a resource to healthcare professionals, health media, and the general public for the latest international news and original articles on communicable and infectious diseases.

January 30, 2008 - Little Company of Mary Hospital and Health Care Centers in Evergreen Park, IL, has announced it will offer a new clinical study by Xoft using electronic brachytherapy for the treatment of early stage breast cancer, which involves the delivery of a safer form of radiation to breast cancer patients that will reduce the average treatment time from seven weeks to just one week.

January 30, 2008 - The Temperature Product Group of Measurement Specialties (MEAS), created by the combination of BetaTHERM Sensors and the organization formerly known as YSI Temperature, announced this month it obtained CE Marking of Conformity.

This certificate covers the 400 Series Probes, which are used in hospitals and medical clinics worldwide and are considered an industry standard. The probes are reusable, general-purpose skin surface temperature probes.

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