The PEM Flex Solo II, by Naviscan PET Systems, images small body parts such as breasts and hands with optimized PET technology.

Patented immobilization of the body part, using gentle compression, together with advanced photonics and image processing, reportedly produce images of exceptional clarity with 1.5 - 2 mm intrinsic resolution.

October 26, 2007 - IsoRay Medical Inc. will feature its new brand campaign for its existing proprietary Cesium-131 prostate cancer brachytherapy seed at ASTRO 2007.

Under the name Proxcelan, IsoRay Medical Inc. is expanding the marketing of its Cesium-131 seeds used in low dose radiation (LDR) permanent brachytherapy for prostate cancer. The reportedly fast-acting, high energy medical isotope has demonstrated strong clinical results and is being heralded as the first leap forward in seed brachytherapy in 20 years.

October 26, 2007 - The CIVCO C-Qual is a breastboard which provides the latest in IGRT-enabling design with an emphasis on patient comfort. The low-attenuating properties of the C-Qual provide a uniform treatment zone, reportedly ideal for the imaging demands of IGRT.

October 26, 2007 - GE Healthcare will feature its LightSpeed, Discovery VCT, PET VCAR. AdvantageSIM MD and Signa MR scanners at ASTRO 2007.

Both multi-slice, wide-bore CT scanners, the LightSpeed RT and RT 16 offer ample wide-bore capacities, thin, high-resolution multi-slice imaging, 4D retrospective respiratory gating capability and advanced oncology applications that simplify radiation therapy planning.

October 26, 2007 - Isodose Control’s Flexitron is a remote afterloading system, developed “from scratch” with more than 100 practical and important safety improvements, according to its manufacturer.

The Flexitron comes with newly designed applicators as well as reportedly simple and fast brachytherapy planning.
The new design presents strong safety improvements based on ICRP Journal recommendations about different errors and mis-administrations carried out with currently available technology.

October 26, 2007 - 3M and Zargis Medical Corp., a spin-off from Siemens Corporate Research and a majority-owned subsidiary of Speedus Corp. recently announced a multi-year marketing agreement involving Zargis' heart sound analysis software and 3M Littmann's next-generation electronic stethoscope.

October 26, 2007 – Masimo reported that multiple independent and objective clinical studies and a case study were presented at the 2007 American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) Annual Meeting in San Francisco (Oct. 13-17) focused on the benefits of Masimo's noninvasive patient monitoring.

October 26, 2007 - The Mattson Jack Group Inc. today released its Comorbidity Database designed to help clients make strategic decisions based on an in-depth understanding of the importance of mutually exclusive and overlapping conditions.

The Comorbidity Database consists of two modules: Comorbidity Database - CNS 2.0, which focuses on mental health disorders, and Comorbidity Database - Med 2.0, which features a broad range of medical diagnoses and risk factors, excluding mental health disorders.

October 26, 2007 - A recent study of operating room and radiology directors conducted by VHA Inc., a national health care alliance, shows that VHA hospitals plan to purchase more than 5,500 pieces of equipment for use in operating rooms over the next 18 months and more than 1,400 pieces of imaging equipment over the same period.

October 26, 2007 - Codonics will display their complete image distribution solution, including the Virtua XR at ASTRO 2007.
From film to color paper, grayscale paper, CD and DVD, the Codonics multi-media solution reportedly gives hospitals and imaging centers a way to provide professional patient consultation tools to their referring physicians and market their practice.

To support treatment planning, Codonics’ photographic, edge-to-edge color images are reportedly less expensive than film.

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