September 18, 2007 - With a shared goal of improving breast cancer care in China and the U.S., the Aurora Breast MRI Society (ABMS) today announced its collaboration with the China Medical Women’s Association (CMWA).

September 18, 2007 – Varian Medical Systems has received FDA 510(k) clearance for a new high-definition multileaf collimator (MLC), the HD120 MLC, an ultra-fine beam shaping device for radiosurgery, optimized for targeting tumors and other abnormalities with high-dose stereotactic radiotherapy and radiosurgery.

September 18, 2007 - Varian Medical Systems, Inc. and BrainLAB announced at the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) meeting in San Diego, CA, that they have teamed up to create Novalis Tx, integrating radiosurgery technologies from both companies for imaging, treatment planning and treatment delivery.

September 19, 2007 - The Medipattern Corp., developer of computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) technologies for medical imaging recently announced the installation of its latest version of B-CAD.

September 18, 2007 - The ARIA Breast Imaging System, developed by Advanced Imaging Technologies, is a single, safe solution for enhanced imaging of dense breast tissue.
As the only FDA-cleared breast imaging and biopsy system that uses the diffractive properties of ultrasound combined with holography, the ARIA Breast Imaging System delivers high-contrast, highly detailed images of the tissue structure for improved diagnostic decision-making, according to the manufacturer.

September 18, 2007 - Nuance Communications Inc. today announced that Dragon NaturallySpeaking Medical 9 is reportedly helping to accelerate the adoption of Electronic Medical Records (EMR) across the healthcare industry.

September 18, 2007 - GE Healthcare Lunar will demonstrate unique technology to help physicians measure bone mineral density in children, as well as display systems to enable licensed medical practitioners to simultaneously assess body composition and ascertain fat distribution in adults, at the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) 29th Annual Meeting, Sept. 16 to Sept. 19, 2007, at the Hawaii Convention Center in Honolulu.

September 18, 2007 – Varian Medical Systems has received FDA 510(k) clearance for a new high-definition multileaf collimator (MLC), the HD120 MLC, an ultra-fine beam shaping device for radiosurgery, optimized for targeting tumors and other abnormalities with high-dose stereotactic radiotherapy and radiosurgery.

Novalis Tx integrates Varian's Trilogy Tx linear accelerator and new HD120 multi-leaf collimator offering 2.5 mm leaves for finer beam shaping.

September 17, 2007 — Scientific Vision Systems (SVS) announced introduction of the new SONY LMD-2450MD 24-inch medical flat panel LCD monitor.

The monitor is specifically designed for use in medical applications and delivers extremely precise color reproduction, high brightness, and high contrast images thanks to the super-wide aperture WUXGA LCD panels.

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