September 17, 2007 — Nucletron recently announced the successful management buy-out from Delft Instruments, creating an independent company fully dedicated to radiation oncology.

September 17, 2007 — Agfa HealthCare, a provider of IT-enabled clinical workflow and diagnostic imaging solutions, announced that it has inked a second, five-year agreement to provide Enterprise PACS technology for the entire Florida Division of Adventist Health System.

September 17, 2007 — With a shared goal of improving breast cancer care in China and the U.S., the Aurora Breast MRI Society (ABMS) recently announced its collaboration with the China Medical Women’s Association (CMWA).

September 17, 2007 - Fingertip Formulary said its Fingertip Formulary Mobile, a free, simple to use formulary service application for Palm and Pocket PC PDAs, is now available.

September 17, 2007 — Novatrix Biomedical Inc. announced that it has formed a new company, Curexo Medical Inc. (CMI), with the acquisition of all assets of Integrated Surgical Systems Inc. (ISS).
Under the licensing agreement, Curexo Inc., will transfer all the assets acquired from ISS to CMI.
Curexo Medical Inc., located in Sacramento, California, retained the former officers and employees of ISS in order to facilitate rapid introduction of its surgical robotics system into the U.S. orthopedic market.

September 17, 2007 – The traditional long-sleeve, white smocks doctors wear have been banned under a new set of guidelines issued by the British Department of Health to combat healthcare-associated infections.

The package of rules not only includes guidance on clothing, but also new responsibilities for matrons, the isolation of patients who are infected, increased infection reporting, and asking all healthcare workers to wash their hands.

September 17, 2007 - Zotec Partners, a solutions firm providing proprietary medical billing services and licensed software to hospital-based physician specialty practices across the U.S., announced that Princeton Radiology of Princeton, NJ, has purchased the company’s full suite of products: Electronic Billing Center (EBC), EBC Decision Support, EZ Med Portal and Radiology Information Services (RIS) software for their private outpatient imaging centers.

September 17, 2007 - Royal Philips Electronics announced today that customers have again rated its Medical Systems division number one in overall service performance for Ultrasound All Systems, comprising Radiology/OB-Gyn and Cardiology instruments, in the annual IMV ServiceTrak surveys.

Virtual Imaging Inc. received clearance from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its new high-resolution digital acquisition system, FluoroPro, which reportedly provides a flexible and inexpensive solution without sacrificing features and performance.

The system consists of a high-resolution CCD camera, an image processor and interface kit. The camera is specifically designed for Fluoroscopic imaging and can reportedly be integrated to any image intensifier to provide excellent image quality in low light conditions.

The eXpedo XR SToR from Sorna Corp. is a compact, networked DICOM CD/DVD publishing system with integrated storage that is designed for use by imaging centers and women’s health centers requiring a highly intelligent automated system designed for a very small space.

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