August 20, 2007 — The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins Medicine is adding an Elekta Synergy S system to its Leksell Gamma Knife capability. A Stereotactic Center of Excellence, Johns Hopkins aims to fight cancer with both intracranial and extracranial resources for whole-body cancer treatment with the addition of Elekta Synergy S this fall.

Elekta Synergy S integrates high-resolution beam shaping, precise target localization, organ motion control and 3D imaging into one package, taking stereotactic radiosurgery and radiotherapy to a new level.

August 20, 2007 — SecureWorks, a managed security services provider safeguarding 1,800 clients, has seen a 57 percent increase in the number of attempted attacks directed toward its healthcare clients by Internet hackers.

Attempted attacks have increased from an average of 5,900 per healthcare client per day in the last half of 2006 to an average of 9,300 per healthcare client per day in the first half of 2007 according to the company.

August 20, 2007 — Operating under the same tracking principles as a Global Positioning System in a car or cell phone, GPS for the Body system is now available at Penn's Department of Radiation Oncology.

This system offers cancer patient's real-time tracking of the prostate gland during radiation treatment with IMRT or intensity-modulated radiation therapy. Penn is the only institution in Philadelphia to offer this new technology.


White boards and charts? Who has the time? Missing the notation of the length of a laceration? Why lose eligible billing? Unsure of a certain allergy or drug interaction in a critical care situation? Get all the reimbursement you can! Emergency department information systems (EDIS) are taking some of the stress, danger and documenting mistakes caused by an intense work environment out of emergency departments around the country.

Everyone needs a certain amount of body fat to stay healthy. Too little or too much can cause serious health problems. But most patients who put
themselves on a diet are seldom aware that part of their weight loss could signal a loss of muscle tissue rather than body fat.

Opened in 1952, Wilkes Regional Medical Center is owned by the town of North Wilkesboro, N.C. and is today a 130-bed hospital with a 10-bed skilled nursing unit on the main campus. Offsite outpatient facilities include a Dialysis Center, Home Care and Hospice and a state-of-the-art Rehabilitation and Wellness Center. Wilkes Regional’s comprehensive healthcare services include cardiology, diagnostic imaging, emergency medicine, gastroenterology, intensive care, internal medicine, neurology, general and vascular surgery, urology and women’s services.

August 20, 2007 - Varian Medical Systems has received FDA 510(k) clearance for a "smart" radiotherapy treatment planning tool that will reportedly enable clinicians to significantly reduce the amount of time needed to plan advanced treatments, including intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT).

August 20, 2007 - Operating under the same tracking principles as a global positioning system, the Calypso 4D Localization System, a GPS for the Body, is now available from PENN Medicine’s Department of Radiation Oncology, offering cancer patient's real-time tracking of the prostate gland during radiation treatment with IMRT or intensity-modulated radiation therapy.

August 20, 2007 - EDAP TMS S.A., a provider of High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) treatment of prostate cancer, is currently conducting clinical investigations in France under an approved clinical trial combining the company's Ablatherm-HIFU device with chemotherapy, using docetaxel.

The study is a primary treatment therapy program for men suffering from clinically localized but aggressive high risk prostate cancer typically classified as stage T2c. The study began in late 2006 and will enroll a total of 30 men, of which more than 10 have already been treated.

The AutoPulse is ZOLL’s revolutionary, automated chest compression system which can document, store and upload device and patient data.
Its unique, load-distributing LifeBand squeezes a wide surface area of the chest, helping to move more blood, more effectively than is possible with human hands.
As a result, victims receive consistent, high-quality chest compressions that not only improve blood flow but also minimize no-flow time.
AutoPulse is completely compatible with ZOLL’s defibrillators and electrode systems.

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