North American Scientific Inc.’s ClearPath is a
high-dose rate radiation treatment created for breast brachytherapy that aims to enhance current accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI) treatment options.
The company’s multichannel catheter system, which is inserted through a single incision, is designed to allow for low-dose or high-dose therapy. The ClearPath system reportedly offers physicians greater flexibility in treatment planning and dose optimization to the target region while minimizing exposure to nearby healthy tissue.

August 14, 2007 — Patient Care Technology Systems (PCTS) announced that over three million emergency and surgical department patient encounters have been managed collectively by the company's automatic tracking customers since PCTS installed its first automatic tracking system in 2000.

PCTS supports a national customer base of over 60 facilities and is a leading provider of emergency department information systems and automatic patient and asset tracking systems for emergency department, surgical service and enterprise-wide needs.

August 14, 2007 — Sprint and GE Healthcare announced today their collaboration to provide in-building wireless communications services to hospitals in North America. Patients, clinicians and hospital visitors will benefit from secure, reliable voice and data communications, supporting an environment conducive to higher levels of patient care.


Amid the disappointment and discontent with the budget-gouging Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) at least one alternative may turn out to be more dangerous in the long run.

As with any imaging modality, breast MR is known to have some limitations. Ironically, the very thing that makes MR attractive – its high level of detail – reveals myriad structures not visible on X-ray film, many of which befuddle even the most astute radiologists.

For the past two decades, breast cancer awareness has prompted women to take preventive measures that have helped them to beat the odds and live longer after initial diagnosis. But there is no complacency in the fight against breast cancer, and in just the last year, the industry has launched an arsenal of new diagnostic and therapeutic tools aimed specifically at defeating breast cancer.

If space is the final frontier, clearly Premiere Imaging Solutions (Oklahoma City) is way ahead of the game. With seven imaging centers and not a single radiologist on staff or on site, the busy imaging operation moves information across multiple dimensions to keep the wheels of business turning.


In spite of radiology’s rapid evolution to a digital world, many clinicians still rely heavily on film and most likely will continue doing so into the foreseeable future. To them, computer bytes do not yet serve as a substitute for hard copy.

Sourcing, evaluating, selecting and implementing software for any tasks can be one of the most frustrating and mind-boggling issues for clinicians and administrators alike – whether you’re an outpatient surgery center, imaging center or cancer center. Doctors and other clinicians want to focus their attention and time on serving patients at the expense of business decisions, which in today’s healthcare environment is more of a luxury than standard operating procedure.

August 14, 2007 – GlobalMedTek recently announced a revision of its Version 1.0 for its Medical Software Directory Database, providing free software in specialty, application and technology categories and giving access to over 500 vendors in an excess of 2,000 programs.

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