July 23, 2007 – Standard Imaging announced at AAPM the final release of RAy Film Dosimetry Software, a 3D solution for radiation treatment planning that compares 2D and 3D image datasets as well as dose volume histograms.

July 25, 2007 – The IBA business unit, IBA Particle Therapy, recently announced the release of its full-size Universal Nozzle alpha that reportedly allows treatment planners and clinicians to expand capabilities in choosing the optimal treatment beam delivery mode for each patient.

July 25, 2007 - Royal Philips Electronics recently displayed its Pinnacle3System 810 and Pinnacle3 Web Publishing, two new radiation oncology product offerings designed to increase workflow and operational efficiency, at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) annual meeting in Minneapolis, MN.

July 24, 2007 – Medtronic’s FDA-cleared Prestige Cervical Disc is the first artificial disc commercially available in the U.S. for use in the neck. The Prestige Cervical Disc may offer patients who suffer from degenerative disc disease the potential to preserve motion at the treated level, as well as offer pain relief and function, the company says.

July 24, 2007 — The American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE) announced the receipt of a second grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to identify, develop and disseminate a set of practical, easy-to-use tools that will help hospitals redesign delivery of care to improve the quality and safety of patient care on medical and surgical units.

July 24, 2007 — The latest results from a study designed to reduce the inappropriate prescribing of antimicrobials in hospital emergency departments (EDs) describe some progress as well as challenges to achieving significant and consistent change.

July 24, 2007 - Stephanie A. King, M.D., associate professor and chief of Gynecologic Oncology, Drexel University College of Medicine, removed a woman's ovaries through a single incision in the patient's belly button. Believed to be the world's first single port access (SPA) bilateral oopherectomy, the procedure left the patient with a hidden scar in her belly button.

July 24, 2007 – The new senior vice president of MEDRAD Inc.’s Magnetic Resonance Strategic Business Unit is Joseph Havrilla. He is responsible for overseeing the development and marketing of MEDRAD's full line of MR-compatible accessories and patient care products. Havrilla will also continue in his role as senior vice president of Corporate Innovation.

July 24, 2007 – According to a new report by Global Industry Analysts Inc., the world Computer-Assisted Surgical Systems market is projected to exceed the $2 billion mark by 2010. The U.S. market is likely to remain the largest and fastest growing market for CAS systems, followed by Europe, Asia-Pacific and the rest of the world.
Forecasters base their predictions on several factors: the growing number of older people, increasing use of imaging procedures being prescribed by physicians, and significant increase in outpatient surgical procedures.

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