July 24, 2007- QuadraMed Corp. announced a definitive agreement to acquire the Computerized Patient Record (CPR) assets of Misys Healthcare, a division of Misys plc, for $33 million in cash. Misys CPR is an enterprise-wide computerized patient record and electronic health record system. The transaction is expected to close within sixty days.

July 24, 2007 – In an attempt to rebalance its Healthcare portfolio, Misys plc announced it is disposing of businesses that are not consistent with its strategy.

July 24, 2007 - At this year’s American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) annual meeting, Elekta showcased its unique cancer treatment solutions by demonstrating how the joint forces of Elekta and IMPAC Medical Systems help physicians in the fight against cancer.

July 23, 2007 - The KODAK 2000RT CR Plus System is a tabletop computed radiography system with KODAK Radiation Oncology Software, that supports Mv and kV images, plus IMRT and beam QA imaging.

July 24, 2007 - Radiological Physician Associates (RPA) has selected Neurostar’s Virtual Radiology Network (VRN) for the management and communication of images for its radiology reading group serving 19 sites, implementing a system that enables image access and management at multiple locations offered as a managed services model with built-in IT support.

North American Scientific Inc. announced that its NOMOS Radiation Oncology division will introduce the recently FDA 510(k) approved BATCAM Multi-probe, its new IGRT solution, at the 49th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physics in Medicine (AAPM).

Varian Medical Systems will showcase its new Smart Segmentation, a "smart" radiotherapy treatment planning tool that will enable clinicians to significantly reduce the amount of time needed to create sophisticated treatment plans for advanced treatments like intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT), at the 49th Annual Meeting of the American Associatio

July 23, 2007 - BMEYE recently announced CE Mark approval of Nexfin, their newly developed line of reportedly accurate and easy to use hemodynamic monitors. The Nexfin monitors provide accurate and easy to use continuous non-invasive blood pressure and cardiac output monitoring.

July 23, 2007 – Last week, President Bush underwent his second colonoscopy, joining the growing number of Americans who are proactively getting a screening test for colorectal cancer – the second leading cause of cancer death in the U.S.

July 23, 2007 – The Flexible Scope Cleaning Kit from Spectrum Surgical Instruments Corp. contains two brushes measuring 240cm in overall length. The first has two distinct ends, one measuring 3mm the other 6mm, both designed for cleaning the biopsy channel. The second 240cm brush, the company’s exclusive “Clean-N-Dry” brush has a 3mm end and a sponge end designed for drying. The remaining three brushes are designed to clean the air/water suction valve. All brushes in the kit have anti-microbial, medical grade, nylon bristles.

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