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July 23, 2007 - A new type of cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) imaging system could enable surgeons and interventional radiologists to perform minimally invasive procedures under the guidance of 3-D images acquired during surgery with sub-millimeter spatial resolution. Medical physicists and engineers from the University Health Network in Toronto and Siemens Medical Solutions will present this technology at the 49th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM), taking place July 22-26, 2007.

July 23, 2007 - Bringing together the high-quality 3D images of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with the intense tumor-killing X-rays of a linear accelerator, scientists at the Alberta Cancer Board are building a prototype that could for the first time enable powerful X-ray beams to become a viable treatment option for liver, stomach and pancreatic cancers, which currently must be treated with su

July 23, 2007 - Teleflex Inc., a global supplier of disposable medical products used in critical care, specialty medical, and surgical applications and Arrow International Inc. announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which Teleflex will acquire Arrow in an all cash transaction valued at approximately $2 billion.

July 23, 2007 - Varian Medical Systems is showcasing its I-Response technology from Cedara, a software designed for assessing how tumors respond to therapy at the biological level, often before changes in tumor shape or size become visible, at the 49th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM), taking place July 22-26, 2007.

July 25, 2007 - Siemens highlighted MVision, an IGRT system that is said to deliver outstanding image quality for accurate patient position verification and adjustment, at the 49th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM), taking place July 22-26, 2007.

July 23, 2007 - CMS Inc. has completed internal and external validation testing for its new Monaco IMRT planning system, which has gained the European CE mark, and is now applying to the Food and Drug Administration for 510(k) clearance to distribute Monaco in the U.S. market.

July 23, 2007 - Calypso Medical announced that it intends to interface the company's Calypso 4D localization system to Varian's treatment planning system and linear accelerators to support precise radiotherapy treatments for cancer patients.

July 23, 2007 - CMS Inc. announced the signing of a collaboration agreement to provide treatment planning support for XiO, a new single-room proton beam radiotherapy system being developed by Still River Systems.

CMS and Still River Systems will work together to ensure that CMS’s XiO treatment planning system interfaces with and supports the specific planning requirements of Still River Systems’ Clinatron 250 proton treatment system currently in development.

July 23, 2007 - CMS Inc. has been selected by ProCure Treatment Centers Inc., developers of a network of cancer treatment centers across the U.S., to supply proton therapy software planning solutions for its first proton therapy center in Oklahoma City, OK.

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