July 18, 2007 - The Neonatal Chest Phantom by Gammex was developed to simulate pneumothorax and hyaline membrane diseases while permitting system resolution and noise testing. This reportedly easy-to-use system addresses quality control needs in computed radiography (CR) and digital radiography (DR); permitting simultaneous imaging of normal and disease states. The phantom was designed to challenge imaging system limits with a convenient compact size.

For more information: www.gammex.com

July 18, 2007 - CIVCO Medical Solutions will present its new carbon fiducial markers that reportedly optimize imaging characteristics for emerging IGRT modalities, such as kV imaging and cone-beam CT, at the 49th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM), July 22-26, 2007 in Minneapolis, MN.
CIVCO’s carbon markers reportedly produce clearly identifiable images with now widely available kV imagers, providing enhanced resolution with low-density materials. The new markers may also eliminate artifacts in CT scans.

July 18, 2007 – Covidien recently showcased its Mridum MRI infusion system, reportedly the first and only non-magnetic IV pump to help eliminate potential entanglements due to tubing-intensive workarounds and deliver real patient-side convenience to an MRI suite, at the American Healthcare Radiology Administrators (AHRA), July 8-12 in Orlando, FL.

July 18, 2007 – Mindways Software Inc. recently displayed its QTC Pro, a bone densitometer that reportedly gives DXA a run for its money, promising a low purchase price and no site, personnel or high reoccurring maintenance costs, at the American Healthcare Radiology Administrators (AHRA), July 8-12 in Orlando, FL.

July 18, 2007 - An analysis based on computerized simulation models suggests that the lifetime risk of cancer associated with radiation exposure from a computed tomography (CT scan) coronary angiography varies widely, with the risk greater for women and younger patients, according to a study in the July 18 issue of JAMA.

July 18, 2007 - TomoTherapy announced that 21st Century Oncology, which reportedly operates the largest network of free-standing Radiation oncology centers in the world, has placed an order for six TomoTherapy Hi-Art treatment systems, scheduled for future installation in Florida, California and possibly other locations.

July 18, 2007 - For 2008, the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) is once again offering two $50,000 grants to support original hypothesis-driven research in the field of imaging informatics for residents, fellows, graduate students and junior faculty.

July 18, 2007 - Direx Systems Corp., an exclusive manufacturer for Initia Medical Technologies in the U.S., has signed a distribution agreement with Oncology Services International (OSI), agreeing that OSI will market Initia-RT’s products for radiotherapy in the U.S.

The dosimetry option for the KODAK 2000RT CR Plus System allows physicists to perform a wide range of beam and IMRT quality assurance (QA) procedures — along with the platform’s existing ability to capture portal localization, verification and simulation images required for radiation therapy patients. The 2000RT CR Plus System is an all-in-one CR solution for therapy, simulation and dosimetry imaging.

Nucletron B.V. recently released version 3.0 of Oncentra MasterPlan, a treatment planning system that will become the first TPS on the market to facilitate the import of DICOM RT doses from other DICOM-compliant systems, thereby simplifying the evaluation and comparison of plans.

New features will allow users to adapt and streamline their daily work in the radiotherapy clinic. This new release also reportedly allows TMS-Helax users to more easily migrate their patient data and treatment plans into MasterPlan via a DICOM archive.

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