Neurosurgeons and radiation oncologists at a leading cancer hospital in Taiwan are utilizing Varian’s linear accelerator to carry out precise intracranial stereotactic radiosurgery treatments. Patients at the Tzu Chi Buddhist Hospital in Taipei are benefiting from radiotherapy treatments delivered using Varian Medical Systems' Trilogy accelerator.
Dr. Jing-Min Hwang, the hospital's director of radiation oncology, said he expects the Trilogy machine will enable him to expand his stereotactic radiosurgery program from brain treatments to treatments throughout the whole body.

Amicas has announced that it will introduce the new RadStream solution, Amicas Insight Dashboards and Vision Series PACS Version 5.0 at RSNA 2006.
RadStream is designed for improved radiologist soft-copy reading productivity and communication of positive results studies. The solution, available in the first half of 2007, reportedly speeds report turnaround via workflow efficiencies gained through a multifactorial prioritization algorithm.

Guardian Healthcare Systems will introduce at RSNA 2006 it news web-based RIS/PACS, FlowPoint 6.2, a solution for merging patient medical data and radiology images into one digital record for reducing medical errors, enhancing patient care and reducing overhead.
The RIS component provides scanning capabilities, supports for HCPCS codes, label printing, scheduling and implementation of PACS compression all in a Microsoft Windows-based environment with Microsoft .Net architecture.

BioLucent Inc. has announced the launch of its SAVI applicator. The SAVI device offers a multicatheter, single-entry approach to breast brachytherapy as part of breast-conserving cancer treatment.
The product introduction will occur at the annual meeting of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiation and Oncology (ASTRO), November 5 through 9 in Philadelphia, PA.

ECRI has announced immediate plans to phase out the future development and support of its HECS4 computerized maintenance management system (CMMS). Because of the need for Internet-based software and other technological advancements, ECRI has aligned with an established CMMS software company, Phoenix Data Systems.
Phoenix has nearly 25 years of experience as a CMMS software developer and has continually supported and enhanced the AIMS Equipment Maintenance Management software, culminating in AIMS.NET, an Internet-based software application.

A recently FDA-cleared outpatient procedure called HydroDiscectomy is allowing patients to sit upright from the operating table and go home just hours after a herniated spinal disk procedure.

Ultrasonix Medical announced that it will feature its newly released Sonix CEP, a compact, portable ultrasound system designed specifically for emergency medicine, critical care and trauma situations, at RSNA 2006.

Kodak announced it has integrated Siemens Medical Solutions’ FUSION7D Software into its latest version of its Kodak Carestream PACS platform, for enhanced visualization of cancerous tumors and lesions.

In a recent study that measured the state of electronic health record (EHR) use by doctors and hospitals, researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and George Washington University (GWU) estimate that one in four doctors (24.9 percent) use EHRs to improve how they deliver care to patients. However, less than one in 10 are using what experts define as a "fully operational" system that collects patient information, displays test results, allows providers to enter medical orders and prescriptions and helps doctors make treatment decisions.

IMV Limited’s 2006 ServiceTrak survey has named the GE Healthcare number one in 13 key performance categories for radiology/OB ultrasound service – including effectiveness in resolving problems, remote-service diagnostic efficiency, and overall service performance relative to charge.
In one year, GE has also posted improvements in 26 of the 33 performance categories.

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