WebMD Health Corp., NY, agreed to acquire Subimo, Chicago, for $60 million to expand its presence in the fast-growing market for consumer-driven healthcare. Subimo provides insurers and employers with customized online tools that allow members to compare healthcare cost and information.

Philips announced today at ASTRO the introduction of Panorama 1.0T R/T, a high field open MR simulator, and Tumor Localization (Tumor LOC) version 3.5 for CT, both designed to support department efficiency and provide valuable information during radiation oncology treatment planning.

Holger Schmidt, the new president of Siemens Medical Solutions Oncology Care Division, requested today at ASTRO that the scientific and clinical oncology communities “break down the barriers of conventional thinking and explore the furthest reaches of the creative and innovative spirit”, as Siemens advocates changing the approach to treating cancer.
“By transforming the therapeutic approach, we can connect those pieces and complete the picture of truly personalized cancer care," said Schmidt.

The IT and medical technology company Sectra and its Breast Imaging PACS is being featured on “The Global Learning Series”, an education-focused, issue oriented program distributed to public television stations nationwide in the U.S.

The TRUMPF iLED surgical and procedure light from TRUMPF Medical Systems has won the “Best in Show” and the “Architect’s Choice” awards in the Annual Symposium Distinction Awards competition. The Symposium Distinction Awards honor design teams and individuals who have made a contribution to the healthcare design industry. In addition, it recognizes the best and most innovative new products exhibited at the Healthcare Facilities Symposium & Expo.

Memorial Health System has selected IBM’s hardware, software and services, as part of its plan to bring medical records online and provide physicians with real-time access to medical information.
Memorial’s new system, built on IBM Content Manager, captures data electronically and serves as an integrated clinical information system by supporting financial operations and human resources in addition to clinical operations.

Franklin & Seidelmann Subspecialty Radiology has announced enhancements to its services and capabilities with the addition of four new radiologists and the launch of the online version of its proprietary Lexicon, a tool developed to facilitate the systematic evaluation of an imaging study in order to increase radiologists' productivity, speed report turnaround and ensure clinically specific report consistency across its radiology network.

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center has selected an Aquilion 64 CFX from Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc. to improve evaluation and treatment capabilities for its pediatric patients. The Aquilion 64 CFX was chosen based on several factors, including the system’s scanning speed, radiation dose profile, and expanded cardiac capabilities.

NEC announced it will display four new LCDs, ranging from multimodality monitors to dedicated mammography displays, at RSNA 2006, extending its lines of displays for professional, mammography and OR applications .
The new MultiSync LCD2690WUXi, a 2.3-megapixel, 25.5-inch wide-screen LCD offers a 6.5-millisecond response time (gray to gray), plus a Horizontal in Plane Switching (H-IPS) module for color representation. The panel reportedly reduces off-angle color shift.

Cedara Software today announced that it will unveil several new oncology solutions, including multimodality image fusion that supports deformable registration in PET/CT software, at the American Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology Conference (ASTRO), held November 5-9 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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