Calypso(R) Medical Technologies Inc. received FDA clearance for the Calypso 4D Localization System. The system utilizes proprietary electromagnetic technology in conjunction with implanted Beacon(R) transponders in the prostate. The product was designed to provide tumor location information during external beam radiation therapy without adding ionizing radiation.

At ASTRO in early November, Kodak will show enhancements to a dosimetry package for the 2000RT CR plus system, a CR system for radiation oncology. This feature, which is optional, allows physicists to perform a range of beam and IMRT QA procedures along with the 2000RT’s ability to capture portal localization, verification and simulation images.

Designed to help streamline the charting of vital signs data into the EMR, the integriti vital signs device collects NIBP, SpO2, temperature and pulse data, provides customizable patient-specific monitoring profiles and eliminates manual transcription.
The Windows-based application allows clinicians to collect, verify and upload data into an HIS system with the click of a button. The integriti is the next step to providing mobile solutions for patient documentation and medication administration.

The Mega Power Electrosurgical Generator is simple on the outside, but advanced on the inside, with preset power mode settings, large displays and push button controls.
The Mega Power features an advanced cutting effect (ACE) mode for scalpel-like cutting and reduced scarring, and Constant Control Technology that automatically adjusts power as tissue types change for high-quality tissue effect at low settings.

IMPRESS Scan is a tool for hospitals and free-standing surgery centers to track surgical instruments and sets anywhere in the work cycle, from decontamination and assembly to sterilization, the OR and the patient.
The real-time program makes it easier to maintain instrumentation, streamline processing, increase productivity and decrease instrument replacement costs. The system helps drive standardization of instrument sets and tracks all aspects of instrument repairs and sterilization history.

The Virtua Medical Disc Publisher is a network-based CD/DVD publisher that automatically records and labels patient studies. It can be used in combination with Codonics’ multimedia imagers, which gives radiology groups a complete solution for all image distribution needs including film, color paper, grayscale paper, CD and DVD. The Virtua takes up only two feet of counter space, and can offload disc recording from the modality and PACS workstations.

At ASTRO 2006, Philips will be showcasing advanced treatment-planning options and radiation oncology products designed to improve image quality and quantification capabilities, streamline workflow and aid in the ability to provide accurate diagnosis.
Philips-exclusive Tumor LOC application allows the user to assess motion of respiratory correlated studies. The ability to review patients’ breathing pattern and easily draw contours encompassing the range of motion over the entire respiratory cycle simplifies this procedure.

MVision, from Siemens Medical Solutions, is a volumetric in-line target imaging solution and the natural next step in Image-Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT). Designed to work with Siemens’ linear accelerators, the system is the first commercial implementation of cone-beam technology utilizing a standard radiotherapy treatment beam. MVision makes it possible for the megavoltage (MV) source used for treatment to also create a 3-D image of the patient, enabling clinicians to “see inside” the patient at the most appropriate moment.

NOMOS Radiation Oncology, a division of North American Scientific, has announced that it received FDA clearance to market nomosSTAT, the serial tomotherapy automated treatment solution, which was introduced at the 47th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) in October 2005.
nomosSTAT integrates nomosSTAT MLC and AutoCrane with a single user interface and connects to the CORVUS IMRT inverse planning system.

Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc. will showcase its Aquilion Large Bore (LB) at this year’s ASTRO Meeting. With a bore opening of 90 cm and a 70 cm acquired field-of-view, the Aquilion LB makes it possible to accurately scan patients of all sizes in various positions for image acquisition during CT simulation.

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