The Gammex 490 PET CT multi-modality phantom allows users to perform QC tests on both modalities with the same phantom. CT QC tests can be performed to check for alignment, positioning, CT number accuracy, slice thickness, high and low contrast and CT number uniformity. Inserts containing different size spheres allow for “hot” spot activity testing and different inserts also allow for attenuation testing. The phantom is portable and made of solid water and acrylic.

Candelis Inc. will introduce its next-generation ImageGrid server appliance to meet increasing demand for cost-effective, reliable and feature-rich image management and archiving. The ImageGrid 1500 offers up to 11.25 terabytes of raw capacity in an easy-to-implement, rack-mountable 3U form factor.

SG&A Consulting Inc. has announced the completion of contract negotiations with Amerinet, a healthcare group purchasing organization (GPO), to supply PACS and healthcare informatics pre-deployment and implementation support to its members.
SG&A Consulting can assist with facility and network/infrastructure assessment, planning and deployment scheduling, development of criteria for system acceptance testing, enterprise-wide storage and archival strategies, disaster recovery and business continuance and SG&A’s signature onsite project management.

Bioscience Corp., a leader in the commercial genetic testing market, has announced results from the North American arm of its clinical trial for the ID-Tag Respiratory Viral Panel (RVP), a proprietary, comprehensive test for the detection of the majority of strains and subtypes of respiratory viruses, including respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) A and B, influenza A (with subtyping) and influenza B.

DePuy Spine Inc. has announced the formation of the Centers for Arthroplasty Research and Education in Spine (CARES), to document clinical outcomes, further education and research and help to improve insurance coverage and reimbursement for artificial disc replacement.

French doctors recently added a new wrinkle to the lexicon of outpatient surgery by successfully operating on a conscious patient in spurts of weightlessness during a three-hour period, the Associated Press reported.

Radlink announced yesterday that it has signed an agreement with X-Ray Visions to serve as master distributor of its CR Pro machine to healthcare organizations in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., as part of its plan to accelerate sales throughout these states.

X-Ray Visions is a provider of medical imaging service and equipment and will be responsible for regional sales of Radlink’s CR Pro machine.

NightHawk Radiology Holdings Inc., a teleradiology services group, recently announced that it has issued an initial public offering of 6,300,000 shares of common stock sold at $16 per share, as the Australian-based company begins trading on the Nasdaq National Market.
Of the 6.3 million shares, NightHawk will sell 5,800,000 shares, and entities affiliated with Summit Partners will sell 500,000 shares. Designated selling shareholders have granted the underwriters an over-allotment option to purchase up to an additional 945,000 shares.

NightHawk Radiology Holdings Inc., a teleradiology services group, recently announced that it has issued an initial public offering of 6,300,000 shares of common stock sold at $16 per share, as the Australian-based company begins trading on the Nasdaq National Market.
Of the 6.3 million shares, NightHawk will sell 5,800,000 shares, and entities affiliated with Summit Partners will sell 500,000 shares. Designated selling shareholders have granted the underwriters an over-allotment option to purchase up to an additional 945,000 shares.

Misys Healthcare Systems will unveil the Misys Homecare’s My Day, a point-of-care dashboard that addresses the shifting challenges of home care clinicians, October 18 at the Annual Meeting of the National Association for Home Care and Hospice in Baltimore, MD.
A customizable tablet (or laptop) desktop display, My Day removes navigation requirements and distills the workflow and clinical information onto one screen, providing immediate access to all work and patient-related data. Clinicians can manage their patient’s needs and their own work from one desktop.

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