The 1U Dual Cell-Based Server is reportedly the latest Cell Broadband Engine (BE) processor-based product and first 1U server available with Cell Technology.
Featuring the Mercury MultiCore Plus Advantage, the server is designed to deliver 410 GFLOPS of performance in a rack-mountable 1U server form factor suitable for compute-intensive embedded applications.

The next-generation Vitrea solution from Vital Images features the seamless integration of R2 Technology’s ImageChecker CT Lung CAD software. Designed with an intricate understanding of the thoracic clinical workflow, R2’s clinically validated lung CAD solution improves the detection of solid lung nodules during review of multislice computed tomography (MSCT) exams and the integrated solution improves workflow efficiency in lung analysis on the Vitrea workstation.

The Kodak DIRECTVIEW DR 3000 recently received 510k clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

The DR 3000 system’s operator console enhances productivity, while the motorized positioning arm enables the efficient capture of a variety of general radiography exams. In addition to capturing upright and table exams, the Bucky’s tilting feature facilitates angled projections. Automatic positioning for upright and table projections, and the constant alignment of the X-ray tube and detector can save time for radiographic technologists and patients.


About 10 years ago a close friend received some very bad news, but, oddly, she was happy about it.

When mechanical ventilation is initiated for surgical and acute-unit patients, protecting the fragile lungs while assisting or performing the respiratory function is paramount. Developments in automation of ventilators today largely facilitate important aspects of airway management and support clinical decision-making, but the skill and knowledge of the respiratory therapist or attending physician remains the essential, driving engine in this vital area of patient care.

Even a representative from one of the nation’s leading single-use device (SUD) reprocessors says he understands the support behind a patient consent bill recently introduced in Massachusetts.
In fact, Don Selvey believes most Americans would say “yes” if asked, point blank, whether they would prefer to be informed before an SUD is reused on them — especially one that pierces the skin or enters the bloodstream.
“But when you sit down and explain what’s really going on, people get much more reasonable much more quickly,” he said.

ACT: What are some of the scenarios — decisions or investments — in which a hospital might want to consider doing a simulation model first?
Rainer Dronzek: It can really span from upfront in the facility design to when they are actually designing the processes that go into the facility — then there is the actual operational aspect. In many cases we get called because there is a bottleneck or a specific problem to solve.

All hospitals today face challenges, but none comes close to matching the recent experiences of Louisiana hospitals.


Imagine for a moment, if something along these lines actually had happened. Back in the early 1990s when the debut of the Internet’s World Wide Web empowered anyone to be a writer, reporter, editor or commentator, respectable print publications complained to the federal government about how this new medium was bad for competition. After all, it would likely reduce profits and revenues, which would drive many of the print media out of circulation and out of business.

Editor’s Note: This is the result of a “virtual” roundtable discussion on image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) with Drs. Rod Ellis, Dan Low, Todd McNutt, George Starkschall and Charles Smith. The first part appeared in the February/March 2006 edition of Outpatient Care Technology.
Please explain IGRT.
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