ProCure Proton Therapy Center in Somerset, N.J., recently celebrated the five-year cancer-free milestone for the first group of prostate cancer patients treated at the center after it opened in March 2012. At the time, it was the 10th proton therapy treatment center in the United States, welcoming patients with various cancer types that could benefit from this advanced form of radiation treatment.

Agfa Healthcare announced that its exhibition at the 2017 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual meeting will carry the theme of “150 Years of Evidence,” celebrating the company’s 150th anniversary. RSNA 2017 is scheduled for Nov. 26-Dec. 1 in Chicago.

The largest and busiest children’s Primary Care Center between New York and Boston, Connecticut Children’s Medical Center (CCMC) has 2,200 employees and a medical staff of nearly 1,100 across two hospitals, five specialty care centers, and 10 practices.

 

Single Diagnostic Environment Delivers Big Impact

Varian Medical Systems announced it will be demonstrating its new Halcyon platform and HyperArc high-definition radiotherapy (HDRT) at the 2017 American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Annual Meeting, Sept. 24-27 in San Diego. The company also will host its Users Meeting on Sept. 23 prior to the ASTRO meeting.

September 19, 2017 — Invicro LLC, a provider of imaging services and software for research and drug development, announced the acquisition of U.K.-based Imanova. Invicro and Imanova will merge all activities to establish the world’s largest provider of translational imaging services and analytics from pre-clinical development through to late-phase clinical trials.

ScImage Inc. and Invia Imaging Solutions recently announced formation of a joint partnership at the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology’s (ASNC) 22nd Annual Scientific Session, Sept. 14-17 in Kansas City, Mo. ScImage, provider of scalable web-based image and information management systems, has teamed with Invia, a cardiology imaging software solutions provider, to enable users of ScImage’s Picom365 Enterprise PACS (picture archiving and communication system) seamless access to 4DM. Users of Picom365 will now have access to 4DM’s advanced quantification capabilities as part of their on-premises, cloud or hybrid enterprise solution.

September 19, 2017 — Philips announced new OB/GYN innovations at the 27th World Congress on Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (ISUOG), Sept. 16-19 in Vienna, Austria. New solutions include  aBiometry AssistA.I, TouchVue and Tilt, as well as the eL18-4 transducer available on Philips’ Epiq 7 and 5 and Affiniti 70 ultrasound systems.

September 19, 2017 — Elekta will highlight its Mosaiq Oncology Analytics (MOA) software solution at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Annual Meeting, Sept. 24-27 in San Diego. MOA maximizes an electronic health record’s (EHR’s) potential to ensure clinics run at peak efficiency.

Located in Fort Collins, Colo., Advanced Medical Imaging Consultants (AMIC) is the exclusive medical imaging provider for leading area hospitals across Northern Colorado, Southern Wyoming and Southwest Nebraska. Founded as a two-physician practice in 1976, AMIC is today made up of more than 41 board-certified, subspecialty-trained radiologists who read close to 600,000 studies per year, serving 24 customers and over 3,500 referring physicians.

 

Using InteleOne to Enable a Cross-Enterprise Workflow

Mary Washington Hospital and Union Health-Union Hospital will both receive Safety FiRsT grants to implement safety initiatives that will elevate technologist safety in the workplace. Launched in 2015 by the American Society for Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) Foundation and Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc., the Safety FiRsT program awards two ASRT members per year a grant of up to $7,000 each to improve radiologic technologist safety in their departments.

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