Clinical News: Page 1803

SuperSonic Imagine notches MAGNET deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
French ultrasound technology firm SuperSonic Imagine has won a three-year deal to supply ultrasound scanners to the Mid-Atlantic Group Network of Shared Services (MAGNET).
July 9, 2012
NYC hospital acquires breast cancer IORT system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center said it has purchased an Intrabeam intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT) system from Carl Zeiss Meditec.
July 9, 2012
BSD Medical posts Q3 results
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Hyperthermia and ablation system developer BSD Medical saw revenues for its third quarter of fiscal 2012 nosedive compared to the same period in 2011.
July 9, 2012
Report: Rapid growth for digital x-ray retrofit market
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Rapid growth in the retrofit market for flat-panel digital radiography detectors is predicted to signal a new era in modular x-ray for general radiography, according to a report from market research firm InMedica. The company predicts that revenue for retrofit flat-panel digital detectors will grow more than 250% by 2016.
July 9, 2012
EMR improves review of cancer patients' portal images
By Cynthia E. Keen
Physicians are more likely to view portal images via an electronic medical record (EMR) rather than on x-ray films, potentially leading to better care for patients receiving radiation therapy, according to a study in the July issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
July 9, 2012
ASTRO critiques CMS payment cuts for rad therapy
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) roundly criticized a proposed rule released on July 6 by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that would cut payment for radiation oncology services by 15%.
July 8, 2012
AECL's NRU not affected by Candu strike
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission issued a statement on Monday saying that it is "aware of the labor dispute" at nuclear reactor design and service firm Candu Energy, and it does not anticipate safety issues at the country's nuclear facilities, such as the National Research Universal (NRU) reactor at Chalk River Laboratories.
July 8, 2012
New CMS fee schedule hits radiology, radiation oncology
By Kate Madden Yee
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed a new Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2013 that will slash payments to radiologists by 4% and radiation oncologists by 15%. The proposal would also expand to other medical specialties a controversial policy on imaging contiguous body parts.
July 8, 2012
r4 Vascular gets FDA clearance for PTA balloon
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
r4 Vascular has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its Vector percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) balloon catheters.
July 8, 2012
Terason gets new general manager
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Parent company Teratech announced that Jeffrey Sirek has been named general manager of its ultrasound firm Terason.
July 8, 2012
BSD Medical adds Miami customer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Hyperthermia and ablation system developer BSD Medical has sold a MicroThermX microwave ablation system to University of Miami Hospital and Clinics for use at its Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center and at the University of Miami Hospital.
July 8, 2012
GAO to DoE: Get isotope house in order
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) recommends that the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) improve pricing and get a better handle on managing production and supply in its Isotope Program.
July 8, 2012
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