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SuperSonic debuts UltraFast Doppler at WFUMB
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
French ultrasound technology firm SuperSonic Imagine has unveiled its new UltraFast Doppler technology at the World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (WFUMB) congress in Vienna.
August 25, 2011
AuntMinnie.com Business & Industry Insider
By Brian Casey
August 25, 2011
Breast IORT doesn't change pain levels
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Women with breast cancer whose treatment includes radiotherapy may experience persistent pain. Intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT) treatment does not seem to either increase or decrease this risk, according to a study published August 23 online in the journal Breast.
August 25, 2011
Hitachi inks Canadian nuke med deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Hitachi has signed an agreement with the government of Saskatchewan in Canada for the joint research and development of nuclear medicine technology.
August 25, 2011
Int'l Isotopes acquires NM land
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radioisotope manufacturer International Isotopes has acquired 640 acres of property from the state of New Mexico to build a uranium deconversion facility on the site.
August 25, 2011
Purdue, Koreans partner on molecular imaging
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Researchers from Purdue University's Discovery Park and the Korean Institute of Science and Technology are scheduled to meet on September 6 to discuss the development of molecular imaging and nanotechnology tools to simultaneously diagnose and treat cancer and chronic and infectious diseases
August 25, 2011
Varian buys back common stock
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems has signed an agreement with Bank of America to repurchase $250 million of its common stock.
August 25, 2011
Audit of radiology report errors stimulates change
By Cynthia E. Keen
Radiologists know that speech recognition dictation systems can help produce reports more efficiently, but do they also produce overlooked errors? Australian radiologists conducted an audit to examine the trade-off between efficiency and accuracy more closely, and were surprised by what they found.
August 25, 2011
IMRIS sells 2 MRI systems
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image-guided therapy developer IMRIS said it sold two systems to a single U.S. customer during the first 45 days of its third quarter.
August 24, 2011
Joint Commission issues alert on medical radiation
By Eric Barnes
The U.S. Joint Commission has issued an alert on the dangers of medical radiation, sending an unmistakable signal that radiology has entered its sights in a formal way. The announcement is a sign that imaging facilities will need to pay more attention to formalizing their procedures for protecting patients from unnecessary radiation dose.
August 23, 2011
Avreo unveils version 6 release
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
RIS/PACS vendor Avreo has launched the version 6.0 release of its family of radiology workflow offerings.
August 23, 2011
Philips rolls out new Xcelera release
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare has introduced version R3.2 of its Xcelera cardiology image and information management system.
August 23, 2011
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