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RadTrac Launches Version 3.2 Radiation Dose Tracking System
RadTrac launches an updated version of their radiation dose tracking system to help prevent radiation overdose from medical exams for hospitals and other medical facilities and helps to improve patient safety by tracking radiation dosage levels. - December 15, 2011 - RadTrac
Jamaican Author Releases New Children's Cancer Book
Andrea Nugent's path in battling epilepsy and cancer has led her to running a nonprofit group and writing a children's book. The Jamaican born author has published her first children’s book, "Mommy is Still Mommy: Cancer can’t change that!" - November 30, 2011 - Mommy is Still Mommy: Cancer Can't Change That
Mednovus Releases Video of Company President Speaking to FDA on MRI Safety
Mednovus' company President and MRI Safety Director, Tobias Gilk, was among the invited speakers to address issues of MRI safety and accidents at the October MRI Safety Workshop, hosted by the FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health. The company is releasing the video of Mr. Gilk's presentation. - November 27, 2011 - Mednovus, Inc.
Children's Mercy Hospital Strengthens MRI Safety with Mednovus SAFESCAN® Products
Acting in advance of new code requirements, Children's Mercy Hospital deploys Mednovus SAFESCAN® ferromagnetic detection to add another layer of protection for MRI patients and staff. - November 25, 2011 - Mednovus, Inc.
Object Research Systems, (ORS) Inc., Will Introduce a 3D "Thin-Client System" of ORS VISUAL at the 2011 RSNA Meeting, Chicago
ORS Inc., a leader in Advanced Visualization- 3D- DICOM/PACS Viewer Solution and Analysis software for Medical Imaging and Healthcare industry announced today that the company will demonstrate its 3D "Thin-Client," enterprise wide software architecture at the RSNA 2011, Chicago. - November 09, 2011 - Object Research Systems, ORS. Inc.
Object Research Systems,(ORS) Inc., Will Offer Visual-eyeZ, an AV/3D DICOM/PACS Viewer Solutions Trade-In, Trade-Up Program at RSNA 2011-Booth 1002
Object Research Systems, (ORS) Inc., a leader in Medical IT Software Solutions for Advanced 3D, DICOM/PACS Viewers, will offer Visual-eyeZ, a competitive software Trade-In, Trade-Up program at the RSNA meeting November 27-December 2, 2011. - November 04, 2011 - Object Research Systems, ORS. Inc.
New RoHS Test Equipment Developed in Joint Venture
Leaders in x-ray fluorescence technology, Xenemetrix and Eastern Applied Research, announce the development of a new XRF analyzer that will provide a solution for in-house RoHS testing plus the ability to achieve qualitative and quantitative analysis for additional applications. - October 25, 2011 - Eastern Applied Research, Inc.
Object Research Systems Announces Visual-eyeZ, a DICOM VIEWER, 3-D Medical Imaging Software Trade-In Program
Object Research Systems, ORS, Inc. today announces a software trade-in, trade-up initiative for any competitve, DICOM VIEWER, PACS Solutions. - October 20, 2011 - Object Research Systems, ORS. Inc.
SurgicEye® Announces Its Cooperation with RMD Instruments for the Future Development of 3D Radio-Guided Surgery
Intraoperative 3-D Imaging for Radio-guidance of Tumors and Sentinel Lymph Nodes. - October 16, 2011 - SurgicEye GmbH
FerrAlert™ Detectors Selected to Work Alongside Philips MRI Trailers in Afghanistan
Kopp Development Inc., the world leading manufacturer of Ferromagnetic Detectors for MRI Safety, is honored to announce that their detectors were selected for use in the mobile Philips MRIs headed to Afghanistan. They are said to be the first MRI units shipped by the U.S. to a combat theater. - October 06, 2011 - Kopp Development Inc.
Ultra Solutions, a Top Ultrasound Equipment Supplier, Moving to Ontario, CA
Ultra Solutions, LLC, a leading provider of used and refurbished ultrasound equipment, recently consolidated all operations into a 25,000 square foot facility in Ontario, CA. The company had previous locations in Chino, CA, and Indianapolis, IN. The new address is 1137 E Philadelphia St, Ontario,... - September 22, 2011 - Ultra Solutions, LLC
CSP Medical is the Distributor of RTI Electronics Whose Motto is to Make the Complex Simple
CSP Medical is the distributor of all RTI x-ray test equipment in Canada. When RTI Electronics created Cobia Smart, the goal was to develop a measurement instrument so simple to use that anyone could use it, while not compromising on the high quality and accuracy that RTI is renowned for. Cobia Smart is a simple-to-use instrument for checking that the output from an X-ray tube is correct. You simply place it beneath the X-ray tube, make an X-ray exposure, and rapidly get an accurate reading. - August 23, 2011 - CSP Medical Store
Advance Magazine Publishes Article on MRI Suite Design Codes by One of RAD-Planning's Own Architect for Radiology Facilities
RADIOLOGY-Planning (RAD-Planning) Sr. Vice President, Tobias Gilk, authored an article on MRI suite design codes and standards newly referenced by the Joint Commission, the nation's largest hospital accreditation body. The article appears in the July / August issue of Advance for Imaging & Radiation Oncology. - August 04, 2011 - RADIOLOGY Planning
OrthoNeuro Opens Orthopedic Urgent Care in New Albany
OrthoNeuro opens Central Ohio’s first Orthopedic Urgent Care Center. This new service is offered at OrthoNeuro’s New Albany location where area residents have access to specialized care when they need it. OrthoNeuro Physicians and PAs provide state-of-the-art evaluation and treatment for a broad range of Orthopedic and Musculoskeletal conditions. Common disorders treated at the Orthopedic Urgent Care include sports injuries, sprains, strains, fractures, and back & neck pain. - July 25, 2011 - OrthoNeuro
Newmatic Medical Launches Revamped Website
Newmatic Medical announced the launch of the redesign of their website with improved functions and features. The web address is www.NewmaticMedical.com. The new website moves the company closer to the goal of offering the industry’s most-extensive selection of MRI products and... - July 14, 2011 - Newmatic Medical
Launched & Re-Designed Health Screening & Ultrasound Website
Replacing and combining the former websites known as Leeds Screening Centre and Genome Screening, Judith Pilling MD, today unveiled the new thisismy.co.uk website. Specially designed with the user in mind it is an informative medical portal for all health screening and ultrasound services. - July 13, 2011 - this is my: Health Screening and Ultrasound Centres
Kopp Development Inc. Installed Their Ferromagnetic Detectors for MRI Safety Throughout Entire VISN 16
Kopp Development Inc., is proud to announce that South Central VA Health Care Network (VISN 16) outfitted all their MRI facilities with FerrAlert™ HALO detectors. After a comprehensive evaluation of all available ferromagnetic detectors on the market, VISN 16 recognized FerrAlert™... - July 12, 2011 - Kopp Development Inc.
ePlanet Capital Sells Biancamed Ltd to ResMed Inc.
ePlanet Capital announces sale of Biancamed Ltd to ResMed Inc. - July 06, 2011 - ePlanet Capital
Modular Devices Inc. Helps to Quickly Restore Cardiac and Vascular Services to Joplin, MO
Modular Cath Lab installed at St. John’s mobile field hospital. - July 02, 2011 - Modular Devices Inc.
The RADIANT Newsletter Brings Architecture for Radiology Suites to Architects (and Code Officials)
RADIOLOGY-Planning launches an email newsletter on the planning and architecture of radiology and imaging facilities, and has already seen the ripples affecting designers and code officials. - June 26, 2011 - RADIOLOGY Planning
Freeland Systems Adds Michael Kingcaid to Its Executive Management Team
Freeland Systems, a leader in providing healthcare information solutions, is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Kingcaid to the position of Vice President, Sales, Marketing and Business Development. In his new role, Kingcaid will initially focus on the launch of a variety of new... - June 10, 2011 - Freeland Systems
RAD-Planning Reveals Conflict (and Resolution) in New Healthcare Building Codes
In a recent series of articles and presentations on recent changes to the healthcare building codes, RADIOLOGY-Planning, a planning and architecture firm specializing in radiology, nuclear medicine and radiation therapy, identifies and resolves a new building code conflict in the design of MRI facilities. - April 08, 2011 - RADIOLOGY Planning
SmartNet Revitalizes Imaging Center in New Jersey by Improving Its Brand Identity as Bergen Imaging Center Maintains Superior Customer Care
Bergen Imaging Center, a women’s imaging specialists center located in Englewood, New Jersey, unveils a better identifiable logo and a more easily navigated website to provide patients with more ease in setting up and researching their mammography services. - April 01, 2011 - Organiq Media
New 2-Step X-Ray Patient Positioning Platform for C-Arm Digital Radiography Systems
The 2-Step Platform for C-Arm Systems enables imaging technicians to place the patient in the optimal position for safe, easy capture of the highest quality weight-bearing AP foot images with C-Arm radiography (X-Ray) systems. - March 25, 2011 - Clear Image Devices, LLC
Freeland Systems Partners with Amazon.com to Provide a "Cloud" Computing Platform to Facilitate HIPAA Compliant Customer Service
Freeland’s Amazon S3 relationship provides Freeland’s long-term archiving customers a platform built on the same robust technology that Amazon.com uses to run its global web properties. - March 09, 2011 - Freeland Systems
Dharamshila Cancer Hospital in India Sets New Benchmark in Providing Innovative Third Generation Vmat Radiation Technology
Delhi’s first, Third Generation Vmat Radiation Technology is now available for Imrt, Igrt, Srs, Srt and Sbrt with Arc Therapy at Dharamshila Hospital And Research Centre for cancer treatment in India. - March 08, 2011 - Dharamshila Hospital and Research Centre
Patient Comfort Systems Awarded Patent for Advanced Design Knee-Wedge for Medical Imaging
Patient Comfort Systems, Inc. announces a United States patent on its light-weight, anti-microbial MRI positioning knee-wedge. Patient Comfort Systems markets and sells a comprehensive line of high-performance table pads, light weight knee wedges and positioners specifically designed to enhance... - March 03, 2011 - Patient Comfort Systems
Comprehensive Guide Offers Multiple Radiologic Modalities in Breast Imaging
Recently published by Thieme, “Diagnosis of Breast Diseases: Integrating the Findings of Clinical Presentation, Mammography, and Ultrasound” offers key information on the diagnosis of breast diseases using the clinical examination and various radiological modalities. With more than... - March 03, 2011 - Thieme Publishers
Block Imaging Announces New Venture in Europe
Block Imaging International, Inc., the premier global provider of pre-owned, refurbished medical imaging equipment, parts and services announces a new venture in Europe and has entered into a representative agreement with Consulting4Healthcare, led by Christos Salvanos, who will serve as Block Imaging’s exclusive Agent in the region. - March 02, 2011 - Block Imaging
Make Quick and Accurate Radiograph-Based Diagnoses with This Essential Guide
With more than 550 high-resolution images, “Critical Care Radiology,” recently published by Thieme, includes the must-know information for performing and interpreting radiographs in an intensive care situation. Focusing on the chest and abdomen, this succinctly-organized text also... - February 27, 2011 - Thieme Publishers
Voicebrook to Exhibit at the 100th Annual USCAP Meeting
Voicebrook to demonstrate new product features and advanced reporting workflows - February 24, 2011 - Voicebrook, Inc.
Block Imaging Announces New Refurbished Medical Imaging Industry Blog
Block Imaging International announced today the launch of a new company blog. The “Block Blog” can be found at http://info.blockimaging.com. This blog was created to educate and inform readers on numerous topics within the refurbished medical imaging industry; buying, selling and renting refurbished imaging equipment best practices, engineering, financing and service options as well as answers to common questions and analysis of industry events and topics. - February 19, 2011 - Block Imaging
New, Innovative Care-Talk™ Wireless System Allows Clear, Real-Time Communication for Cath Ep Labs and Procedure Rooms
The newest tool for effortless communication in surgical suites and procedure rooms combines up to eight wireless, ultra-lightweight headsets and a small mixer/amplifier to create clear, real-time communications between physicians and staff members. Care-Talk is brought you by IntegriTech and was invented for Cath labs and Ep Labs. - February 09, 2011 - IntegriTech
U.S. Government Hospitals Receive FSS-Purchase Access to Mednovus SAFESCAN Products for MRI Safety
Mednovus, Inc., manufacturer of the SAFESCAN family of ferromagnetic detection systems for screening of persons and equipment before entering MRI rooms, has just been awarded a five-year government contract to supply accreditation-required MRI safety equipment. - January 26, 2011 - Mednovus, Inc.
Mitegen Appoints New CEO
Mitegen LLC (“Mitegen”, the “Company), a provider of innovative consumables for X-ray diffraction, crystallography and protein crystallization to academic, pharmaceutical, industrial and government researchers around the world, announced today that Robert Newman has been appointed... - January 19, 2011 - MiTeGen, LLC
NightShift Radiology Launches NightWatch Web-Based Tracking and Management Tool
New System Improves Monitoring Capabilities and Enhances Productivity - January 14, 2011 - NightShift Radiology
RAD-Planning Releases New 'The RADIANT' Newsletter for Radiology Architects, Managers, Engineers and Equipment Planners
RADIOLOGY Planning (RAD-Planning) has recently unveiled their new 'The RADIANT' email newsletter. Readers familiar with the group's prior publication, the 'MRI Newsletter,' may be surprised to see coverage of not only MRI, but also CT, PET and nuclear medicine, and all of imaging. - December 13, 2010 - RADIOLOGY Planning
NightShift Radiology Eclipses 2 Million Mark in Cases Read
Teleradiology pioneer reaches milestone without compromising commitment to clients - December 02, 2010 - NightShift Radiology
Block Imaging International and The Michener Institute Announce Partnership to Promote Refurbished Medical Imaging Equipment
Block Imaging International, Inc., the premier independent global marketer of pre-owned and refurbished medical imaging systems, parts and service, and The Michener Institute for Applied Health Sciences announced today a new partnership to promote refurbished medical imaging equipment in Canada. - December 01, 2010 - Block Imaging
NexxRad Teleradiology Partners Passes on RSNA Passing the Saving on to Its Partners
NexxRad Teleradiology Partners will not be exhibiting at the RSNA meeting this year for one reason. Not exhibiting at RSNA is one of the ways they keep their prices as low as possible. NexxRad Teleradiology Partners functions on a very low profit margin with most of their revenue going right back... - November 30, 2010 - NexxRad Teleradiology Partners
peerVue - QICS
peerVue Debuts Comprehensive, Automated Platform for Emergency Discrepancy Management, Peer Review, Critical Results Reporting and More - One System ... Unlimited Healthcare Solutions - November 19, 2010 - peerVue, INC
Voicebrook to Exhibit at 2010 Pathology Visions Conference
Company to discuss challenges, opportunities for VoiceOver® speech recognition, system integration capabilities in Digital Pathology workflow. - October 22, 2010 - Voicebrook, Inc.
Optasia Medical to Demonstrate Innovative X-Ray Analysis Capabilities at Leading Industry Events
Optasia Medical introduces powerful new clinical workflow tools for the interpretation of x-rays for osteoporosis and arthritis - October 12, 2010 - Optasia Medical, Ltd.
DBM and Auxiant Team Up to Fight Against Rising Medical Costs
In the constant fight within the Group Health TPA environment to control the ever-rising costs of medical procedures and to thus stay competitive within an industry that is proving difficult to find ways to retain clients who move partners often, DBM has been successful in contracting with Auxiant to provide an aggressive cost-containment solution for Diagnostic Imaging Studies. - October 08, 2010 - DiaTri LLC
DiaTri and MCM Solutions for Better Health Combine Forces to Deliver a Powerful Program for Diagnostic Imaging and Radiology Management
DiaTri’s Group Health Imaging Network and Concierge Scheduling Service (DBM) announced their newest partnership formed with a national leader in population health and care management, MCM Solutions for Better Health, home based in Chicago, IL. - October 08, 2010 - DiaTri LLC
The Fibroids Project Connects with Massachusetts General Hospital
The Fibroids Project Interviews the Director of Vascular Imaging and Intervention at Massachusetts General Hospital - October 08, 2010 - The Fibroids Project
Block Imaging Parts & Service, Inc. Announces ISO Certification
Block Imaging Parts & Service, Inc., the fastest growing worldwide provider of medical imaging parts and services, announced today receipt of the ISO 9001:2008 quality management system standard certification. The recommendation for ISO 9001 certification comes after Block recently completed... - October 01, 2010 - Block Imaging
Block Imaging International, Inc. Announces New Director of Financial Services
Block Imaging International, Inc., the premier independent global marketer of pre-owned and refurbished Medical Imaging systems, announced today that Brad Norman has joined the company as Director of Financial Services. In his new role, Norman will be responsible for relationships with all domestic financial institutions involved with leasing and financing of medical imaging and oncology systems. - September 29, 2010 - Block Imaging
Voicebrook to Exhibit at CAP ’10 The Pathologists’ Meeting™
Voicebrook Licenses CAP electronic Cancer Checklists, Offering New VoiceOver® Template Options -- Voicebrook’s VoiceOver® to be Included on the CAP Diagnostic Work Station - September 24, 2010 - Voicebrook, Inc.
Teleradiology Company Shows Support for the California Radiological Society
NexxRad Teleradiology Partners is attending the California Radiological Society’s annual meeting and supporting our radiology community. - September 24, 2010 - NexxRad Teleradiology Partners