Top Stories
Bush vetoes SCHIP for a second time
President George W. Bush has vetoed a redrafted bill for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), which seeks to expand government healthcare coverage to 10 million low-income individuals, mainly children.
Canadian nuclear reactor to reopen, prime minister hints at firings
The Canadian government passed legislation that will reopen an Ontario nuclear reactor that produces most of the world's supply of critical medical isotopes, even though the site was shut down for safety maintenance.
FDA warns physicians of RF device-related deaths
The FDA has issued a notice informing physicians of deaths associated with the use of radio-frequency (RF) devices during lung tumor ablation, which generate extreme heat to destroy diseased or damaged tissue.
Industry News
Wisconsin medical school receives $300K for brain cancer imaging
The National Cancer Institute has bestowed the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, a two-year, $333,300 grant to develop a new imaging technique to detect the spread of tumor cells in the brain.
Cellectar opens $3.3M factory, headquarters
Cellectar has opened a $3.3 million radiopharmaceutical research, development and manufacturing facility and a new headquarters in Madison, Wis.
Report: Imaging data converters and amplifiers sales to reach $582M
The continued increase in the number of medical imaging equipment channels represents a driver for the growth of the world's data converters and amplifiers markets. The growth will fuel an increasing demand for portable imaging and technologies, such as multidetector CT systems as well as 3 Tesla MRI, according to a report from Frost & Sullivan, a market research company.
Clinical Studies
Coated ultra-small quantum dots suitable for in vivo imaging
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston have developed a new procedure that produces ultra-compact quantum dots with a coating that does not impair the superior optical properties of the dots and makes them suitable for in vivo imaging, according to a study published in the November online issue of Journal of the American Chemical Society.
RSNA News
Carestream releases digital mammography CAD system
CareStream Health launched its Kodak digital mammography computer-aided detection (CAD) system and showcased several works in progress at the 93rd scientific assembly and annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) last month in Chicago.
Confirma debuts CAD prostate product
Confirma debuted CADstream prostate and shared enhancements to CADstream 5.0 last month in Chicago at the 93rd scientific assembly and annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).
Barco launches 6MP color display for PACS imaging
Barco unveiled the Coronis Fusion, a 30-inch, widescreen, bezel-free, color display that can be used as two seamless 3 megapixel (MP) heads or one widescreen 6 megapixel display, last month during the 93rd scientific assembly and annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).
iCAD showcases SecondLook, works in progress
iCAD highlighted its SecondLook suite and unveiled multiple works in progress at the 93rd scientific assembly and annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) last month in Chicago.
Contracts & Installations
Carestream nets Virginia ultrasound practice contract
Ultrasound Associates of Alexandria, Va., has purchased Carestream Health's Kodak Carestream Outpatient Solution, a new turnkey digital imaging and information management package designed for imaging centers.
Varian Medical equips two Swiss cancer centers with radiotherapy
The Clinique de Genolier and the Genéve Centre de Radio-Oncologie, two new private cancer centers in Switzerland, have installed radiotherapy machines from Varian Medical Systems.
eHealth provides services for Henry Ford Health System
eHealth Global Technologies, a provider of medical records management services, will provide its eHealthConnect service to clinical departments within Henry Ford Health System of Detroit.
Catholic healthcare system selects PatientKeeper for information systems
Catholic Health Initiatives, a Denver-based healthcare system, has selected PatientKeeper, a provider of integrated physician information systems, to support its ongoing physician affinity and medication safety initiatives.
Massachusetts health alliance chooses eClinicalWorks
Mount Auburn Cambridge Independent Practice Association has selected eClinicalWorks' unified EMRs and practice management solution.
Virginia fire department selects Zoll Data for patient care reporting
Fairfax County fire and rescue department in Fairfax, Va., has installed RescueNet ePCR Suite and RescueNet FireRMS applications from Zoll Data Systems to improve fire rescue response.
Financial News
Del Global reports Q1 2008 upturn
Del Global Technologies posted an increase in revenue and income for its fiscal 2008 first quarter (end-Oct. 27).
SensorDynamics raises $37 million in funding
SensorDynamics, a developer of micro and wireless sensor products, has raised $37 million (€ 25 million) in Series B equity funding and structured leverages.
NAS obtains $1M loan
North American Scientific (NAS) has entered into a loan agreement with Three Arch Capital, TAC Associates and Three Arch Partners IV for $1 million.
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