Imaging Technology News 9/08

September 2008 Volume 48 • Number 7 Imaging Technol og y N E W S The Technology Solutions Resource for Medical Imaging & Radiation Oncology Professionals www.ITNonline.net ISSUE How IGRT Better Targets the Prostate Molecular Imaging: Ready for the Limelight CR or DR in the ER? INSIDE this Philips’ Hand-Held US Brings Premium Echo Imaging Bedside Philips Healthcare has developed a hand-held ultrasound with reportedly advanced imaging quality. The CX50 CompactXtreme handheld ultrasound system is set to commercially release in the fourth quarter of 2008. Primarily designed for echocardiography, the CX50 was made with many of the same features from Philips’ iE33 echocardiography system, providing clinicians a portable ultrasound that can be used for diagnosis, according to Philips. The company said the system features the PureWave transducer, which produces greater bandwidth and efficiency, yielding better imaging performance. This technology is designed to achieve greater penetration in patients who are traditionally difficult to image, such as obese patients or patients with emphysema. The system also features XRES adaptive imaging that reportedly reduces noise and artifacts, producing greater clarity, according to the company. Philips Healthcare | www.medical.philips.com Comparison Charts IGRT OIMS GE’s New PET/CT Aims for Motion Free Imaging The FDA has granted clearance for GE Healthcare’s newest positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) scanner, which is part of GE’s Discovery family of scanners designed to enable earlier detection and monitoring of disease with advanced molecular imaging technology in both hardware and software. The new system will be optimized for use in oncology, which represents more than 90 percent of clinical PET/CT exams. The system continues using high-sensitivity crystals, along with GE’s exclusive VUE Point HD, high definition imaging to help clinicians advance toward the goal of motion free PET/CT imaging. GE Healthcare | www.gehealthcare.com > > special report Wireless DR Detector Designed to Fit X-Ray Rooms Radiation Oncology Department of the Future Find out how the leaders in radiation oncology and cancer treatment centers reinvest in technology to provide effective treatments, improve operational efficiency, and how they reinforce teamwork to optimize patient care. Plus, discover how delivering higher doses, causing less damage to surrounding healthy tissue, and doing it all in less treatments is possible with stereotactic-body radiation therapy (SBRT). Carestream Health Inc. released reportedly the first wireless DR detector that is the size of a standard cassette and can be used with existing wallstand or table-based buckys. The CARESTREAM DR-1 System is expected to be available in many parts of the world during the first half of 2009. The CARESTREAM DR-1 System incorporates a console and a wireless 14-by-17-inch cassette-size digital radiography (DR) detector that provides a rapid conversion for users of radiographic film or comDR-1 continued on page 36 TomoTherapy Introduces Tomo Quality Assurance TomoTherapy Inc. introduced its TQA at the 50th Annual American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM 2008). TQA, or Tomo Quality Assurance, is reportedly the first integrated, machine-specific quality assurance (QA) solution to be offered by a radiation therapy vendor. The TQA application streamlines the collection — and simplifies the review — of data used to monitor radiation therapy equipment and procedures. All TQA data can be exported for thirdparty validation. TQA has been developed by TomoTherapy in partnership with medical physicists experienced in the clinical use of the Hi·Art treatment system. TomoTherapy | www. TomoTherapy.com > > INSIDE Leading the Intense Race Against Cancer > p.27 SBRT - The New Treatment of Choice > p.28 Top IMRT/IGRT Centers to Watch > p.32 Look for us at the CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED Imaging Technology News 16 E. Schaumburg Rd. Schaumburg, IL 60194-3536 ASTRO Sept 21-25, 2008 Boston, MA PRESORTED STANDARD U.S. POSTAGE PAID PONTIAC, IL PERMIT NO. 267 http://www.ITNonline.net http://www.ITNonline.net http://www.medical.philips.com http://new.reillycomm.com/imaging/special-report-b.php http://www.gehealthcare.com http://www.TomoTherapy.com

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Imaging Technology News 9/08 Contents IGRT How IGRT Targets the Prostate ASTRO Oncology Information Management Systems (OIMS) Imaging Leading the Intense Race Against Cancer SBRT - The New Treatment of Choice Top IMRT/IGRT Centers to Watch Molecular Imaging: Ready for the Limelight CR or DR in the ER? Have You Hit the Glass Ceiling?

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