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Company to Showcase Growing Family of Premium Ultrasound Systems at Upcoming Vascular Annual Meeting Mountain View, CA (PRWEB) May 23, 2013 Visit ZONARE at VAM Booth #112. ZONARE Medical Systems, the pioneer and developer of next generation ultrasound technology, announced it recently expanded commercial shipments of its new ZS3 system to major markets worldwide. The system has been purchased by numerous healthcare providers across the globe including the United States, Europe, Asia,...

With Successful Launch of Sonatherm® HIFU Surgical Ablation System at AUA, SonaCare Medical Delivers on the Promise of Image Guided Minimally Invasive Technology SAN DIEGO, May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The need to add tissue preserving therapies to the prostate cancer treatment continuum was highlighted prominently at the 108(th) Annual Meeting of the American Urological Association (AUA), in San Diego. According to SonaCare Medical, a leader in minimally invasive high intensity...

Shady Grove Radiology’s Shady Grove Breast Center, located in Rockville, Maryland, has been designated a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence by the American College of Radiology (ACR). Reston VA (PRWEB) May 22, 2013 Shady Grove Radiology’s Shady Grove Breast Center, located in Rockville, Maryland, has been designated a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence by the American College of Radiology (ACR). By awarding facilities the status of a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence, the ACR...

SALT LAKE CITY, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Varian Medical Systems (NYSE:VAR) today announced it received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Varian's diagnostic X-ray image processing workstation that combines radio frequency (RF) and digital radiography (DR) capabilities on one platform. Varian's Nexus DRF Digital X-Ray Imaging System(TM) has the ability to interface with a variety of image receptors, including CCD cameras and commercially...

Vital Imaging™ has teamed up with top researchers at the University of California, San Diego for a joint study which aims to compare the images of load bearing Gravitic™ MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) with that of a supine Dynawell MRI scanner. Vital Imaging is renowned for its continued pursuit of improved healthcare by combining cutting edge technology with progressive research efforts. Glendale, CA (PRWEB) May 21, 2013 Vital Imaging™ has teamed up with top researchers at the...

Older prostate cancer patients with other underlying health conditions should think twice before committing to surgery or radiation therapy for their cancer, according to a multicenter study led by researchers in the UCLA Department of Urology. The study reports the 14-year survival outcomes of 3,000 men diagnosed with prostate cancer between 1994 and 1995. The results suggest that older patients with low- to intermediate-risk prostate cancer and who have at least three underlying health...

IASIS MEDICAL Sees Substantial Opportunity In Offering IsoRay's Entire Product Line RICHLAND, Wash., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- IsoRay, Inc. (AMEX: ISR), (http://www.isoray.com/), announced today that it has entered into an exclusive international distribution agreement with IASIS Medical for the sale of IsoRay's complete product line in Greece. IsoRay is a medical technology company and innovator in seed brachytherapy and medical radioisotope applications for brain cancer, lung...

Updated ASTRO Model Policy Endorses Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) for Prostate Cancer SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Accuray Incorporated (Nasdaq: ARAY), announced today the publication of study results involving hundreds of prostate cancer patients treated with the CyberKnife® Robotic Radiosurgery System, the most widely used form of prostate stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT). The study followed 304 patients for a median of 5 years, and many...

Amirsys announced today that Osborn’s Brain: Imagine, Pathology, and Anatomy, authored by Anne G. Osborn, M.D. has received a perfect score (5 stars, 100/100) from Doody’s Review Service. Salt Lake City, UT (PRWEB) May 20, 2013 Osborn’s Brain: Imaging, Pathology, and Anatomy is the much-pleaded-for successor to Anne G. Osborn’s 1993 award winning book Diagnostic Neuroradiology (a.k.a. “The Red Book”), which became one of the all-time bestselling neuroradiology texts. In this...

GLENWOOD, Ill., May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Landauer, Inc. (NYSE: LDR), a recognized leader in personal and environmental radiation measurement and monitoring, outsourced medical physics services and high quality medical consumable accessories, announced today that its Board of Directors declared, at its meeting on May 16, 2013, a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.55 per share for the third quarter of fiscal 2013. The dividend will be paid on July 3, 2013, to shareholders of...