FDA CLEARANCE
Robotic System for Proton Therapy
ProCure Treatment Centers, Inc. (www.procure.com) and Ion Beam Applications S.A. (www.iba.be) have received FDA clearance for a robotic patient positioning system (PPS) for proton therapy. The PPS is a cost-effective, custom designed medical robot under computer control that decreases the time needed to position patients for proton treatments.
The basic configuration of the robotic PPS is a selective compliant assembly robot arm, that combines commercially available robotic subsystems with custom designed arms. A dual coupler system at the end of the robot's wrist is used to attach different devices, such as a patient table, chair or a test phantom, to the PPS.
NEW PRODUCT
Multidetector CT Anatomy Teaching/Reference DVD-ROM
Primal Pictures (www.primalpictures.com) has launched "Radiological Cross-Sectional Anatomy with Multidetector CT: Thorax, Abdomen and Pelvis," an interactive DVD-ROM that contains thousands of clear and accurate 3D images in an intuitive digital format, providing users with an invaluable aid to cross-section anatomy, CT and MR imaging interpretation. Interactive functions allow users to add and remove layers and rotate and label any structure with the click of a mouse.
NEW PRODUCT
Pure Web-Based PET/CT Fusion Viewer
SoftStation Web by PETLinQ (www.petlinq.com) is a pure thin client Web-based application for viewing full PET/CT data sets with fused images requiring only a secure password and login—no downloading is needed. Referring physicians can access reports and view full PET/CT studies via SoftStation Web through their own portal, which includes relevant tools such as SUV/HU, axial, sagital, coronal data, triangulation, zooming, fusion blend and many others without the need to download datasets or software. Patients can use SoftStation Web to view reports, images and status updates from their physician, schedule appointments online and pay bills through the PETLinQ patient portal.
NEW PRODUCT
Movable, Cost-Effective Ferromagnetic Detector
Mednovus, Inc. (www.mednovus.com) announces the SAFESCAN® Intercept Pillar™ ferromagnetic detection system. The new system comprises a pair of independent, freestanding pillar detectors that can be positioned according to the needs of the user. The pillars are lightweight and require only a wall outlet. Intercept Pillar is the first pre-MR imaging pass-through ferromagnetic detector marketed at an introductory price of less than $10,000, according to the company.
