Standard Imaging (www.standardimaging.com) has released QA BeamChecker Plus Communication Software Version 2.2, a free upgrade to its current application adding new features and improved performance. The upgrade adds rotational quality assurance functionality to assist users in maintaining consistent output of their treatment machines.

The QA BeamChecker Plus, used for traditional linear accelerators and TomoTherapy® Hi·Art Systems®, features the patented Wire-Free Mode, which allows medical physicists to pass quality assurance data to radiation therapists.

No PC is required to perform this task: Users place the QA BeamChecker Plus on the treatment couch, select a QA plan to be delivered and perform the measurement. Results are presented on the large alphanumeric display, saved and can be downloaded later for further review.

NEW PRODUCT

FFDM Archiving with Prior Exam Recall

CoActiv (www.coactiv.com) announces a digital workflow initiative focusing on women's imaging and women's health centers offering full field digital mammography (FFDM) and related imaging exams. The managed image archiving solution features fully automated prior exam recall.

For sites without a PACS, the new solution delivers a dramatic workflow enhancement by eliminating the need for time-consuming prior exam pre-fetching. For all imaging sites, including those with a PACS, the solution offers CoActiv's sophisticated, scalable and secure EXAM-VAULT® Quad-Redundant storage, updated with a range of new FFDM workflow features.

NEW PRODUCT

Small-scale DICOM CD/DVD Writer

Nautilus Medical (www.nautilusmedical.com) has announced the release of DeskRay™ and DeskRaySR+™, a desktop version of its DICOM Ray™ CD/DVD writer. This easy-to-configure personal version was designed to meet the demands of small medical offices, emergency rooms, clinics and anywhere else clinicians need to burn a DICOM-compliant CD retrieved from PACS or a DICOM node with no additional hardware.

Utilizing the CD/DVD burner in the tower or laptop, the DeskRay burns DICOM Part 10 discs with or without a viewer for use in a review, exchange or sneaker-net environment. DICOM Ray may be utilized for automated production with Rimage, Epson, and Primera disc producers.

FDA CLEARANCE

Wide-bore MR System

GE Healthcare (www.gehealthcare.com) has received FDA clearance for Optima MR450w, a 70 cm 1.5T MR system. The system incorporates a wider bore as well as a spacious 70 cm platform.

Optima MR450w enables two-station spine imaging with multiple contrasts. In addition, the system is clinically optimized for specific anatomies, including breast imaging abilities, helping to yield fewer patient scans and more predictable scheduling.

The Optima MR450w features a redesigned 145 cm magnet designed to ensure uniform tissue contrast, strong whole-body gradients, OpTix RF digital receiver, anatomy-optimized RF coils and a fully removable table.

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