Thursday 15 July 2010

eDataAudit Is Qualifed By ABR

D3 Radiation Services announced that its eDataAudit was qualified by the American Board of Radiology (ABR). d3eDataAudit is a new service developed to reduce errors taking place while conducting radiotherapy. The service works as a Practice Quality Improvement (PQI) for the purpose of Maintenance of Certification (MOC).

http://www.healthimaginghub.com/article/1575-edataaudit-is-qualifed-by-abr.html

Dr. Bear Has Joined West Valley Hospital As A Diagnostic Radiologist

West Valley Hospital, Dallas, SE, has recently been joined by a diagnostic radiologist, Dr. Gregory R. Bear, in order to west_valleyimprove diagnostic imaging services provided by the hospital.

http://www.healthimaginghub.com/article/1574-dr-bear-has-joined-west-valley-hospital-as-a-diagnostic-radiologist.html

iSoft Signs A New Deal With ZNB Group In The Netherlands

iSoft, a major healthcare IT solutions provider from Australia, announced that it has signed a contract with Zorggroep isoftlogoNoorderbreedte (ZNB), a major healthcare group in the Netherlands, in order to improve hospital information system (HIS) and electronic patient record at the Medisch Centrum Leeuwarden (MCL), one of ZNB’s largest teaching hospitals in the country. The contract is worth €3.45 million, it will take place for three years.

http://www.healthimaginghub.com/article/1572-isoft-signs-a-new-deal-with-znb-group-in-the-netherlands.html

Canadian Health Ministry Reviews CT Scans At Cypress Health Region

Don McMorris, the Canadian Health Minister, said that the review of 7,500 CT scans in the Cypress Health Region ct_scan_deviceshows that the system’s check up is currently carried out. He said "This shows that when there are some concerns with in particular a radiologist, that further work will be done to ensure that patient care is as positive and as high quality as possible,"

http://www.healthimaginghub.com/article/1573-canadian-health-ministry-reviews-ct-scans-at-cypress-health-region.html

SAVI Improves Radiotherapy Effects

According to a recent study, using Strut-Adjusted Volume Implant (SAVI) while conducting radiotherapy reduce cancer Radiotherapygrowth and limit the complications that accompany other types of brachytherapy. SAVI focuses radiation doses on the target cancerous tissue and thus it minimize radiation exposure to the surrounding health tissues. The study was published in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics.

http://www.healthimaginghub.com/article/1557-savi-improves-radiotherapy-effects.html