One of Siemens Healthcare's highlights of this year's Conference of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ESTRO) is IM-RealART Solution for adaptive radiotherapy. With IM-RealART, treatment plans for radiotherapy can be adapted especially fast to changes in the shape and position of tumors.
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CompuGROUP Holding Achieved a 61% Increase in Sales in the Second Quarter of 2009
CompuGROUP Holding AG's sales rose to EUR 75.1 million compared to EUR 46.6 million for the corresponding period of 2008, an increase of 61% including organic growth of 20%. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) at the Koblenz-based firm were up from EUR 11.1 million to EUR 13.2 million, a rise of 19%. Operative cash flow also grew to EUR 10.7 million (Q2/2008: EUR 0).
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Cardiovascular Research to be Enhanced and Extended with New MRI Scanner
Scientists at the British Heart Foundation Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre at Glasgow University will soon be able to further extend their research due to the order of a MAGNETOM® Verio 3T MRI scanner from Siemens Healthcare. The Verio 3T will be used for cardiovascular research into imaging heart muscle injury in heart attack patients; assessing carotid artery circulation on patients at risk from stroke or with a history of stroke; and used for clinical trials and translational research.
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New Tool to Transform Medicines Cost Management in Hospitals
In response to escalating demands for cost management in the NHS, medicines management specialist JAC has launched a medicines reporting module, which provides a rapid, easy to use view of medicines costs, usage and budgets for hospitals using JAC's Pharmacy Management system.
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The Orchard Medical Centre Reports on the Success of Telehealth
GPs at The Orchard Medical Centre in Bristol have reported on the success of telehealth in improving care for patients with chronic heart failure (CHF), keeping them independent and out of emergency care, and promoting greater self-management.
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SmartLife Technology Revolutionises Smart Garments for Healthcare
SmartLife Technology has advanced remote monitoring by integrating sophisticated, knitted sensors into any garment from shirts to socks to arm bands. Until now, traditional health monitoring was fashioned through adhesive pads/gels, wired to medical equipment and focused on torso monitoring.
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Ubisys Integrates Anoto Digital Pen Technology to Improve Data Entry into Electronic Patient Records
A new solution from Ubisys will make it easier for NHS staff to update Electronic Patient Records (EPRs) shared by local NHS providers such as hospitals and GPs. Ubisys is integrating Anoto's Digital Pen and Paper technology with SystmOne, the most widely used primary care database within the NHS National Programme for IT.
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