GLG News by Amicas' PACS System Users

Charles BennettRadiation Oncologist ROBERT BOISSONEAULT ONCOLOGY INSTITUTE

Advantages of SenoRx Contura over Mammosite Breast Brachytherapy system.

April 4, 2008

Analysis of:A new player in the growing Breast Brachytherapy field | www.senorx.com

SenoRx has released the Contura system which provides a superior system when compared to the Mammosite Breast Brachytherapy System.  These advantages include: 1.  Better dosimetry, opening the door for more patients to be treated by avoiding the elimination of some patients due to skin spacing and chest wall considerations. 2. Better reimbursement due to the use of multiple dwell positions used versus just one with the Mammosite system. 3  Ability to drain fluid collection via drainage ports of the Contura system that are not available with the Mammosite system. The SenoRx system is poised to take a large percentage of the market share away from Mammosite.

John HewettPartnerPacific Interventional

Speech Recognition in it's Adolescence

September 4, 2007

Analysis of:Philips SpeechMagic Used In Largest Deployment Of Front-End Radiology Speech Recognition In The UK | www.medicalnewstoday.com

Despite large advances in the utility of speech recognition in medicine, the stated benefits are not fully achieved at this time.  The development of this technology promises significant cost savings and improvements in efficiency especially in the radiology department.  The maturation of this technology will be an important symbiosis to the maturation of imaging and other workflow technologies in radiology.  The key to successful use of speech recognition is judicious implementation.

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