Overlook Hospital, part of New Jersey's Atlantic Health System, said it is now treating its first patients with the hospital's new $5 million Cyberknife Stereotactic Radiosurgery System, an incision-free "surgical" option that uses technology to precisely

Cerner Corp. says the "outlook for the healthcare information technology industry is good," as sales and earnings increased in the second fiscal quarter of FY04, ending July 3.

Fonar Corp. said this week that it has installed its 45th Stand-Up magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system.

Calgary Health Region, one of Canada's largest integrated health systems, has selected Picis CareSuite to automate more than 65 operating rooms (ORs) in four acute care hospitals and a number of satellite sites.

Camtronics Medical Systems Ltd., a subsidiary of Analogic Corp., will roll out its VERICIS for cardiovascular image and information management at HCA Midwest in Kansas City, Mo.

TeraRecon Inc. will deploy its post-processing technology at Kansas Spine Hospital of Wichita, Kan. to provide real-time reconstruction capabilities for complex computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance (MR) datasets.

Oakworks Inc. unveiled improved positioning features of its Spinal Imaging Platform, a radiolucent device that provides stable patient positioning in the prone position during cervical, thoracic, and lumbar procedures.

Biosound Esaote of Indianapolis, Ind. launched MyLab 30 CV ultrasound system at the American Society of Echocardiography annual meeting, June 26-30, in San Diego.