Medical Equipment Industry News

The October Issue of HealthCare Business News Magazine

Features and Industry Sector Reports

Q&A with Dr. Michael Steinberg, president of ASTRO
The current president of ASTRO offers some insight on the association and his role.
Med tech deals expected to surge as reform woes wane
Political uncertainty to blame for lack of recent "blockbuster" deals, experts say.
Q&A with Leonard Arzt
The executive director of the National Association for Proton Therapy talks business.

Special report: Purchasing committees place medical devices on trial
But purchasing process may need more work to ensure patient protection
RTLS helps keep track of health care's bottom line
RTLS providing a healthy ROI for hospitals.
Q&A with Chantal Weinhold, executive director at LIJ Medical Center
Hospital Spotlight: October 2012

Advanced techniques push radiation therapy into a new era
Industry Sector Report: Radiation therapy
Lead use in medical shielding: pros, cons and alternative materials
Getting the lead out.

Columns

Money Health

Looking to buy a new linear accelerator system?
Look at resale value before you buy.

This Month in Medical History

James Francis Pantridge: The Father of Emergency Medicine
This month in medical history - October 2012
Preview: ASTRO 2012
What to expect at this year's meeting
Medical Museum: Radithor
This month's selection dates back to 1920
NAPT 2013 show preview
The National Association for Proton Therapy's first conference is coming to D.C.
3 tips to keep radiation therapy equipment humming
Keep it clean, experts say.
Preview: Florida Biomedical Society Symposium 2012
In Orlando, Fla. Oct. 26-28
Stay covered with our radiation, nuclear and RF shielding primer
Shielding advice from the pros.
Four more years
Letter from the editor - October 2012
Indifferent disasters
Letter from the online editor - October 2012