C-RAD secured a large order including two Catalyst HD™ systems and a Sentinel 4DCT™ system for Gjövik Hospital in Norway, about 120 km north of Oslo. As part of a comprehensive tender the hospital is now upgrading its radiation oncology department with the high-end solution for patient positioning and monitoring from C-RAD.The Catalyst HD will be delivered with the complete software configuration containing modules for Respiratory Gating, Patient Setup and Positioning, and Motion Monitoring, as well as interfaces to a Toshiba CT and the linear accelerators. The customer also decided on the unique audio-visual couching functionality that supports an interactive gating mode.
In the Nordic countries C-RAD also distributes products that complement its portfolio in the field of patient positioning and quality assurance, and in this case Gjövik Hospital has selected a configuration of immobilization devices for stereotactic treatments.
The delivery and installation of the first two systems is expected to take place in Q3 2015 and the third system in the beginning of 2016.
The Catalyst™ and Sentinel™ systems offer the required technology to perform high-end treatment techniques within radiation therapy. With this solution C-RAD supports the whole 4D treatment chain from imaging to treatment delivery. Respiratory gated treatments are frequently used when the target volume is close to cardiac tissue or for special treatments in which the tumor position depends on the respiratory cycle.
“It is very gratifying to see the positive resonance the Catalyst HD has generated in the market,” says Tim Thurn, CEO of C-RAD. “While this system has been opening the doors for significant sales in North America, we are now seeing an increasing number of European customers selecting the Catalyst HD. The system was developed specifically for the fast-growing segment of Stereotactic Radiation Therapy (SBRT) and Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS), but at the same time Catalyst HD provides the proven advantages of the Catalyst system for the treatment of breast cancer patients, as well as other indications.”
(globenewswire)
It’s always good to hear further information about upcoming devices, and readers may have heard some initial murmurings about the BlackBerry Oslo smartphone from Mobile World Congress. Although it was first thought that this handset would only release in China, in fact it will be available for global markets. Read on for more on the BlackBerry Oslo with unofficial details of specs and release date.The new information also comes with an image that is purported to be the first of the BlackBerry Oslo, and you can see that below. The handset shown has a squarish design with rounded corners to the bottom, and you can see it also has a physical QWERTY keyboard. Although nothing has been confirmed from BlackBerry about a release date, it’s being tipped for June 30, so we’re likely to see a few more leaks over the coming few weeks.
A newborn baby had his foreskin surgically removed at a hospital in Southern Norway on March 9. It was the first such ritual circumcision performed at a hospital since the country’s new circumcision law was passed by the parliament last year. “They [the Muslim parents] were very happy,” Ole Tysland, head of surgery at Sørlandet Hospital in Kristiansand, was quoted as saying by local media. “Most people are glad that we now have the possibility to do this in the hospital.”
Exelis’ latest command management information system has successfully completed sea acceptance testing aboard A Norwegian Coast Guard ship. The test was part of a modernization program for the KV Senga that includes the integration of the vessel’s tactical data link, upgrading its computer and displays and navigational system. The CMIS system by Exelis, which can be extended to support new sensor packages such as electronic support measures or advanced sonar, is being deployed on at least two other Norwegian ships over the next two years.”Throughout our longstanding relationship with the Norwegian Coast Guard, we have seen how they operate in a particularly dangerous environment,” said Jim Brunelle, senior director of the Exelis undersea systems business. “The Exelis technology enables them to safely control their ships and helicopters in the high seas and challenging weather conditions of the North Atlantic.”
The Norwegian research programme for Global Health and Vaccination Research (GLOBVAC) has on behalf of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs contributed financially to an international trial for EBOLA-vaccine. Evaluation of Ebola vaccines in Guineawill be conducted by the World Health Organisation, Doctors Without Borders, the Norwegian Institute of Public Health and others.Given the exceptional nature of the spread of Ebola in West Africa, The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) asked the Research Council of Norway (RCN) to conduct a speedy decision concerning financing this project. The project has its origin from a broad workgroup which has assessed alternative strategies for vaccine trials in Guinea. The RCN will contribute with approximately 3 million dollars to the study.
‘Pioneer,’ from Norwegian director Erik Skjoldbjærg, tells such a complex and convoluted story, you’d think it had to be adhering to true-life events. In reality, the film is “loosely based” on events in the early 1980s in the North Sea, when Norway had just discovered the possibility of harvesting rich deposits of petroleum deep in the seabed. Given the lack of engineering technology available even thirty years ago, this task represented an enormous challenge and a significant danger to the participants.Though the country has a rich history of daring exploration and pioneering, (see: Roald Amundsen and his team’s incredible Antarctic exploration that made them the first to reach the South Pole) they would require the help of an American company, called Deep Sea Diving in the film, to help prepare them for the project. And in a shocking twist of events, the greedy Americans might not have the best interests of the Norwegian divers at heart.
In addition to BMW, which reportedly agreed to purchase a total of 57,000 Windows Phones, Microsoft is about to score another important win for its mobile platform, this time in Norway, where a newly built hospital is looking at its devices for better patient care. A report coming from local publication Tek (Google Translate link) reveals that the so-called Ostfold Hospital will be almost entirely equipped with products developed by Microsoft, including not only Windows Phone devices, but also Kinect sensors.The idea is as easy as it could be. Kinect and Windows Phone can help doctors and nurses provide better care to patients by receiving information on medication wherever they are, including the type of drugs they need to administer and the correct amounts.
NORWAY – Chicken red mites bring both financial and animal welfare problems for the poultry industry but a new academic collaboration has been formed to tackle these challenges. Last week saw the start of a new academic collaboration on chicken mites, which kicked-off in Brussels. The academic collaboration, involving the Veterinary Institute of Norway (NVI), will last for four years. Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) is a European scientific and technological cooperation that aims to promote academic cooperation and networking between researchers in 36 countries, among them Norway.COST actions can give money to interdisciplinary workshops, conferences, short research stays, publications and other activities associated with the network.
Norway’s first Ebola patient is to receive the world’s last available dose of the experimental drug ZMapp. The Norwegian Medical Agency’s medical director confirmed the treatment – which was also given to Briton William Pooley – was being sent from Canada to Oslo University Hospital.
A Norwegian working for Doctors Without Borders in Sierra Leone has been flown home for treatment after contracting the Ebola virus. The worker developed a fever at the weekend and was placed in isolation. Tests have now confirmed she is infected.
Doctors Without Borders confirms that one of our organization’s Norwegian field workers in Sierra Leone has tested positive and has been diagnosed with bleeding fever ebola, confirms Anne Cecilie Kalteborn in MSF’s Norway branch to Norwegian media VG. The Norwegian health worker is tonight being flown with an ambulance flight from the capital Sierra Leone. She will probably land in Norway Monday night or Tuesday night.- We are working to transport our colleague home as soon as possible, says Kaltebotn.
Children of divorced parents may be at higher risk of being overweight or obese than those whose parents are married, a Norwegian study said Thursday. The tendency was higher among boys than girls, said the report, which nevertheless cautioned it was too early to draw a direct, causal link, as other factors may be to blame. Researchers used height, weight and waist circumference data from more than 3,000 pupils attending 127 schools across Norway, which they compared to their parents’ marital status — married, never-married, co-habiting, single, separated or divorced.About one in five children overall were overweight, which is generally considered to mean a height-to-weight ratio or BMI of 25 or over, and one in 10 obese with a BMI of 30 and up, they reported in the online medical journal BMJ Open.
Health authorities in Norway say two pregnant women have tested positive for the zika virus after traveling in Latin America. The Norwegian Institute of Public Health on has recently tested dozens of people for the virus, mostly pregnant women.
A Norwegian football team who arranged a pre-season tour to Stockport but without organising any games has a full fixture schedule after help from the Stockport Express. Die-hard Stockport County fan Thomas Johnsen will bring his Rolvsøy IF to the borough in March. He had booked flights and hotels but until last week had no opponents. After featuring in the paper his team were inundated with offers and will play Cale Green FC, Stockport Sports and Hazel Grove FC.
Professional boxers can step back into the ring in Norway after a three-decade ban on the sport was this week repealed in a vote in Parliament in Oslo. The governing coalition of conservatives and right-wing populists pushed the policy through with the support of the social liberals in a 54-48 vote. Professional boxing had been illegal since January 1, 1982.Norwegian professional boxer Cecilia Braekhus had been unable to fight in her own country under the old “knockout law,” which banned any sport where victory or points could be scored by knockout.
World chess champion Norway’s Magnus Carlsen retained his title, defeating Indian challenger Viswanathan Anand in the 11th round of their title match at Russia on Sunday. The reigning world champion called off the exchange/sacrifice blunder or bluff of Anand on move 24 and wrapped up the 12th game in 45 moves. Interestingly, Anand went for the misadventure of exchange/sacrifice — giving up his rook for Carlsen’s bishop when he was enjoying a slight positional advantage.Carlsen scored 6.5 points first to retain the title that he wrested from Anand last year.
The first UEFA Study Group Fitness for Football seminar following a series of pilot events has been held in Oslo, featuring a mix of presentations, discussions and practical sessions. Following a successful pilot phase, the first Fitness for Football seminar as part of the UEFA Study Group Scheme has taken place this week in Oslo involving coaches, coach educators, fitness experts and medical staff from six UEFA member associations.Along with participants from host nation Norway, delegations ranging from four to six people from the associations of Moldova, Hungary, Belgium, Belarus and Georgia were in attendance for a busy four-day programme featuring a mix of presentations, discussion groups and practical training sessions on subjects including the demands of modern-day football, keeping players fit to play and fitness in football from a long-term player perspective.
What former world champion Viswanathan Anand could not attain, young Grandmaster from Vijayawada M.R. Lalith Babu achieved at Tromso, Norway by becoming part of the medal winning Indian team at the prestigious Chess Olympiad. India defeated Uzbekistan to clinch the bronze medal, the first-ever medal in the format and the achievement was possible owing to the on-board exploits of Adhibhan, Sethuraman, Parimarjan Negi, Lalith Babu and Sasikiran Krishnan.India just lost two games in the 44 games played, which showed the consistency exhibited by the team members.
FIFA President Blatter visited the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo, Norway to promote and share the successful implementation of the Handshake for Peace during the 2014 FIFA World Cup™. The visit began with a tour of the Nobel Peace Center, including a short presentation and viewing of the exhibition space. Following the tour, FIFA President Blatter joined the Director of the Nobel Peace Center Bente Erichsen and the Norwegian Football Association (Norges Fotballforbund, NFF) President Yngve Hallen for a press conference, where they shared thoughts about the continued success of the Handshake for Peace.”The Handshake for Peace is more than just to speak about peace,” FIFA President Blatter said. “It is to bring people together, to connect people. In our statutes, we are not working directly for peace, but we have to work for a better future and a better future for our youths.
This week, the World Association of Chefs Societies hosts its global competition in Stavanger, Norway. Held every two years, the contest brings together seven finalists – one from each region in the world – to compete in three categories: Global Chef, Junior Chef and Global Pastry Chef. The finalists had to win several preliminary rounds in their cities, countries and regions during the previous two years. This year, two of the finalists representing the Middle East/Africa region are from Dubai.Achala Weerasinghe, the Sri Lankan resort pastry chef at Madinat Jumeirah, will compete in the Global Pastry Chef category on Friday, and Rahil Rathod, a young Indian chef from the Radisson Blu Hotel, Dubai Deira Creek, will compete in the Junior Chef category on Saturday.