Medsquare signs a partnership with Virtual Phantoms to add a new module: calculation of the organ dose
February 28, 2017 — Medsquare is proud to announce the integration of the organ dose module ‘VirtualDose™CT’ into its DACS Radiation Dose Monitor (RDM) solution. Developed in partnership with Virtual Phantoms, Inc., this new module will be added to RDM’s existing features and will be presented for the first time at the European Congress of Radiology (ECR). The features of the organ dose module are the following: Monte Carlo algorithm calculation of mean doses delivered to organs by type of activity using existing dose data (DLP, CTDI, etc.) Estimation of the dose received by the fetus from the different stages of gestation of the pregnant woman Several parameters are considered: weight, height, age, pregnancy stages of the pregnant woman, etc. Calculation in accordance with ICRP- 60 and ICRP-103 recommendations “With the calculation of the organ dose, Medsquare is opening a new perspective on patient radiation safety. This agreement − the fruit of over several months of exchanges between the two companies − continues the process of reducing and optimizing the dose delivered to the patient,” said Dominique Gabriel, CEO Medsquare. *DACS: Dose Arching and Communication System About Virtual Phantoms Inc Virtual Phantoms, Inc. was founded in 2009 by faculty members from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, in collaboration with the University of Florida, with an exclusive license of the “Virtual Patient” technologies developed from nearly 20 years of research at RPI and UF in the field of nuclear and radiological engineering. Combining a large collection of anatomically accurate models of patients of various ages and sizes and sophisticated “Monte Carlo” simulation methods originally developed for nuclear weapons research at Los Alamos in the 1940s, VPI is recognized as a world leader in the modeling of ionizing radiation, radiation safety, and medical/occupational radiation dosimetry. For more information about Virtual Phantoms or VirtualDose™CT: Website: www.virtualphantoms.com Contact: Peter Caracappa, VPI Chief Technology Officer; +1 518-421 6931, peter.caracappa@virtualphantoms.com. About Medsquare Medsquare provides innovative solutions for the medical imaging environment. Our solutions (burning, printing, archiving, secured web image distribution through the internet, etc.) are currently being used in more than 450 university hospitals and private clinics in France and more than 2000 around the world. Founded in 2006 as a French company based in Paris, Medsquare is a key partner of the world’s leading radiology equipment manufacturers, who offer our peripheral devices and software to their customers bundled with the sale of their DICOM modalities (CT, MR, XA, etc.). Medsquare is also a leading player in the DACS (Dose Archiving and Communication System) market. Our patient dose management system – Radiation Dose Monitor (RDM) – enables healthcare institutions to collect, control and analyze radiation doses delivered to patients during medical imaging exams. RDM helps improve clinical practices and optimize doses. Contact Karen FRANGIE: k.frangie@medsquare.com Communication Leader Medsquare 17 rue du Jura 75013, Paris – France T: + 33 (0)1 55 25 62 50 For more information, visit our website: www.medsquare.com *DACS: Dose Arching and Communication System PDF Press Release PDF Press Release...
Read MoreQAELUM Announces Partnership with Virtual Phantoms, Inc to Add Organ Dose Data to Radiation Dose Monitoring Software
QAELUM Announces Partnership with Virtual Phantoms, Inc to Add Organ Dose Data to Radiation Dose Monitoring Software (12th January 2017) — Qaelum NV, of Heverlee, Belgium, and Virtual Phantoms, Inc of Albany, NY USA announced today that they have entered into a partnership to bring the VirtualDose™CT organ dose tool to the Qaelum radiation dose monitoring solution, DOSE. With this partnership, Qaelum further optimizes their software solutions dedicated to patient safety and efficiency in medical imaging. Patient safety in medical imaging is a priority With increasing awareness of the risk of radiation dose, patient safety is a high priority in medical imaging departments. Radiation dose during medical examination can be optimized and monitored by DOSE, one of the total quality monitoring solutions of Qaelum, a KULeuven spinoff. As the different organs of a human body are of variable dimensions and variable tissue composition, specifying organ radiation dose requires models that take all these variables into account. “We are pleased to announce that advanced organ-dose calculation functionality is now available in DOSE, thanks to partnership with VirtualDoseCT and Virtual Phantoms, Inc.,” said Jurgen Jacobs, CEO of Qaelum NV. “The inclusion of organ dose is a useful addition to our available metrics for tracking performance and compliance and supporting patient safety, furthering the goal of Total Quality Monitoring that our software provides.” Advanced models are used for organ dose simulations This agreement makes the Virtual Patient technology, a well-tested family of anatomically correct phantoms, advanced GPU-based Monte Carlo simulation, and innovative SaaS programming techniques, available to Qaelum customers. It enables users to accurately compute doses to radiosensitive organs for a broad range of the patient population, including those outside the “average” body size, and pediatric patients from newborn through adolescence. The VirtualDoseCT calculation engine integrates seamlessly with the Qaelum software, providing improved information without extra effort on the part of the user. “We are thrilled to extend the use of our VirtualDose technology to Qaelum customers through this new partnership, and by doing this, improve patient safety in medical imaging worldwide” said Dr. George Xu, founder and CEO of Virtual Phantoms, Inc. A display screen from the QAELUM DOSE software An example output from VirtualDoseCT ABOUT QAELUM N.V. QAELUM is a high-tech spin-off company of the University Hospitals Leuven. Based on more than 15 years of quality assurance experience in an academic environment as well as in the field, QAELUM is considered as the preferred partner when it comes to medical imaging quality control. Leading hospital groups share our vision of a global system for quality assurance, which realizes optimal use of radiation and guarantees maximum safety for patients and staff. At the same time, they acquire a more detailed overview of and deeper insights into all quality related aspects. Passionate about solving real world problems, QAELUM focuses on the development and deployment of highly innovative solutions and services to resolve the daily problems of every medical imaging professional. Ranging from automated quality control in nationwide breast screening programs to optimized solutions for local patient dose monitoring, QAELUM has solutions for all these problems regardless of the scale. The combination of advanced software tools and expert knowledge in the field, makes the innovative solutions offering a preferred choice for healthcare professionals. Jurgen Jacobs PDG E-mail: jurgen.jacobs@qaelum.com Gsm: +32 472 801293 Sofie Ignoul Marketing Communication E-mail: Sofie.Ignoul@qaelum.com Gsm: +32 497 780176 About VPI Virtual Phantoms, Inc. was founded in 2009 by faculty members from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, in collaboration with the University of Florida, with an exclusive license of the “Virtual Patient” technologies developed from nearly 20 years of research at RPI and...
Read MoreVirtual Phantoms at RSNA 2016
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A new evaluation of effective dose from CT scans using the VirutalDoseCT software has been released online prior to print publication by the Radiation Protection Dosimetry journal. PubMed abstract Publisher link to full text
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Read MoreFind Virtual Phantoms at RSNA 2015!
Virtual Phantoms Chief Technology Officer, Dr. Peter F. Caracappa, will be attending the Radiological Society of North America annual meeting, November 29-December 4 in Chicago, IL. If you would like to participate in a live demonstration of VirutalDoseCT, or discuss the VirtualDose system, contact peter.caracappa@virtualphantoms.com to schedule and appointment. See you in Chicago!
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