The Swedish IT and medical-technology company Sectra has been awarded a contract to install a dedicated Breast Imaging PACS and three MicroDose Mammography units for use in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT).
The new integrated mammography solution will provide radiologists with the ability to access digital images and information. This way, the screening and reading centres in Canberra will be able to exchange data and share workload in a secure way.
“With the implementation of this territory-wide PACS, we will be able to read breast images in a very effective, fast and secure way thereby providing better service and care to the women of the region,” says Owen Smalley, Chief Information Officer at ACT Health.
In the Australian Capital Territory, BreastScreen ACT and South East New South Wales offers free screening services to asymptomatic women in the targeted age group of 50-69 years of age, under the program run by BreastScreen Australia. In 2005-2006, over 1.5 million Australian women participated in the BreastScreen Australia Program.
”Our Breast Imaging PACS is now used for handling mammography images in most Australian states. This confirms our ability to provide first-class products, service and support to clients in this important area of Health IT,” says Scott Johnston, Managing Director of Sectra Australia and New Zealand.
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