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GE Healthcare at ASTRO 2011
GE Healthcare showcased a number of new tools designed specifically for the needs of radiation oncologists at the 53rd Annual American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Meeting in Miami Beach, Florida, USA, taking place from Oct. 2-6, 2011.
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Waukesha, Wi, USA - December 2, 2011
GE Healthcare announced today global industry leader Richard Hausmann will join GE Healthcare as General Manager of the company’s Magnetic Resonance (MR) business effective January 1, 2012.
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Tom Gentile, President and CEO, GE Healthcare Systems.
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“We are delighted to welcome Richard to GE,” said
Tom Gentile, President and CEO, GE Healthcare Systems.
“His track record of delivering innovative solutions to customers and developing cutting edge technologies that advance patient care fits perfectly with GE’s goals for the MR business.”
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Dr. Richard Hausmann, CEO Company Project Smart Grid Applications, Siemens AG.
GE Healthcare announced today global industry leader Richard Hausmann will join GE Healthcare as General Manager of the company’s Magnetic Resonance business effective January 1, 2012.
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Hausmann joins GE Healthcare from Siemens AG Energy where he was most recently CEO of the company’s Smart Grid Applications and E-Mobility project.
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The Discovery MR750w 3.0T is GE Healthcare’s latest innovation in wide-bore technology.
This high-definition system offers a full-range of advanced clinical functionality, uncompromised image quality, and a patient-friendly experience. And that’s just the beginning.
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His 23-year career with Siemens includes the role of President and CEO Siemens China Limited and cluster CEO North Asia for five years.
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Optima MR450w 1.5T with GEM Suite
For those who want to realize the true potential of wide-bore MR, the Optima MR450w is the right choice.
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Additionally, Hausmann has a strong commercial background in healthcare, serving as President and CEO of the Siemens Healthcare CT business as well as Vice President of Marketing and Sales, CT.
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Brivo™ MR355
Bringing high-field MR within reach.
If 1.5T MR technology has been just out of reach for your practice, the Brivo™ MR355 will be a welcome advancement.
The Brivo MR355 1.5T is part of the GE healthymagination initiative to make advanced diagnostic technology more accessible and cost-effective.
Everything about the design of the Brivo MR355 1.5T contributes to providing high quality imaging that will help you make definitive diagnoses for your patients - with the productivity and simplicity you need to make it practical.
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He has a history of leading successful commercial teams while also providing the technical background needed to run a healthcare modality.
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The Brivo MR355 is a world-class 1.5T system that brings great MR value within reach.
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Hausmann received his master’s degree and PhD in Physics before joining Siemens as an MR engineer in 1988.
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The Brivo MR355 from GE Healthcare makes the diagnostic benefits of high-field MR technology easier and more accessible.
It combines a revolutionary, simplified user interface with a surprisingly affordable price.
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He then worked in Application Development for MR where he focused on Angiography and Fast Imaging Applications.
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The Brivo MR355 1.5T system delivers uncompromised, high-resolution, 20-direction diffusion tensor images.
DTI/FiberTrak visualizes white matter trajectories in the brain and generates directional FA maps, as well as 3D 14 white matter projections.
The strong gradient performance of the Brivo MR355 1.5T enables the ability for exquisite DTI outputs.
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In the following few years, he served in a variety of different roles including Director of Application Development, MR; Marketing Manager for the new MAGNETOM Open MR system; and Vice President of Marketing and Sales, MR.
About GE Healthcare
GE Healthcare provides transformational medical technologies and services that are shaping a new age of patient care.
Our broad expertise in medical imaging and information technologies, medical diagnostics, patient monitoring systems, drug discovery, biopharmaceutical manufacturing technologies, performance improvement and performance solutions services help our customers to deliver better care to more people around the world at a lower cost.
In addition,
we partner with healthcare leaders, striving to leverage the global policy change necessary to implement a successful shift to sustainable healthcare systems.
Our “healthymagination” vision for the future invites the world to join us on our journey as we continuously develop innovations focused on reducing costs, increasing access and improving quality around the world.
Headquartered in the United Kingdom, GE Healthcare is a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE).
Worldwide, GE Healthcare employees are committed to serving healthcare professionals and their patients in more than
100 countries.
For more information about
GE Healthcare, visit our website at
www.gehealthcare.com
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Tom Gentile
President and CEO, GE Healthcare Systems
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Tom Gentile
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Tom Gentile was appointed President and CEO of GE Healthcare’s Healthcare Systems division in May of 2011.
Healthcare Systems is GE’s $12 billion business that develops some of the best-known medical technologies including: computed tomography, magnetic resonance, ultrasound, molecular imaging, patient care solutions, x-ray, interventional, life support systems and home health.
Gentile is a 13-year GE veteran and most recently spent three years as Vice President of GE Aviation’s Services division, transforming the services business into a global $7 billion platform.
Before Aviation, he held a series of leadership roles in GE Capital’s businesses in the US, France and Australia, overseeing key acquisitions, consumer product launches and driving profitable growth.
Before GE, Gentile held leadership and strategy roles with McKinsey & Company, American broadcaster CBS, and General Motors.
Gentile earned his bachelor’s degree in economics and his MBA from Harvard University, and studied international relations at the London School of Economics.
Tom has been an active leader in global GE’s Volunteers Network.
He was very active with the non-profit organization Cincinnati ArtsWave and looks forward to bringing his passion for corporate citizenship to the Milwaukee area community.
Tom was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan.
He and his wife Julie have three children.
Source: GE Healthcare
http://www.gehealthcare.com/uken/about/exec_team.html
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