Archive for the ‘Radiology / Nuclear Medicine’ Category
Saturday, April 12th, 2008
A breast cancer patient's age alone should not determine whether or not she receives standard breast-conservation treatments, including a lumpectomy and radiation therapy; however, if additional health problems (comorbidities) are present, treatments should be individualized based on age and the type of comorbidities, according to a study in the April ...
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Wednesday, April 9th, 2008
MEDX, Inc. released NuQuest(R) V3.0 , the newest version of its nuclear medicine image acquisition and processing software. The updated design vastly increases usability and enhances nuclear medicine connectivity options. The new software is a substantial upgrade from previous versions; its new features include remote desktop support, a quick select ...
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Wednesday, April 9th, 2008
The American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology has received a record number of abstract submissions for the scientific program to be held at its 50th Annual Meeting taking place September 21-25, 2008, in Boston. A total of 2,036 abstracts were received, which is almost 400 more than the ...
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Wednesday, April 9th, 2008
Engineers at Purdue University are creating a wireless device designed to be injected into tumors to tell doctors the precise dose of radiation received and locate the exact position of tumors during treatment.The information would help to more effectively kill tumors, said Babak Ziaie, an associate professor in the School ...
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Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008
A new study has found that an x-ray dye intended to reduce stress on the kidneys did not prevent renal injury during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients who already had compromised kidney function. In addition, it made no difference in the need for dialysis or in the length of ...
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Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
Cleveland BioLabs, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBLI) announced that recent primate studies have demonstrated the efficacy of Cleveland BioLabs's Protectan CBLB502 as a mitigator of hematopoietic damage up to 48 hours post radiation exposure. Protectan CBLB502 was administered as a single injection at 48 hours post-exposure to 6.5 Gy doses of ionizing ...
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Monday, March 31st, 2008
Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. has received FDA clearance for two new CT clinical applications that will improve throughput and enhance workflow, while further reducing contrast and radiation dosage. The applications, SURECardio™ Prospective and Variable Helical Pitch (vHP), are available for new Toshiba AquilionTM 32- and 64-slice CT systems. SURECardio ...
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Monday, March 31st, 2008
Blunt cerebrovascular injuries can be diagnosed using whole body 16 multi-detector CT (MDCT); there's no need for an additional neck MDCT angiography examination according to a recent study conducted by researchers at the University of Maryland Medical Center and R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, both in Baltimore, MD. The ...
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Monday, March 31st, 2008
TomoTherapy Incorporated (NASDAQ: TOMO) announced plans to install its advanced radiation therapy system at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine. Upon completion of installation, this will be the first TomoTherapy® Hi-Art® treatment system in the world to be used for veterinary medicine. Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle recently signed ...
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Tuesday, March 25th, 2008
The Royal College of Radiologists welcomes the latest results from the Standardisation of Breast Radiotherapy Trial (START), which has found that radiotherapy treatment for breast cancer can now be given in fewer treatments than the international standard of 25 fractions. Local recurrence in the breast has reduced markedly over the ...
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