Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 376

Medicsight, Viatronix selected for SIGGAR1 trial
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) developer Medicsight and advanced visualization software developer Viatronix said that Medicsight's ColonCAD software and Viatronix's V3D-Colon workstation will be used in the SIGGAR1 U.K. CT colonography clinical trial.
February 1, 2006
IsoRay adds medical advisor
Medical isotope developer IsoRay Medical has appointed Dr. Steven Kurtzman as medical advisor.
January 31, 2006
MRI-guided cancer treatment
MR technology is finding its way into new areas, many of which show tremendous promise for growth in the years ahead. One area in particular is cancer treatment. MRI architectural consultants Robert Junk and Tobias Gilk explain why effective MRI suite planning is needed for MRI's growth in this area.
January 31, 2006
U.K. deal for Impac
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology information systems developer Impac Medical Systems has received an order from University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire National Health Services (NHS) Trust in the U.K. for a comprehensive oncology management system.
January 30, 2006
CAD may cut down on missed breast cancers
By Erik L. Ridley
The use of computer-aided detection (CAD) systems can help detect breast cancer much sooner, according to a study team led by researchers from George Washington University (GWU) Medical Center in Washington, DC.
January 29, 2006
Elekta adds Hong Kong install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish radiation therapy firm Elekta has installed its radiation oncology technology at Tuen Mun Hospital in Hong Kong.
January 26, 2006
TomoTherapy notches German sale
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy developer TomoTherapy said it has sold four of its TomoTherapy Hi-Art Systems to the German Research Association.
January 25, 2006
Varian nets 31-year U.K. contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems has signed a 31-year contract to provide radiotherapy services to Oxford Churchill Hospital in the U.K., which is scheduled to open a new oncology center in 2008.
January 25, 2006
Fischer signs service deal with Kodak
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Fischer Imaging of Denver has inked a contract with Eastman Kodak Health Group for the Rochester, NY-based company to offer service and support to the worldwide installed base of Fischer's mammography products.
January 25, 2006
Varian posts Q1 gains
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems reported 2006 fiscal first-quarter revenues of $334 million, up 11.7% compared with the $299 million reported a year ago.
January 25, 2006
Scintigraphy shows breast cancer response to hormone therapy sooner
By Shalmali Pal
Only a third of breast cancer patients who have endocrine therapy respond to treatment, and the current tests for patient selection are less than optimal. Some imaging techniques may not show results for several months post-treatment. Scintigraphy could be a better, noninvasive way to predict treatment response, according to European researchers.
January 25, 2006
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Aurora nets CE Mark, CMDCAS approval
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast MRI technology developer Aurora Imaging Technology said it has received CE Mark and Canadian Medical Devices Conformity Assessment System (CMDCAS) approval for its Aurora 1.5-tesla dedicated breast MRI system with bilateral rotating delivery of excitation off-resonance (RODEO) capabilities.
January 24, 2006
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