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Permanent seed implants reduce radiotherapy burden in breast cancer
By Shalmali Pal
Permanent breast seed implants were successfully used as the sole adjuvant radiation technique for early-stage breast cancer, according to Canadian researchers. They reported the first use of the technique, in a series of patients, in the January issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics.
January 4, 2006
IsoRay, IBt notch technology agreement
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical isotope developer IsoRay Medical has signed a letter of intent for a technology licensing agreement covering access to International Brachytherapy's (IBt) proprietary polymer seed technology for use with cesium-131 in brachytherapy.
January 2, 2006
Familial links may improve patient selection for lung cancer screening
By Eric Barnes
The past decade has seen substantial growth in lung cancer screening, which has benefited from government funding and improvements in MDCT technology and CAD software. But studies suggest that improvements in mortality may come at a high cost. New research, however, offers hope for lowering screening costs through better selection of the screening population based on genetics and familial linkage.
January 1, 2006
FDG-PET may predict which lymphoma patients will benefit from stem cell therapy
By Jerry Ingram
FDG-PET could play a major role in determining whether relapsed lymphoma patients should progress to autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT), according to a presentation earlier this month at the American Society of Hematology meeting in Atlanta.
December 29, 2005
Impac to release CMS 2006 Quality of Care product
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology information systems developer Impac Medical Systems announced plans to release CMS 2006 Quality of Care, an updated product for its oncology electronic medical record (EMR) designed to support the U.S. Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) 2006 oncology demonstration project.
December 26, 2005
Riverain inks MedAssets deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) developer Riverain Medical of Miamisburg, OH, has signed a multiyear purchasing agreement with group purchasing organization MedAssets Supply Chain Systems of Atlanta.
December 22, 2005
New line of credit for Minrad
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Minrad has secured a $3.5 million revolving line of credit from KeyBank National Association.
December 21, 2005
Varian duels with Resonant over patents
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firms Varian Medical Systems of Palo Alto, CA, and Resonant Medical of Montreal are locked in a patent dispute related to ultrasound-based patient-positioning technology for radiation therapy.
December 21, 2005
VC CAD found equivalent to colonoscopy in screening population
By Eric Barnes
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) scored a CAD coup this month with a study concluding that its VC computer-aided detection (CAD) system yielded sensitivities that were statistically equivalent to that of optical colonoscopy for significant polyps in a large screening population.
December 20, 2005
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Resonant raises more than $20 million
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Canadian radiotherapy device manufacturer Resonant Medical reported that it had raised $24 million Canadian ($20.7 million U.S.) in Series B financing.
December 14, 2005
Elekta brings Gamma Knife to Vietnam
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish radiation therapy and oncology device developer Elekta< said it has signed an agreement to deliver its Leksell Gamma Knife technology to Cho Ray Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
December 12, 2005
Lung CAD shows limited sensitivity gains, finds nodules radiologists missed
By Eric Barnes
Two studies presented at the recent RSNA meeting in Chicago underscored the clinical utility of computer-aided detection (CAD) for finding significant lung nodules with CT. They also served to highlight the limitations of current-generation lung CAD systems, most of which are based on common shapes of solid nodules.
December 12, 2005
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