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Fluke gets CE Mark
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Radiation Management Services unit of Fluke Biomedical has received the European CE Mark for its Double Check Pro Model 7600, a portable device for therapy beam quality assurance.
June 22, 2005
Multiple modalities show similar results for initial staging of head and neck cancer
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
TORONTO - Head and neck cancer is the fifth most common cancer worldwide and accounts for 2.8% of all malignancies in the U.S., according to presentations this week at the Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) conference. Multimodality management of head and neck cancer patients is now the modus operandi in most medical centers.
June 22, 2005
Boston breast center ramps up Aurora MR system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Faulkner-Sagoff Breast Imaging and Diagnostic Centre at Boston-based Faulkner Hospital has upgraded to the 1.5-tesla dedicated breast MRI system from Aurora Imaging Technology of North Andover, MA.
June 21, 2005
PET mammography unit shows promise for DCIS
By Brian Casey
TORONTO - A dedicated PET mammography unit turned in good results in detecting ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) in symptomatic high-risk patients, according to research presented this week at the Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) meeting. The research indicates that the PEM scanner could help breast imagers detect cancer at an earlier stage, before it has metastasized.
June 21, 2005
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BrachySil proves safe in liver cancer treatment
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Biomedical nanotechnology firm pSivida of Perth, Australia, announced the final results from its phase IIa clinical trial with BrachySil, a new brachytherapy treatment for inoperable primary liver cancer.
June 20, 2005
Cytogen cites promising results for cancer pain medication
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Biopharmaceutical firm Cytogen announced the results of a study that evaluated the use of its nonopioid therapeutic pain medication alone and in conjunction with chemotherapy for the treatment of prostate, breast, lung, and other cancers.
June 20, 2005
Cedara introduces clinical applications
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
TORONTO - Imaging software developer Cedara Software, a division of Merge Healthcare of Milwaukee, is showcasing a clutch of oncology software applications at the Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) meeting.
June 19, 2005
IBA debuts synthesizer, collaboration, and SNM grant
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
TORONTO - Ion Beam Applications (IBA) has developed and is completing tests for a new modular, multipurpose automatic synthesizer.
June 19, 2005
PET and PET/CT best bone scan in detecting breast metastases
By Brian Casey
TORONTO - A pair of studies at yesterday's Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) meeting found that PET and PET/CT offer superior performance compared to bone scintigraphy scans in detecting bony metastases from primary breast cancer. But bone scintigraphy still offers better performance in a couple areas and may continue to play a diagnostic role due to its low cost.
June 19, 2005
Varian inks Norwegian deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy vendor Varian Medical Systems reported that Ullevaal University Hospital in Oslo, Norway, has placed a $14 million (U.S.) order for cancer radiotherapy technology with the Palo Alto, CA-based firm.
June 15, 2005
Gamma detector proves less invasive, more accurate for seed migration
By Shalmali Pal
Now that scintillator-based detectors are on the scene, x-rays should be jettisoned for assessing embolized seed migration in the lungs, according to radiation oncologists in Canada.
June 14, 2005
Mayo Clinic adds Siemens 40-slice Somatom
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Medical Solutions of Malvern, PA, has installed its Somatom Sensation Open 40-slice CT system at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN.
June 13, 2005
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