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Varian wins U.K. contract, unveils cargo screening technology
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy vendor Varian Medical Systems reported that it has been selected as a supplier of linear accelerators in the British government's capital investment program for upgrading cancer treatments in its hospitals.
May 25, 2005
RITA licenses EMcision technology
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Oncology device vendor RITA Medical Systems of Fremont, CA, said that it has signed an exclusive worldwide license agreement with EMcision for the Habib Sealer, a disposable radiofrequency resection device.
May 25, 2005
RITA CFO resigns
Oncology device vendor RITA Medical Systems of Fremont, CA, reported that Donald Stewart, vice president of finance and administration and chief financial officer (CFO), will resign from the firm to pursue other business interests when a suitable replacement can be found.
May 24, 2005
Nucletron offers financial program
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiotherapy provider Nucletron has partnered with financial services provider De Lage Landen to offer a pan-European private-label sales financing program.
May 24, 2005
Biotech firm Cell>Point sees promise for oncology SPECT
By Kate Madden Yee
Since its introduction in the 1990s, PET imaging has helped eclipse SPECT, which has long been used for oncology applications but lacks PET's image quality. Biotechnology company Cell>Point, however, hopes to capitalize on the large worldwide installed base of SPECT cameras by developing radiopharmaceuticals in new combinations. Their hope is to make oncology imaging as versatile and accurate on a SPECT system as it is on a PET camera.
May 19, 2005
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MRI sees spinal metastases earlier, but low-dose whole-body MDCT aces skeletal workup
By Eric Barnes
Researchers from the University of Munich in Germany produced two studies that put 16-slice MDCT to the test for detecting musculoskeletal tumors. In the first, MRI was far more sensitive than CT for detecting spinal metastases. However, the second study found that ultra-low-dose CT detected 100% of the osteolytic lesions detected at both standard-dose CT and MRI.
May 19, 2005
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Philips, RaySearch expand partnership
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Royal Philips Electronics, the parent company of Philips Medical Systems, and Stockholm-based RaySearch Laboratories have issued a letter of intent to sign a long-term development and license agreement pertaining to new products for adaptive radiation therapy.
May 18, 2005
Novoste, ONI to merge
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Vascular brachytherapy firm Novoste of Norcross, GA, and extremity MRI developer ONI Medical Systems of Wilmington, MA, are planning to merge, according to the companies.
May 18, 2005
MRI after CT cuts need for liver biopsies in cancer patients
By Tracie L. Thompson
NEW ORLEANS - The number of liver lesions detected by MDCT presents a challenge for patient management, especially when the patient already has a primary malignancy. But MRI can significantly reduce the number that might otherwise be headed for biopsy, according to a study presented at the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) meeting.
May 18, 2005
R2 debuts ImageChecker 2.0 for CT
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) developer R2 Technology has launched its ImageChecker CT Lung Version 2.0 CAD software system and AutoPoint temporal comparison feature for use during review of multidetector-row CT chest exams.
May 16, 2005
Minrad sales grow in Q1
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Minrad of Buffalo, NY, posted sharply higher sales and a narrower net loss for its first quarter (end-March 31).
May 16, 2005
Impac inks deal with cancer group
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology information systems developer Impac Medical Systems and the Coalition of Cancer Cooperative Groups have signed an agreement to incorporate the coalition's clinical trial database into Impac's electronic medical record (EMR) for oncology.
May 12, 2005
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