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MRS shows cost-benefit strength for brain tumor diagnosis

By Jonathan S. Batchelor

In January 2004, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services decided to continue the current noncoverage determination for proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS), stating there is inadequate evidence to conclude that MRS is necessary for diagnosing brain tumors. A research team from California, however, has presented compelling evidence that MRS use for brain tumor diagnosis is safe, accurate, and cost-effective.

January 27, 2005

Varian to enter neurosurgery market

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation therapy vendor Varian Medical Systems said it has formed Varian Surgical Sciences, a new organization that will develop and market the company's x-ray imaging and treatment technologies for radiosurgical applications in the neurosurgery market.

January 26, 2005

Mediscience adds clinical consultant

Photonic cancer detection device developer Mediscience Technology of Cherry Hill, NJ, said that Dr. Julian Kim of the Cleveland Clinic has joined the firm as a consultant.

January 26, 2005

Implant Sciences gets 510(k) for ytterbium-169

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation oncology and interventional cardiology firm Implant Sciences said it has received clearance of its 510(k) application from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

January 26, 2005

Varian posts Q1 gains

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation therapy vendor Varian Medical Systems reported fiscal first-quarter revenues of $299 million, up 12% compared with the $267 million booked in the same quarter a year ago.

January 26, 2005

CT tracks renal cancer recurrence after surgery

By Eric Barnes

Cancer recurs in more than a fifth of patients who undergo resection for renal cell carcinoma (RCC), according to radiologists from South Korea. The most common recurrence site is the lungs, according to the researchers, who developed CT guidelines for detecting recurrent RCC based on a multiyear follow-up study of their own patients.

January 19, 2005

Elekta to acquire Impac

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Swedish radiation therapy firm Elekta has reached an agreement to acquire radiation oncology information systems firm Impac Medical Systems of Mountain View, CA.

January 17, 2005

Varian buys French IS firm

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation oncology developer Varian Medical Systems has acquired Sigma Micro Informatique Conseil, a French developer of information management software for radiation and medical oncology.

January 17, 2005

RF ablation gains ground as lung cancer option

By Eric Barnes

CT-guided radiofrequency ablation of lung tumors produced outstanding results in patients with inoperable stage 1A non-small cell lung cancer, according to Italian researchers. However, another group from Los Angeles reports that more research is needed to determine whether RFA will fulfill its early promise as the sole treatment for inoperable lung cancer.

January 13, 2005

CAD substantially improves MDCT's sensitivity in detecting lung nodules

By Tracie L. Thompson

With multidetector computed tomography (MDCT), radiologists can identify more lung nodules than they could with earlier technology. But with MDCT's increased resolution comes numerous image datasets. However, CAD systems can help radiologists work through the images, and new research confirms that the systems do a better job than a second radiologist in detecting missed nodules.

January 11, 2005

Studies serve food for thought on cancer link to meat, fruits, and veggies

By Shalmali Pal

There's disappointing news for both high-protein diet devotees and vigilant vegans. According to the latest research on the food-cancer link, tearing into red meat regularly raises the risk for colorectal cancer, but eating bushels of fruits and vegetables may not offer protection against breast cancer.

January 11, 2005

California install for Nomos

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

North American Scientific's Nomos Radiation Oncology division has installed its optical tracking technology at the Santa Monica Cancer Treatment Center in Santa Monica, CA.

January 10, 2005

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