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Dilon rolls out new collimators

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Scintimammography developer Dilon Technologies has released two new collimators: the Slant15 Collimator for breast imaging and the Low Energy High-Resolution collimator.

February 2, 2009

Fluke donates to Kenyan mammo program

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Fluke Biomedical has donated two Mammography Quality Standards Act mammography phantoms to Radiology Mammography International.

February 2, 2009

AJR studies show decline in mammo use, workforce shortages

By Kate Madden Yee

A pair of new studies in this month's edition of the American Journal of Roentgenology offers a dismal picture of the state of mammography screening: fewer women are complying with recommendations to get screened, while workforce shortages are looming as imaging professionals increasingly shun the discipline.

February 2, 2009

FDG-PET/CT improves detection of breast cancer

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Using FDG-PET/CT, researchers at the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center identified the precise location and extent of metastasis in the initial staging of inflammatory breast cancer.

February 1, 2009

Experts debate merits of breast reconstruction before radiation therapy

By Cynthia E. Keen

Breast reconstruction is a subject of anxiety and concern for women who face the loss of a breast. The problem is even more pronounced for women receiving radiation therapy as part of their treatment, as experts disagree on whether radiation should be delivered before or after reconstructive surgery.

February 1, 2009

Young women treated for childhood cancer avoid breast screening

By Kate Madden Yee

Young women who were treated with chest radiation therapy in childhood seem to be unaware of guidelines recommending that they start mammography screening earlier, due to their higher risk of developing cancer, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

January 26, 2009