Clinical News: Page 1704

Poor Q2 results prompt Accuray restructuring
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Accuray is projecting a decline in product revenue of between 45% and 50% in the second quarter of fiscal 2013, prompting the company to lay off some employees.
January 2, 2013
MRI finds mental illness risk genes in infants
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Using MRI, researchers have found that brain changes observed in adults with common gene variants linked to disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, and autism can also be seen in the brain scans of newborns. Results of the study were published January 3 in Cerebral Cortex.
January 2, 2013
SGR fix hammers imaging; MRI and obesity; SBRT vs. IMRT
By Brian Casey
January 2, 2013
India to build isotope facility
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
India is building its first facility to produce medical isotopes, according to a report in the Hindustan Times.
January 2, 2013
Del plans to move into larger facility
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiography vendor Del Medical has purchased a new manufacturing facility in Bloomingdale, IL.
January 2, 2013
ART receives Fla. order
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Women's health firm Advanced Radiation Therapy (ART) has received a contract to install its AccuBoost system for the treatment of early-stage breast cancer at 1st Line Oncology in Coconut Creek, FL.
January 2, 2013
Lantheus extends Japanese contract with Fuji
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Diagnostic imaging agent developer Lantheus Medical Imaging has renewed its long-term agreement with Fujifilm RI Pharma (FRI) to license and distribute the Cardiolite and Neurolite pharmaceuticals in Japan.
January 2, 2013
RaySearch, Siemens end partnership
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm RaySearch Laboratories and multimodality vendor Siemens Healthcare have agreed to terminate their partnership in radiation therapy treatment planning.
January 2, 2013
FDG-PET/CT aids advanced breast cancer patients
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
FDG-PET/CT can provide "significant prognostic stratification information" at initial staging for patients with locally advanced breast cancer compared to conventional imaging, according to a study published in the January issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
January 2, 2013
ASTRO decries rad therapy cuts in 'fiscal cliff' bill
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has issued a statement opposing Medicare payment cuts to cobalt-60 radiation therapy treatments in the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, the legislation passed this week that resolved the "fiscal cliff" emergency.
January 2, 2013
Lymph node ratio predicts RT benefit for oral cancer
By Cynthia E. Keen
Radiation therapy (RT) can benefit some patients with oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma, but they can suffer acute as well as long-term toxicities. The use of lymph node ratios may help identify which patients will benefit the most, according to an article published online in Radiotherapy and Oncology.
January 2, 2013
Brain fMRI shows negative effect of fructose on eating habits
By Wayne Forrest
Using functional MRI (fMRI), Yale University researchers may have uncovered one of the keys to the obesity epidemic: that ingestion of fructose changes brain activity in regions that regulate appetite and produce feelings of being full. Study results were published in the January 2 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
January 2, 2013
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