Clinical News: Page 1750

International Day of Radiology set for Nov. 8
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The European Society of Radiology, the American College of Radiology, and the Radiological Society of North America are joining forces to sponsor the first annual International Day of Radiology.
October 16, 2012
Varian showcases new DR offerings in China
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy vendor Varian Medical Systems will present new digital detectors and x-ray tubes at this week's China International Medicinal Equipment Fair in Chengdu, China.
October 16, 2012
Alliance HealthCare opens new oncology center
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Alliance HealthCare Services announced it has opened a new oncology therapy center in Missouri.
October 16, 2012
CONFIRM study confirms gateway role for cardiac CTA
By Eric Barnes
In a study of more than 15,000 patients who underwent coronary CT angiography (CCTA), few individuals with mild or moderate disease needed invasive procedures, confirming CT's role as a cost-efficient gateway exam for patients with suspected coronary artery disease, researchers wrote in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
October 16, 2012
PiB-PET for Alzheimer's; QA for rad therapy; history of black lung screening
By Brian Casey
October 15, 2012
IBA wins Taiwan proton therapy contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiopharmaceutical provider Ion Beam Applications (IBA) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Changhua Christian Hospital in Taiwan for the installation of its Proteus One single-room compact proton therapy system.
October 15, 2012
NeuroLogica, Steris to partner
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Portable scanner developer NeuroLogica and surgical products provider Steris announced that they plan to collaborate on intraoperative surgical suites.
October 15, 2012
Positron wins solid-state detector patent
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PET vendor Positron has received a patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for solid-state semiconductor detector technology used in precision measuring of coordinates and detection of ionization particles.
October 15, 2012
Infraredx, Philips to collaborate
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Coronary imaging developer Infraredx and Royal Philips Electronics have signed a joint development and collaboration agreement that will integrate Infraredx's true vessel characterization imaging system with Philips' Allura Xper catheterization lab imaging systems.
October 15, 2012
PiB-PET better than genetic factor in showing Alzheimer's risk
By Wayne Forrest
PET imaging with carbon-11-labeled Pittsburgh Compound B has revealed that high amounts of beta-amyloid plaque in the brain may be a better predictor of future memory loss in mentally healthy older people than the APOE ε4 allele, according to a study in the October 16 issue of Neurology.
October 15, 2012
Learning from errors boosts QA in radiation therapy
By Cynthia E. Keen
Establishing a successful radiotherapy quality assurance (QA) program and a department-wide culture of safety is challenging. Sustaining it can be achieved with an incident learning system, as explained in an article published online in Practical Radiation Oncology.
October 15, 2012
Varian adds Taiwan hospital as customer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy vendor Varian Medical Systems announced that 1,000-bed Cheng Ching General Hospital in Taichung, Taiwan, has begun treating cancer patients with a newly installed TrueBeam STx radiotherapy system.
October 15, 2012
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