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Bracco short on CardioGen PET generators
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
In an August 20 communiqué to its customers, Bracco Diagnostics acknowledged there is a "small number" of CardioGen-82 rubidium generators available, as the company continues its phased reintroduction of the imaging agent to the market.
September 6, 2012
Outcomes improve for early-stage NSCLC patients
By Cynthia E. Keen
Outcomes have improved in patients with stage I non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in the U.S. since 1999, with the improvement presumably coming from radiation therapy, according to a study presented at this week's Chicago Multidisciplinary Symposium in Thoracic Oncology.
September 6, 2012
Accuray posts mixed results for FY12
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Accuray's acquisition of TomoTherapy last year provided mixed results for the company in its fiscal 2012 financial report.
September 6, 2012
IBA nets Texas proton therapy order
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiopharmaceutical provider Ion Beam Applications (IBA) will install a proton therapy system at the North Texas Proton Therapy Center in Dallas.
September 6, 2012
Mediso debuts new preclinical platform
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Mediso Medical Imaging Systems has launched its new nanoScan four-modality preclinical imaging platform.
September 6, 2012
BMJ: Use MRI to investigate young BRCA1/2 mutation carriers
By Philip Ward
Women carrying a mutation in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes who have undergone a mammogram or chest x-ray before the age of 30 are more likely to develop breast cancer, researchers from Amsterdam noted yesterday in the British Medical Journal (BMJ).
September 6, 2012
Rapamycin may prevent radiation-induced mucositis
By Cynthia E. Keen
Research scientists from the U.S. National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research have discovered a drug that protects stem cells and could prevent cancer patients from developing oral mucositis, or painful inflammation and ulcers in the mouth.
September 6, 2012
Texas hospital installs Carestream mobile x-ray
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
San Antonio's University Hospital is one of the first U.S. centers to install Carestream Health's DRX-Revolution mobile x-ray system.
September 6, 2012
DraxImage, Positron to boost radiopharma supply
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Canadian radiopharmaceutical firm Jubilant DraxImage (JDI) said it is teaming with PET vendor Positron to increase the sourcing and supply of strontium-82 and rubidium-82 generators.
September 6, 2012
Planning APBI treatment for patients with pacemakers
By Cynthia E. Keen
Breast cancer patients with cardiac pacemakers implanted on the same side of the body as the diseased breast may require surgical relocation of the device prior to radiotherapy. However, if the patient qualifies for accelerated partial-breast irradiation (APBI) using high-dose brachytherapy, the surgery might not be necessary.
September 6, 2012
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By Cynthia E. Keen
September 5, 2012
$2.8B U.S. market predicted for digital x-ray
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. market for x-ray systems is becoming saturated, with slow growth predicted to lead to a value of $2.8 billion by 2016, according to technology information firm Millennium Research Group.
September 5, 2012
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