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FDA clears ViewRay's MRI-guided RT system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image-guided therapy developer ViewRay announced it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its MRI-guided radiation therapy (RT) system.
May 29, 2012
CIVCO launches Infiniti for Zonare transducers
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound and radiotherapy products developer CIVCO Medical Solutions said it has introduced its Infiniti in-plane needle guidance for ultrasound technology developer Zonare Medical Systems' L10-5 ultrasound transducers.
May 29, 2012
Survey finds Irish more positive on CT lung screening
By James Brice
A survey of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the Republic of Ireland suggests that better access to healthcare and more firsthand experience with CT may explain why they expressed a greater willingness to undergo low-dose CT lung cancer screening than current and former smokers in the U.S.
May 29, 2012
MRI visualizes proton dose distribution
By Tami Freeman
MRI visualizes the dose distribution with proton therapy procedures by imaging radiation-induced tissue changes, reducing the uncertainty of the range of the proton beam, according to a presentation at the recent European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology annual meeting.
May 29, 2012
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Standard Imaging rolls out software updates
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation calibration and quality assurance company Standard Imaging has released updates to its PIPSpro and IMSure software packages.
May 29, 2012
Siemens wins appeal in Saint-Gobain patent suit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A patent dispute between Siemens Healthcare and Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics has concluded following a U.S. Supreme Court decision to confirm a recent U.S. federal court ruling in favor of Siemens.
May 28, 2012
Toshiba lands large vascular x-ray order
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems has installed 14 Infinix-i vascular x-ray systems at Kaleida Health's new Gates Vascular Institute in Buffalo, NY.
May 28, 2012
Moments in Radiology History: Part 5 -- Bullets and bones
By Otha Linton
"Bullets, bones, and kidney stones" was a phrase that sprung up in the earliest months of the medical use of x-rays. Just as Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen had noticed that x-rays showed bones minus normal flesh, young surgeons found that the images could show them where surgery could correct problems.
May 28, 2012
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7T MRI helps predict multiple sclerosis in uncertain cases
By Wayne Forrest
British researchers achieved 100% positive and negative predictive values using 7-tesla MRI and a specialized scanning protocol to scan the brains of patients suspected of having multiple sclerosis (MS). The technique could possibly be applied to 3-tesla magnets, providing a means to diagnose MS patients without further invasive workup.
May 28, 2012
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Breast density varies significantly by age
By Kate Madden Yee
Focusing too much on breast density in determining when women should begin breast cancer screening can be misguided, according to researchers in Philadelphia. They found that breast density variation can defy conventional wisdom -- namely, that only younger women have dense breast tissue.
May 27, 2012
VA issues report on security for mobile devices
By Cynthia E. Keen
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Inspector General has published the findings of its investigation into allegations that the organization was circumventing security requirements for Apple mobile devices.
May 24, 2012
fMRI shows our emotions getting in sync
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Using functional MRI (fMRI), Finnish researchers have found that experiencing strong emotions may help synchronize brain activity among a group of individuals, according to a study published online May 23 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
May 24, 2012
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