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VC advocates tout aggressive strategy for screening coverage
By Eric Barnes
BOSTON - Advocates of virtual colonoscopy laid out their plans for securing Medicare reimbursement for VC colon screening at this week's International Symposium on Virtual Colonoscopy. The new strategy includes initiatives at the clinical, legislative, and public advocacy levels designed to make reimbursement a reality.
October 25, 2010
PSA screening, aspirin may reduce prostate cancer deaths
By Cynthia E. Keen
Screening men who have been treated for prostate cancer based on prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels can lower deaths by reducing the risk of metastasis within 10 years of treatment, according to a study to be presented at the upcoming American Society for Radiation Oncology meeting in San Diego.
October 25, 2010
Siemens scores $25M Rush contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare has been awarded a five-year $25 million contract for medical equipment and healthcare IT consulting services by Rush University Medical Center in Chicago.
October 25, 2010
Spectral Molecular names chief technologist
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Optical imaging developer Spectral Molecular Imaging has named Robert Chave to the position of chief technologist.
October 25, 2010
Philips launches iU22 Matrix US scanner
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare has officially launched iU22 xMatrix, the company's new ultrasound scanner.
October 25, 2010
Forcare moves to new office space
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The need for more space is prompting Dutch healthcare IT firm Forcare to move to a new location.
October 25, 2010
CT enhancements pace Toshiba RSNA launches
By Erik L. Ridley
Toshiba America Medical Systems of Tustin, CA, will be showcasing a range of new technology at next month's 2010 RSNA meeting in Chicago, including a new helical scanning mode and low-dose protocol for CT, noncontrast MR imaging, and 4D ultrasound imaging.
October 25, 2010
Mirada touts workflow gains at ASTRO
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical imaging software developer Mirada Medical will be presenting a range of treatment planning applications at next week's American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) annual conference in San Diego.
October 25, 2010
French radiology faces crisis due to lack of scanners
By John Brosky
PARIS - Despite good patient outcomes, France has a critical lack of imaging technology that must be addressed if the nation is to maintain the same level of healthcare quality available in other European countries, according to the opening press conference of the Journées Françaises de Radiologie (JFR) meeting.
October 25, 2010
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Vision RT signs on Varian
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
U.K. radiation therapy software developer Vision RT has inked a distribution agreement with radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems.
October 24, 2010
GE debuts follicle ultrasound software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare is unveiling its SonoAVCfollicle ultrasound software at this week's annual meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine in Denver.
October 24, 2010
Radiation boosts hormone therapy for prostate cancer patients
By Cynthia E. Keen
High-risk prostate cancer patients who have radiation added to their regimen of androgen deprivation therapy have an improved chance of survival compared with patients who only get hormone therapy, according to a study to be presented at next week's American Society for Radiation Oncology meeting in San Diego.
October 24, 2010
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