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Carestream nets digital x-ray order

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Carestream Health has received an order for digital x-ray technology from Emory Clark-Holder Clinic in LaGrange, GA.

September 14, 2010

Varian installs TrueBeam at Stanford

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems has installed its TrueBeam linear accelerator at the Stanford Cancer Center in Stanford, CA.

September 14, 2010

Cranial RT encouraged for lung cancer patients

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Prophylactic cranial radiation therapy (RT) can increase the odds of survival for patients with limited-stage small cell lung carcinoma, but these patients often decline the treatment due to concerns about potential toxicities, according to a new study published online in Cancer.

September 14, 2010

Philips presents Vision 2015 plan

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Royal Philips Electronics has released a new five-year plan aimed at growth and strengthening its market position in the markets for health and well-being products.

September 14, 2010

ASIR enables big CT dose reductions in the abdomen

By Eric Barnes

Adaptive statistical iterative reconstruction (ASIR) of CT data cuts noise and boosts diagnostic confidence of abdominal lesions while slashing radiation dose, reported researchers who used an ASIR algorithm instead of traditional filtered back projection.

September 14, 2010

Use of CT grows in children with urolithiasis

By Cynthia E. Keen

Children admitted to U.S. pediatric hospitals with symptoms of urolithiasis are more likely to have a CT scan ordered than an ultrasound exam, even though the latter is the recommended initial procedure, according an article in the October issue of the Journal of Urology.

September 14, 2010