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IBA to build proton center in Poland

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiopharmaceutical firm Ion Beam Applications has won a contract to build a proton therapy center in Krakow, Poland.

August 1, 2010

Workshop yields big drop in scan radiation dose

By Eric Barnes

Scan data from 10 radiology practices in Australia showed that attendance at a radiation dose-optimization workshop nearly halved the doses subsequently given to patients, according to a study published online in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

August 1, 2010

Technology, not biology, makes for lower mammo performance

By Kate Madden Yee

The limits of conventional mammography technology, rather than the biology of breast cancer, contribute more to the modality's lower performance in women between the ages of 40 and 49, according to a new study published in the August issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

August 1, 2010

Covidien shows modest Q3 growth

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Healthcare technology firm Covidien posted modest gains in the third quarter of fiscal 2010.

August 1, 2010

Hardware acceleration speeds up 3D image registration

By Erik L. Ridley

The use of hardware acceleration techniques can dramatically improve the time it takes to perform 3D image registration, according to research from the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore.

August 1, 2010

RSNA, Siemens award grants

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The RSNA Research and Education Foundation has awarded the 2010 Siemens Healthcare/RSNA grants to two researchers.

July 29, 2010

Acuitas Medical secures investment

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

MRI software company Acuitas Medical has secured funding of 700,000 euros ($900,000 U.S.) from two sources to further develop its MR-based fine texture analysis technology for the early diagnosis and management of cancer, organ fibrosis, and other diseases.

July 29, 2010

AECL delays NRU restart to mid-August

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Atomic Energy of Canada (AECL) is delaying the return to service of its National Research Universal (NRU) reactor in Chalk River, Ontario, by 10 to 15 days.

July 29, 2010

Contrast US processing tool shows malignant liver lesions

By Eric Barnes

Swiss researchers have developed a real-time parametric imaging technique for distinguishing benign from malignant liver lesions easily and noninvasively using contrast-enhanced ultrasound. In its first clinical run, the method delivered high sensitivity and specificity in a patient cohort.

July 29, 2010

RT doesn't impede breastfeeding by Hodgkin's lymphoma survivors

By Cynthia E. Keen

Radiation oncologists questioned by Hodgkin's lymphoma patients undergoing chest radiation therapy (RT) about their future ability to breastfeed can now reference a study published online in Cancer: Results showed that survivors had a breastfeeding success rate comparable to that of the general population of mothers.

July 29, 2010

Supersized CONFIRM trial tackles coronary CTA and mortality

By Eric Barnes

In a study that probes what may be the largest database of detailed coronary CT angiography (CTA) results assembled to date, New York City researchers found an integral association between coronary artery disease and mortality at coronary CTA in patients without known heart disease.

July 29, 2010

Tool predicts breast cancer recurrence risk for DCIS patients

July 28, 2010

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