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Former VA rad makes waves; FDA shuts down PET lab; SCCT and AAPM reports
By Brian Casey
July 19, 2010
Nucletron debuts Oncentra v4.0
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Nucletron unveiled its new Oncentra v4.0 at this week's American Association of Physicists in Medicine annual meeting in Philadelphia.
July 19, 2010
FDA probe prompts closure of Columbia PET laboratory
By Wayne Forrest
Columbia University Medical Center in New York City has suspended all activities at its Kreitchman PET Center laboratory following a four-year probe by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
July 19, 2010
New technologies show promise for breast imaging
By Kate Madden Yee
Conebeam CT, breast MRI, and dual-energy mammography show promise as techniques to quantify breast density, which is linked to a higher risk of breast cancer, according to two new studies to be presented at this week's American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) annual meeting in Philadelphia.
July 19, 2010
Workstations deliver divergent soft-plaque results in CCTA
By Eric Barnes
Measurements of soft-plaque volumes calculated on different software platforms following cardiac CT angiography (CCTA) exams can vary widely, according to a study presented this week at the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography meeting in Las Vegas.
July 19, 2010
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Riverain supplies SoftView to Siemens
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection developer Riverain Medical is supplying its SoftView enhanced chest imaging software to Siemens Healthcare.
July 18, 2010
Thumb MRI to work with Cleveland Clinic
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Thumb MRI has inked an agreement with Clinical Medical Services, a Cleveland Clinic subsidiary, to bring imaging technology and radiology services to patients in rural Michigan.
July 18, 2010
Crane named RTOG committee chair
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology has named Christopher H. Crane, MD, from the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, as chair of the Gastrointestinal Cancer Committee for the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG).
July 18, 2010
CIVCO completes 2 installs
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound and radiotherapy products developer CIVCO Medical Solutions has installed its Protura robotic patient positioning system at Agnesian HealthCare in Fond du Lac, WI.
July 18, 2010
BMIPP SPECT agent shows promise in acute coronary syndrome
By Wayne Forrest
A multicenter phase II clinical trial has found that a new SPECT radiopharmaceutical may have "significant utility" for diagnosing acute coronary syndromes long after symptoms have stopped, according to the July 20 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
July 18, 2010
SAVI breast brachytherapy produces good 2-year outcomes
By Cynthia E. Keen
The treatment and outcomes of more than 100 breast cancer patients who received radiotherapy treatments delivered by a multichannel single-entry brachytherapy device have been so positive that radiation oncologists are suggesting that its use be expanded.
July 15, 2010
Carestream signs French distributor
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Carestream Health has signed a distribution agreement with radiography and bone densitometry equipment manufacturer Apelem of Nîmes, France.
July 15, 2010
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