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Database identifies radiation therapy toxicities in kids
By Cynthia E. Keen
Since 2004, radiation oncologists in Germany have been submitting information about pediatric radiotherapy treatments to a study trial center database. Now an analysis of acute toxicities from this database of more than 1,000 patients has been recently published in Radiotherapy & Oncology, providing an overview of the pattern of acute toxicities of irradiated organs.
July 14, 2010
HHS rules support earlier mammography
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today issued new guidelines that require new private health plans to cover preventive services, including mammography starting at age 40.
July 13, 2010
SPECT MPI detects increased risk of sudden cardiac death
By Wayne Forrest
SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) can help determine whether patients with left ventricular ejection fraction measurements of greater than 35% have an increased risk of sudden cardiac death, according to a study in the July 13 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
July 13, 2010
U.K. cancer survival rates grow
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Women treated in England and Wales for breast and ovarian cancers are twice as likely to survive for at least 10 years as compared to patients diagnosed and treated in the early 1970s, while long-term survival for men treated for prostate cancer has more than tripled, according to new statistics from Cancer Research UK.
July 13, 2010
SonoSite launches needle tracking tool
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Compact-ultrasound developer SonoSite has launched a new technology designed to improve ultrasound-based tracking of needles in anesthesia procedures.
July 13, 2010
Havel's debuts new ultrasound needles
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Needle device firm Havel's has introduced a new line of ultrasound needles that feature microlaser etching near the tip to reflect sounds waves back to the transducer.
July 13, 2010
Requiring prone and supine CAD marks boosts VC results
By Eric Barnes
Radiologists detect more polyps when computer-aided-detection (CAD) software is required to mark lesions on both prone and supine views at virtual colonoscopy before findings can be deemed positive, according to a new study in Academic Radiology.
July 13, 2010
Carestream sues Caliper over patents
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Carestream Health has filed a lawsuit alleging that Caliper Life Sciences of Hopkinton, MA, is infringing on its multimodal in vivo imaging patent.
July 12, 2010
IORT shows promise as pancreatic cancer treatment
By Cynthia E. Keen
Intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT) combined with chemotherapy appears to be a promising treatment for patients who have undergone surgical resection of pancreatic cancer, according to a report published in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics.
July 12, 2010
Dual-energy electronic cleansing
Video clip demonstrating the effect of dual-energy electronic cleansing on a pig phantom.
July 12, 2010
Covidien completes ev3 acquisition
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare technology firm Covidien has completed its acquisition of interventional device firm ev3 of Plymouth, MN, for $2.6 billion.
July 12, 2010
MedPro nets NFL Bears pact
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound dealer MedPro Imaging of Waukesha, WI, will supply mobile ultrasound service for the Chicago Bears National Football League (NFL) team.
July 11, 2010
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