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Hispanics have less access to colon screening
By Brian Casey
A study published online April 12 in Cancer indicates that Hispanics have less access to colon screening services, which may explain why Hispanics are less likely to undergo colon cancer screening than non-Hispanic whites.
April 11, 2010
Accuray names new board chair
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiotherapy firm Accuray has named Louis Lavigne Jr. as chairperson of its board of directors.
April 11, 2010
One abdominopelvic CT scan may be enough for pediatric trauma
By Cynthia E. Keen
Children often undergo multiple CT exams when admitted with traumatic injuries to hospital emergency departments. But chest CT studies might not be needed for many pediatric trauma patients if an abdominopelvic CT scan is ordered and includes images of the lower chest, according to a study published online in Pediatric Radiology.
April 11, 2010
GE touts research on PET agent
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare said results from a multicenter phase II study of its PET imaging agent flutemetamol for brain imaging look promising.
April 11, 2010
Spanish study finds speech recognition saves time, money
By Erik L. Ridley
A large study of speech recognition that included nearly 140,000 reports has confirmed the technology's ability to dramatically reduce report turnaround time while saving money. Researchers found that speech recognition slashed turnaround time from about 5.5 hours with conventional transcription to just over one hour.
April 11, 2010
Survey fails to find outcomes benefit for electronic records
By Cynthia E. Keen
How effective are electronic health record (EHR) systems in improving the efficiency and quality of healthcare services in U.S. hospitals? Right now, not very -- at least according to a study of nearly 3,000 hospitals that found that EHR systems minimally affected several types of outcomes measures.
April 11, 2010
Dying cancer patients need shorter palliative radiation therapy
By Cynthia E. Keen
Radiation oncologists should be less concerned about late-onset radiation dose toxicities when planning palliative radiation therapy protocols for near-death cancer patients, according to a study published online today in Cancer.
April 11, 2010
ACR launches breast MRI program
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) will launch a breast MRI accreditation program on May 10.
April 8, 2010
Elekta debuts lung guidance software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish oncology firm Elekta has introduced two new products to treat lung tumors and enable doctors to visually confirm a tumor's position during the breathing cycle.
April 8, 2010
Oraya nets CE Mark
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Oraya Therapeutics has received the European CE Mark for its IRay stereotactic radiotherapy system.
April 8, 2010
Exposure index values vary widely between CR systems
By Brian Casey
Imaging facilities trying to reduce digital x-ray dose are turning to exposure index (EI) values to see how much radiation patients receive. New research indicates that while this is a good idea for digital radiography, it's not so hot for computed radiography (CR) due to wide variation in EI measures.
April 8, 2010
Another PACSMail install for Sybermedica
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
U.K. healthcare software developer Sybermedica has completed an installation of its PACSMail software at a London imaging facility.
April 8, 2010
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