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Hospitals may influence decisions for prostate cancer treatment

By Cynthia E. Keen

Cancer patients who are treated in county hospitals are more likely to receive surgical treatment than patients at private hospitals, which had higher rates of using radiation therapy-based treatment, according to an article published online in the January 25 issue of Cancer.

January 24, 2010

European PACS market on the rise

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The European PACS market produced $568.7 million in revenues in 2008, and it's expected to grow 5.9% annually over the next seven years to reach $848 million in 2015, according to a report by U.K. market research firm GlobalData.

January 24, 2010

European nuke med market could triple

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A new study from U.K. market research firm GlobalData predicts the nuclear imaging equipment market in Europe could reach $1.4 billion by 2015.

January 24, 2010

Radiation therapy markers may have role in drug delivery

By Paula Gould

Given the proximity of inert implants such as fiducial markers and spacers to the target tumor, why not make more use of these devices? Researchers from Boston suggest they can be used to deliver radiosensitizing drugs or cytotoxic agents in situ, possibly improving efficacy without increasing radiation dose.

January 24, 2010

Perfusion CT handily distinguishes malignant neck nodes

By Eric Barnes

In a new study from Poland, perfusion CT showed impressive accuracy for distinguishing benign from malignant lymph nodes in a study of squamous cell cancer patients with suspected metastases.

January 24, 2010

Medical images unlikely to change risky behavior, study shows

By Donna Domino

If you show an obese person a medical image of their plaque-clogged arteries, will it help motivate them to get more exercise? Not necessarily, although you might have better luck getting smokers to change their ways, according to a new review of literature from the Cochrane Collaboration.

January 24, 2010