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NeuroLogica gets nod for SPECT unit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Portable scanner developer NeuroLogica has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for its inSPira HD portable high-resolution SPECT scanner.
August 31, 2009
DRA hits rads hardest; new breast PET/CT scanner
By Brian Casey
August 31, 2009
California researchers create new breast PET/CT system
By Wayne Forrest
Researchers from the University of California, Davis have developed a dedicated breast PET/CT scanner they believe could be an improvement over breast imaging with whole-body PET or positron emission mammography. They describe their preliminary results with the system in the September issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
August 31, 2009
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Higher urethral dose means more toxicity when treating prostate cancer
By Cynthia E. Keen
There's a direct relationship between radiation dose to the urethra and genitourinary toxicity in prostate cancer patients who receive both high-dose-rate brachytherapy and hypofractionated external-beam radiation therapy, Japanese researchers report in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics.
August 31, 2009
MRI finds proximal femur fractures missed by x-ray
By Wayne Forrest
MRI can detect a significant number of fractures of the proximal femur that are missed by plain radiography, as well as prompt early diagnosis and initiation of treatment, according to a British study.
August 31, 2009
Sectra nets Norwegian deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish PACS and digital mammography developer Sectra has inked a six-year partnership with Norwegian radiology services provider Curato.
August 30, 2009
Report: Mammography market to continue growth
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Coupled with increasing awareness and education of women, the global mammography x-ray equipment market will continue to experience strong growth despite current restrictions in healthcare expenditures and the ongoing economic crisis, according to a report from market research firm InMedica.
August 30, 2009
Abbott takes Xience Prime stent overseas
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Abbott Laboratories has launched its Xience Prime drug-eluting coronary stent system in Europe and in select countries in Asia-Pacific and Latin America.
August 30, 2009
Varian debuts Unique for global markets
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems has introduced a new low-energy radiation therapy system for international cancer clinics at this week's European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology conference in Maastricht, Netherlands.
August 30, 2009
IBA takes cyclotron order
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiopharmaceutical firm Ion Beam Applications (IBA) has received an order for four Cyclone 18 cyclotron systems from Eczacıbaşı-Monrol Nuclear Products.
August 30, 2009
Advanced image processing stitches together CE images
By Eric Barnes
An image processing technique forged in Japan could make wireless capsule endoscopy (CE) more useful by analyzing and cobbling together the somewhat unpredictable sequence of small intestine images generated by the tiny capsule endoscopy cameras.
August 30, 2009
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Tomotherapy changes appearance of lung inflammation on CT
By Cynthia E. Keen
Patients undergoing tomotherapy procedures may exhibit signs of post-treatment lung inflammation that differ from those found with more traditional forms of radiation therapy -- a phenomenon that radiologists should be aware of when following up patients, according to South Korean researchers.
August 30, 2009
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