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NEJM on rad dose; radiation oncology braces for CMS cuts; patients prefer VC
By Brian Casey
August 26, 2009
Radiation therapy recommended for phyllodes tumors
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Margin-negative surgical resection combined with adjuvant radiation therapy is effective for local control of borderline and malignant phyllodes tumors, a rare type of breast cancer, according to a new study.
August 26, 2009
Most choose VC over colonoscopy, study shows
By Eric Barnes
A new study from the Netherlands has found that most patients preferred reduced-prep virtual colonoscopy over conventional optical colonoscopy. Patients judged reduced-prep VC, both prep and procedure, as less burdensome, a fact the researchers hope could lead to greater compliance in colorectal cancer screening.
August 26, 2009
NEJM study: Imaging procedures, radiation growing
By Eric Barnes
Imaging procedures are a major and growing source of ionizing radiation in the U.S. and can result in high cumulative levels of radiation, concludes a new study in the New England Journal of Medicine.
August 25, 2009
SuperSonic gets FDA nod for Aixplorer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound developer SuperSonic Imagine has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for its Aixplorer ultrasound scanner.
August 25, 2009
Siemens ships new ultrasound software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare has begun shipping a new release of its syngo US Workplace ultrasound software.
August 25, 2009
iCRco hits the high seas
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computed radiography vendor iCRco has installed its iCR3600 systems on board the World ResidenSea cruise line based in Orlando and Port Canaveral, FL.
August 25, 2009
Targeson launches US contrast agent
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound imaging technology developer Targeson has introduced Visistar Integrin, a targeted ultrasound contrast agent for use in preclinical drug discovery and basic science research.
August 25, 2009
Negative CCTA clears chest pain patients for 3 years, inexpensively
By Eric Barnes
A new study has found that chest pain patients without significant stenoses at coronary CT angiography (CCTA) had no cardiac events, deaths, or interventions within three years of being scanned.
August 25, 2009
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Toshiba hits Vantage milestone
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems has completed the 800th installation of its Vantage 1.5-tesla MR system at Elkview General Hospital in Hobart, OK.
August 24, 2009
October named MRSA Awareness Month
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The MRSA Survivors Network has designated October as MRSA Awareness Month. MRSA -- methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus -- is a staph infection that can be contracted from exposure to contaminated surfaces in hospitals.
August 24, 2009
Siemens signs deal with Volcano
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare has inked a nonexclusive global resale agreement to resell intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) developer Volcano's s5i IVUS/fractional flow reserve systems and accessories.
August 24, 2009
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