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ASTRO updates booklet for cancer patients
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has published an updated edition of "Radiation Therapy for Cancer," a 24-page booklet that provides information for cancer patients and their families who are considering or planning to have radiation therapy.
June 1, 2009
HPV status predicts outcomes of oropharyngeal cancers
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Patients with advanced oropharyngeal cancer whose tumors contain the human papilloma virus (HPV) have better outcomes than patients who do not, according to research conducted by the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group and presented at this week's American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting.
June 1, 2009
Prowess gets FDA nod for RT software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Prowess has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance for its RealART real-time adaptive radiation therapy software.
June 1, 2009
MDS advocates Maple reactor activation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MDS Nordion is urging the Canadian government and Atomic Energy of Canada (AECL) to consider activating the Maple project to address the current shortage of medical isotopes.
May 31, 2009
IBA inks pact with BV Cyclotron
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ion Beam Applications (IBA) and BV Cyclotron will collaborate on the production and distribution of fluorine-18-labeled radiopharmaceuticals used in PET imaging.
May 31, 2009
Eckert & Ziegler seeks to halt takeover
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiotherapy and radioisotope developer Eckert & Ziegler Isotope Products plans to file an appeal this week to block a decision by the Belgian securities regulator (CBFA) for the company to begin a mandatory public takeover bid on International Brachytherapy at 3.47 euros ($4.85 U.S.) per share.
May 31, 2009
Extracolonic findings can't be ignored, VC expert says
By Eric Barnes
The presence of extracolonic findings at virtual colonoscopy is a double-edged sword for practitioners, but constitutes a net positive benefit for patients, according to a presentation at the recent International Symposium on Multidetector-Row CT in San Francisco.
May 31, 2009
New lung cancer staging guidelines reflect improved CT, survival data
By Eric Barnes
Lung cancer staging will undergo important changes following publication this year of the new edition of the tumor, node, and metastasis (TNM) classifications for lung cancer. Although much will improve compared to the current guidelines, thanks in large part to better data, important limitations will remain.
May 31, 2009
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Canada wants to sell AECL reactor
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Canadian government has unveiled plans to sell Atomic Energy of Canada's (AECL) nuclear reactor business to the private sector, adding a new wrinkle to a crisis that is threatening most of North America's supply of molybdenum-99.
May 28, 2009
AuntMinnie.com Ultrasound Insider
By Erik L. Ridley
May 28, 2009
GE partners with LightLab
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has inked a partnership with optical coherence tomography (OCT) technology developer LightLab Imaging.
May 28, 2009
AECL reactor down 'at least three months'
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Atomic Energy of Canada (AECL) estimates that its nuclear reactor at Chalk River, Ontario, which produces the majority of the molybdenum-99 isotope for North America, will be offline "at least three months."
May 28, 2009
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