Clinical News: Page 2671

Local control matters for long-term breast cancer survival
By Kate Madden Yee
When it comes to breast cancer, whether local treatment improves a woman's long-term survival rates has been a point of debate for decades, according to Dr. Jay Harris, chair of radiation oncology at the Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center in Boston. Harris made the case that local control does matter at the recent 2007 Breast Cancer Symposium in San Francisco.
October 18, 2007
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fMRI test shows how anesthesia impacts memory-related brain regions
By Shalmali Pal
SAN FRANCISCO - Several studies have shown that elderly patients experience short- and long-term cognitive decline after undergoing surgery. Researchers at Yale University performed a functional MRI (fMRI) experiment to see if anesthesia played any part in memory decline. They presented their results this week at the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) meeting.
October 18, 2007
Hologic stockholders approve Cytyc merger
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Moving another step closer to its proposed acquisition of Cytyc, women's imaging vendor Hologic of Bedford, MA announced that its stockholders have approved the merger.
October 17, 2007
Boston Scientific to lay off 2,300
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developer Boston Scientific of Natick, MA, announced that it will eliminate 2,300 positions worldwide over the next year in an effort to boost its bottom line.
October 17, 2007
Molecular Insight completes phase I Azedra trial
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Molecular Insight Pharmaceuticals has completed a phase I dosimetry trial of its oncology molecular radiotherapeutic agent, Azedra (Ultratrace iobenguane I-131 or Ultratrace MIBG), the company announced.
October 17, 2007
Fonar wins New York install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MRI vendor Fonar of Melville, NY, has signed an agreement with Health Diagnostics of New York City for its Fonar Upright Multi-Position MRI systems, the company said.
October 17, 2007
Elekta to introduce new VMAT at ASTRO show
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Elekta of Stockholm, Sweden, will launch a new clinical volumetric intensity-modulated arc therapy (VMAT) product at the upcoming meeting of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO), the company announced.
October 17, 2007
Carestream wins worldwide PACS/RIS contracts
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Carestream Health of Rochester, NY, has signed contracts for its Kodak Carestream PACS and Kodak Carestream RIS systems with nine healthcare facilities around the world, the company reported.
October 17, 2007
Quantum, Agfa launch new CR systems
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiology equipment vendor Quantum Medical Imaging of Ronkonkoma, NY, has launched two new CR systems in partnership with Mortsel, Belgium-based Agfa HealthCare.
October 17, 2007
Aurora adds support for Suros needle guide
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast MRI developer Aurora Imaging Technology of North Andover, MA, has adapted its Aurora breast MRI scanner to accept the Suros ATEC MRI breast biopsy device from women's imaging vendor Hologic of Bedford, MA.
October 17, 2007
TomoTherapy forms new QA alliances
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm TomoTherapy has formed an alliance with dosimetery and radiation therapy quality assurance equipment firm PTW, as well as quality assurance firm IBA Dosimetry.
October 17, 2007
Covidien, BioSynthema enter cancer therapy deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging firm Covidien and biopharmaceutical firm BioSynthema have signed exclusive agreements to develop and commercialize a nuclear medicine therapy for neuroendocrine cancer patients.
October 17, 2007
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