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NAS gets FDA 510(k) for low-dose breast brachytherapy

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation therapy firm North American Scientific (NAS) has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to market a low-dose-rate radiation treatment version of its breast brachytherapy product.

April 25, 2006

Predictive index improves criteria for postmastectomy radiation selection

By Shalmali Pal

Taiwanese and U.S. radiation oncologists have developed what they call a "more sophisticated prediction model" for local regional recurrence (LRR) after mastectomy. The goal of this new system is to offer a better definition of high risk for LRR, and help determine if certain breast cancer patients would benefit more from postmastectomy radiotherapy (PMRT).

April 25, 2006

Bone Densitometry for Technologists

Author Bonnick is a distinguished medical doctor and world authority on bone densitometry. In this second edition, Bonnick and technologist Lori Lewis have updated a guide specifically for the RT that is teeming with practical information.

April 25, 2006

European nuclear medicine market shows limited growth

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

An estimated 5.4 million diagnostic nuclear medicine patient studies were performed in Western Europe in 2005, a negligible increase from 2004, according to a new study published by healthcare consultants Medical Options of London.

April 24, 2006

Hologic bids for CAD firm R2

By Erik L. Ridley

Hologic continues to move aggressively to expand its presence in women's healthcare with the signing of a strategic agreement to acquire computer-aided detection (CAD) firm R2 Technology in a $220 million stock swap. The deal comes on the heels of Hologic's announcement last week to purchase interventional technology developer Suros Surgical Systems for $240 million.

April 24, 2006

CTA equivalent to angiography for detecting brain aneurysms

By Eric Barnes

SAN FRANCISCO - One of the largest studies to date has also produced some of the highest sensitivities for the detection of ischemic stroke with CT angiography. In the study from the New Jersey Medical School, multidetector CT angiography (MDCTA) was all but equivalent to invasive catheter angiography for the detection of cerebral aneurysms in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage.

April 24, 2006