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AC Immune gets payment for tau PET tracer trial

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Swiss biopharmaceutical company AC Immune has received a milestone payment from partner Life Molecular Imaging following the start of a phase II study of the tau PET tracer PI-2620.

September 16, 2019

United Imaging teams with Washington University

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

United Imaging Healthcare has inked a multiyear strategic research agreement for cardiac MRI with the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

September 16, 2019

Canon's CT portfolio primed for lung cancer screening

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Canon Medical Systems said the majority of its CT scanners and software have received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for use in low-dose lung cancer screening.

September 16, 2019

ASTRO wants changes to CMS payment proposal

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) is requesting that several changes be made to the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) alternative payment model proposal for radiation oncology.

September 16, 2019

iCAD features Xoft Axxent upgrades at ASTRO 2019

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Computer-aided detection (CAD) software developer iCAD is showcasing the latest updates for its Xoft Axxent electronic brachytherapy machine at this week's American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) meeting in Chicago.

September 16, 2019

ASTRO: AI predicts side effects from radiation therapy

By Brian Casey

CHICAGO - Researchers developed an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm that was able to predict which patients were likely to experience side effects after radiation therapy for head and neck cancer, according to a study presented Monday at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) meeting.

September 16, 2019

ViewRay inks MRIdian order from Penn State Health

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Image-guided radiation therapy vendor ViewRay has won a contract for the sale of up to four MRIdian MR-guided radiation therapy systems to hospitals within the Penn State healthcare network.

September 16, 2019

Clinical study validates ultrahigh-resolution chest CT

By Abraham Kim

An ultrahigh-resolution CT scanner substantially improved the quality of imaging data acquired from patients with various chest diseases, compared with a standard CT scanner, in a new study, recently published online in the Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography. The advanced CT technology may enhance diagnostic imaging and disease characterization.

September 16, 2019

Siemens gets FDA nod for Artis icono angiography units

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Siemens Healthineers has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for its Artis icono family of angiography systems.

September 15, 2019

Elekta secures 5-year Premier contract

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation oncology vendor Elekta has won a five-year, sole-source purchasing agreement for its radiation oncology products and services with group purchasing organization Premier

September 15, 2019

ASTRO: Whole, partial breast RT yield similar cosmetic results

By Kate Madden Yee

Whole- and partial-breast radiation after lumpectomy produce similar cosmetic outcomes for women diagnosed with early stages of cancer who seek to preserve their breasts, according to research presented September 15 at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) meeting in Chicago.

September 15, 2019

ASTRO: Cervical cancer deaths rise as women's centers close

By Kate Madden Yee

CHICAGO - Women in states where family planning clinics have closed received fewer cervical cancer screenings and were 36% more likely to die from the disease than women in states with fewer clinic closures, according to research presented September 16 at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) meeting.

September 15, 2019

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