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Fujifilm debuts breast cancer awareness campaign
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Fujifilm Medical Systems USA has launched Aspire to Be Fearless, a nationwide awareness campaign aimed at improving access to breast health education and mammography screening services.
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Cianna points to new APBI research
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast tumor localization and breast conservation therapy technology developer Cianna Medical said that a study being presented June 14 at the American Brachytherapy Society annual meeting in Miami demonstrates the feasibility of an ultra-hypofractionated accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI) regimen.
June 13, 2019
Breast density group asks FDA to clarify notification
By Kate Madden Yee
Efforts by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to standardize breast density notification across the U.S. are admirable but could be improved, according to comments submitted to the FDA June 12 by advocacy group DenseBreast-info.org.
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CT lung screening reduces cancer mortality most in women
By Abraham Kim
CT lung cancer screening reduced cancer mortality by 69% in high-risk female smokers in the German Lung Cancer Screening Intervention trial, based on new results. But the test offered less of a benefit to men, according to a study recently published in the International Journal of Cancer.
June 13, 2019
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MRI aids in assessing cocaine-related heart damage
By Wayne Forrest
Cardiac MRI's ability to noninvasively provide a microscopic view of living tissue plays a critical role in helping clinicians differentiate between symptoms of heart disease and cocaine-induced cardiac abnormalities, according to a study published June 13 in Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging.
June 13, 2019
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Elekta appoints new president of oncology informatics
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology vendor Elekta has named Sukhveer Singh as its new president of oncology informatics.
June 12, 2019
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AuntMinnie.com CT Insider
By Abraham Kim
June 12, 2019
CDs still prevail for giving patients access to images
By Erik L. Ridley
The compact disk (CD) has increasingly become an obsolete form of storage that's no longer readily accessible by many computers. However, most hospitals still rely on this archaic medium to provide patients with copies of their imaging studies, according to research published online June 11 in Radiology.
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How risky is risk-based mammography screening?
By Kate Madden Yee
Risk-based mammography screening has been touted as a way to minimize the modality's harms and boost its benefits. But does risk-based screening really save more lives, especially when it comes to younger women? It may not, according to a new study published online June 11 in Radiology.
June 12, 2019
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Study validates digital measurements of breast density
By Kate Madden Yee
Research using analog mammography has shown that a woman's breast tissue density can be affected by reproductive factors such as when she first had children or when she began menstruation. But does this association hold up if the images are acquired with digital technology? California researchers sought to find out.
June 12, 2019
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ANSTO licensed to fully supply Mo-99
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) has received a license to begin full production of molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) at its new nuclear facility.
June 11, 2019
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Varian adds 2 interventional companies to roster
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems is continuing its buying spree with the acquisitions of interventional radiology companies.
June 11, 2019
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