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Dietary Supplements Discouraged For Prostate Cancer Patients
Prostate-specific dietary supplements should not be taken during radiation therapy treatments because they have been shown to increase the radiosensitivity of normal prostate cell lines, leading to normal tissue complications, according to a study in the March issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, the official journal of the American Society ...
Prostate Cancer Therapy Correlates To Specialist Seen
New research published in today's issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine (Vol. 170, No. 5), by an investigator at The Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ) and colleagues at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, shows that the type of specialist that men with localized prostate cancer see can influence the form of therapy they ultimately receive...
Varian Medical Systems Names Dr. John Adler As Chief Of New Clinical Applications
Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR) announced that it has appointed John R. Adler, Jr., M.D., as Vice President and Chief of New Clinical Applications for the company. Dr. Adler, a renowned neurosurgeon, professor of Neurosurgery and Radiation Oncology at Stanford University, and past CEO, chairman and founder of Accuray, Inc...
Patent Issued For Humanetics' BIO 300 Radiation Countermeasure Drug
In an announcement today, Humanetics Corporation reported that its BIO 300 medical radiation countermeasure drug candidate has been issued a U.S. patent. The patent is assigned to the United States of America with Humanetics as the designated licensee...
Questioning The Need For Radiation After Mastectomy In Early-Stage Breast Cancer Patients
Breast cancer patients with early stage disease that has spread to only one lymph node may not benefit from radiation after mastectomy, because of the low present-day risk of recurrence following modern surgery and systemic therapy, a finding that could one day change the course of treatment for thousands of women diagnosed each year, according to researchers at The University of Texas M. D...
Adaptable To The Patient, The Clinician And The Procedure
South London Healthcare NHS Trust is now benefiting from advanced diagnostic CT with the installation of a SOMATOM® Definition AS from Siemens Healthcare at Queen Mary's Hospital Sidcup. The 64-slice CT is highly adaptable to the patient, the clinician and the task at hand. It is being used at the hospital for a range of general scanning needs, particularly oncology...
Development Of Helicopter That Would Investigate Nuclear Disasters
Students at Virginia Tech's Unmanned Systems Laboratory are perfecting an autonomous helicopter they hope will never be used for its intended purpose. Roughly six feet long and weighing 200 pounds, the re-engineered aircraft is designed to fly into American cities blasted by a nuclear weapon or dirty bomb...
European Congress Of Radiology 2010: Siemens Introduces Innovations For Imaging And Diagnostics
One of the most important challenges facing hospitals and practices is the optimization of their workflows. An ever increasing amount of data from various modalities must be evaluated in less and less time. Moreover, the quality of patient care should improve and the costs for healthcare should at the same time be cut...
Siemens Answers Customers' Critical Imaging IT Questions At HIMSS 2010
The Imaging & Knowledge Management business unit of Siemens Healthcare will conduct strategic discussions with customers and prospects on utilizing advanced imaging IT software in their healthcare facilities, during the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Annual Meeting, March 1-4, in Atlanta...
Varian Medical Systems To Highlight Leading Solutions For Digital X-Ray Imaging At The ECR Annual Meeting
Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (NYSE: VAR), X-Ray Products, will be showcasing its full line of PaxScan® X-ray image detectors for filmless imaging at the European Congress of Radiology Annual (ECR) meeting in Vienna, Austria from March 4 - 8, 2010. Varian will also highlight X-ray tubes for fluoroscopy, angiography, cardiology and cone-beam CT imaging...
Nuclear Physics Promises Earlier Detection Of Brain Tumors With Just 1 Scan
Time taken to detect brain tumours could soon be significantly reduced thanks to an ongoing pioneering project led by the University of Liverpool with the Nuclear Physics Group and Technology departments at the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) at Daresbury Laboratory...
Delaying Post-Surgical Radiation Increases Risk Of Breast Cancer Recurrence In Older Women
Older women who have had breast cancer surgery have a greater risk of the cancer returning if they delay their post-surgical radiation treatment, report Dana-Farber Cancer Institute scientists...
The Excel Edition From Siemens: Affordable Performance In 16 And 64 Slice Computed Tomography
At the European Congress of Radiology (ECR ) 2010, Siemens Healthcare will be introducing their Excel Editions for computed tomography. With its favorable price/performance ratio, this new scanner family makes it easier for hospitals and practices throughout the world to enter the world of computed tomography...
Concerns About Unnecessary Scans And Radiation Risk Prompt Reviews By Doctors
Business Week reports on a study that finds 1 in 4 MRI and CT scans are inappropriately recommended by doctors. The study appears in the March issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology. The researchers analyzed 459 scans at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. "'Of the 459 reviewed, 74 percent were considered appropriate and 26 percent were considered inappropriate...
Latest Advances In Minimally Invasive Medicine Featured At Society Of Interventional Radiology Meeting March 13-18 In Tampa, Fla.
The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) will present the latest research on treatments for individuals with liver, breast, soft tissue, colon, prostate, lung and pancreatic cancers; painful spinal fractures; peripheral arterial disease (PAD); uterine fibroids; and more at its 35th Annual Scientific Meeting March 13 -18 at the Tampa Convention Center...
US Oncology Ranks 2nd In Affiliate Member Accruals For Radiation Therapy Oncology Group
In only its second year as an Affiliate Member of Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG), US Oncology, Inc. announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary US Oncology Research, LLC placed second amongst all affiliate members in patients accrued to RTOG clinical trials...
UNC Physicians Leaders In New Radiation Treatment Guidelines
The culmination of a two-year effort to review available studies and establish new guidelines for the safe treatment of cancer with radiation therapy was published in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics...
Obama Promise Of Health Care Cost Savings Through Efficiency Achieved By Innovative Teleradiology Company
Musculoskeletal Imaging Consultants (MSKIC) announces release of "Inside Business with Fred Thompson" documentary. MSKIC accomplishes Obama challenge of "more for less" by leveraging technology and bypassing obstructions to health information sharing...
Academic Medical Center Finds Significant Amount Of Inappropriate CT And MRI Referrals From Primary Care Physicians
A large academic medical center has found that a significant percentage of outpatient referrals they receive from primary care physicians for computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies are inappropriate (based upon evidence-based appropriateness criteria developed by a radiology benefits management company), according to a study in the March issue of ...
Toshiba Announces Cardiac Software Upgrades For The Aquilion One And Aquilion Premium
Responding to the cardiac CT market's need for superior image quality with lower radiation doses, Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc., has unveiled new cardiac software enhancements available now for the Aquilion® ONE and Aquilion Premium CT systems. The new cardiac CT software package is designed to reduce radiation exposure while maintaining outstanding image quality...
Ownership/Leasing Of PET Scanners By Nonradiologists On The Rise
Just as with computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), the growth rate among non-radiologists who own or lease positron emission tomography (PET) equipment is also on the rise, contributing significantly to the ongoing issues surrounding self-referral and unnecessary utilization of imaging in the United States, according to a study published in the March is...
Embedding Images In Radiology Reports Can Speed Decision Making And Improve Patient Care
Embedding clinical images to accompany findings described in a radiology text report enhances radiologists' communication with referring physicians and can improve patient care, according to a study in the March issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology...
Federal Officials Focus On Radiation Practices At Florida Clinic; Medical Scan Makers Announce New Efforts To Prevent Mistakes
Medicare regulations require that when patients receive some types of highly specialized cancer treatments, their radiation oncologist must be on site. But The New York Times reports that federal officials are investigating a Florida cancer clinic that billed Medicare for such treatments while the doctors were absent, sometimes on overseas trips...
Is The Person Exposing You To Radiation Qualified?
Every day in the United States, tens of thousands of patients are exposed to ionizing radiation through radiation therapy, CT scans, x rays, mammograms, and other medical imaging and therapeutic procedures...
Northwestern Memorial's Integrative Oncology Program Aims To Ease Pain And Help Patients Manage Cancer
The very instant Penny Kukovec was diagnosed with breast cancer her world permanently changed. Suddenly, it felt as if her life was out of her control. She felt powerless and overwhelmed. There were so many unanswered questions...
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