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Virtual colonoscopy attracts screening participants

By Eric Barnes

When offered virtual colonoscopy for colorectal cancer screening, substantially more individuals accepted the invitation compared with those who were offered conventional colonoscopy, Dutch researchers reported online November 15 in Lancet Oncology.

November 21, 2011

Caso de la semana: Mujer de 54 años de edad con dolor en prótesis mamaria

21 noviembre 2011 -- Historia: Mujer de 54 años de edad con prótesis mamaria derecha que presenta molestias y dolor en dicha mama. La paciente tiene una historia personal de cáncer de mama derecha tratada con cirugía y quimioterapia. La cirugía reconstructiva fué hace 11 años. Haga clic aquí para el Caso de la Semana.

November 20, 2011

Qubyx integrates Pehamed meters

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Display calibration firm Qubyx has integrated digital luminance meters from German firm Peha Medical Equipment (Pehamed) into its PerfectLum medical display calibration and quality assurance software.

November 20, 2011

Hungary fine-tunes approach to breast screening

By Robin Marshall

As the country prepares to celebrate 10 years of national breast screening, Hungarian radiologists are keen to share their experiences of developing a rigorous training scheme. Few countries offer a dedicated examination to radiologists involved in breast screening, but Hungary is one of them.

November 20, 2011

EuroPACS puts strong emphasis on training in 2012

By Dr. Emanuele Neri

EuroPACS President Dr. Emanuele Neri is upbeat about 2012. In June, the society's annual meeting will take place in his home city of Pisa, Italy. Training initiatives are also planned in 2012, he said.

November 20, 2011

New report underlines continued concern over radiation dose

By Cynthia E. Keen

Inappropriate and/or unnecessary radiation dose exposure from CT scans and radiation therapy is still in the top 10 list of health technology hazards published annually by research and consulting group ECRI Institute.

November 17, 2011

Radiation dose still high on ECRI's technology hazards list

By Cynthia E. Keen

Inappropriate and/or unnecessary radiation dose exposure from CT scans and radiation therapy is still in the top 10 list of health technology hazards published annually by research and consulting group ECRI Institute.

November 17, 2011

SonoSite names GM for Europe, Africa

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Point-of-care ultrasound vendor SonoSite has named Richard Salzar its vice president and general manager of Europe and Africa.

November 16, 2011

Medic Vision obtains funding of 2.6 million euros

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Israeli CT software company Medic Vision has successfully completed a round of funding worth 2.6 million euros ($3.5 million U.S.), undertaken by Bridge Investment Group of Cleveland.

November 16, 2011

Mysterious I-131 release traced to Hungarian firm

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The International Atomic Energy Agency announced that the source of iodine-131 (I-131) recently detected in the atmosphere over Europe probably originated from the Institute of Isotopes in Budapest, according to notification from the Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority.

November 16, 2011

Manhattan Isotope inks cyclotron agreement

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Manhattan Isotope Technology, with the support of molecular imaging developer Positron, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the ARRONAX cyclotron facility in Nantes, France, that will allow the firms to collaborate on the production of strontium-82 and other medical radionuclides.

November 16, 2011

Video-gamers' brains may reward them more

By Reuters Health

LONDON (Reuters) - Teenagers who spend a lot of time on video games have different structures and activity levels in areas of the brain that are linked to reward, scientists have found, suggesting they get more out of gaming than people who tend to play less.

November 16, 2011

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