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October 31, 2011
NordicNeuroLab launches MR-compatible monitor
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Functional neuroimaging product developer NordicNeuroLab announced the launch of the NLL LCD monitor, an MRI-compatible display unit.
October 31, 2011
EOS praises study presented at JFR
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Orthopedic digital imaging firm EOS Imaging is promoting a study presented at last week's annual congress of the French Society of Radiology, les Journées Françaises de Radiologie (JFR), in which radiographs were recommended for lower limb torsional assessment.
October 31, 2011
CyberKnife installed at London's Royal Marsden
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Accuray announced that it has installed its CyberKnife robotic radiosurgery system in the Royal Marsden cancer center in London. The system will be used to treat approximately 200 patients in its first year, according to the company. It was purchased by the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity.
October 31, 2011
Varian secures major radiotherapy orders
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems has sold four TrueBeam radiotherapy systems to the Maastro Clinic in Maastricht, the Netherlands, as well as four systems to Lund University Hospital in Sweden.
October 31, 2011
Radiotherapy cuts breast cancer recurrence risk by up to 50%
By Rebekah Moan
After breast-conserving surgery, radiotherapy can halve the breast cancer recurrence rate and reduce breast cancer death by about a sixth, according to the Early Breast Cancer Trialists' Collaborative Group. Additionally, the proportional benefits vary little between groups, but the absolute benefits from radiotherapy vary substantially from patient to patient.
October 31, 2011
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Dutch experts lend support to PET/CT's cost-effectiveness
By Wayne Forrest
Routine FDG-PET/CT imaging of patients with high-risk gram-positive bacteremia can reduce morbidity and mortality, and it does so in a cost-effective way, according to a study published in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
October 31, 2011
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JFR: Task force grapples with MR contrast safety
By John Brosky
PARIS - Radiologists would welcome a consensus on the risk to patients of gadolinium-based contrast agents, yet the 2010 review by the European Medicines Agency appears to be leaving many radiologists scratching their heads over how to screen patients to minimize the risk of nephrogenic systemic fibrosis.
October 30, 2011
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MRI, PET show cancer drug's effectiveness
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
MRI and PET scans indicate the effectiveness of a cancer drug developed by biopharmaceutical firm Halozyme Therapeutics, according to results presented at the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer, National Cancer Institute, and American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting in Brussels last week.
October 30, 2011
U.K. report pinpoints need for purchasing overhaul
By Philip Ward
Half of England's high-end machines will need replacing over the next three years at a cost of 460 million pounds (523 million euros), and major changes in how CT and MRI systems are purchased will be vital for the successful management of the renewal process, according to a report published last week.
October 30, 2011
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AMIC seeks to buy Russian isotope firm
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Medical isotope producer Advanced Medical Isotope (AMIC) has hired Global TechInnovations to help in the acquisition of a Russian company that specializes in producing and selling radioactive isotopes for medical diagnostic and therapeutic uses.
October 27, 2011
GE secures ultrasound sale in Italy
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
GE Healthcare announced the Lombardia Ministry of Health in Northern Italy has purchased 135 units of its pocket-sized ultrasound devices for use by general practitioners in the region.
October 27, 2011
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