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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
Sectra may return $29M to shareholders
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
PACS developer Sectra's board of directors has proposed that the company repay its shareholders 5 kronor (78¢ U.S.) per share, for a total of 184 million kronor ($29 million U.S.).
October 27, 2011
JFR: China turns to Europe to strengthen radiology education
By John Brosky
PARIS - Dr. Jian-Ping Dai of the Beijing Neurosurgical Institute in China was honored with the Médaille Antoine Béclère at the annual congress of the French Radiology Society, les Journées Françaises de Radiologie (JFR). Dai also discussed the radiology challenges in the rapidly changing landscape that is China today.
October 27, 2011
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JFR: General Electric tente de reprendre l'initiative sur la réduction des doses
By John Brosky
27 octobre 2011 -- PARIS - GE Healthcare a dévoilé un nouveau système d'information pour suivre, rapporter et surveiller les doses de rayonnement de multiples constructeurs et appareils d'imagerie. Présenté samedi lors des Journées Françaises de Radiologie (JFR), le congrès annuel de la Société Française de Radiologie (SFR), DoseWatch fera son entrée sur le marché nord-américain lors de la prochaine conférence de la RSNA fin novembre.
October 26, 2011
La réduction des doses est un thème majeur des JFR 2011. Cette publicité a été photographiée sur le stand de Siemens Healthcare. Image obtenue avec l'aimable autorisation du Dr. Robert Lavayssière.
Think of CAD as an autopilot, urges Swedish expert
By Philip Ward
A computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) system for a physician can be compared to an autopilot: The physician and pilot are both sufficiently educated and experienced to work without the aid of a computer, but a CAD system and autopilot can help them avoid mistakes and support them in difficult situations -- that's the view of Dr. Lars Edenbrandt, from Gothenburg University in Sweden.
October 26, 2011
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