Clinical News: Page 1066

Elekta gets OK for Nucletron buy
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Oncology firm Elekta has obtained regulatory approval for its proposed acquisition of radiation therapy firm Nucletron for 365 million euros ($522.1 million U.S.) in cash.
September 12, 2011
Carestream debuts new mobile DR system
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Carestream Health today unveiled its new mobile digital radiography (DR) system, the work-in-progress Carestream DRX-Revolution mobile x-ray unit.
September 12, 2011
Doctors often wrong about heart attack risks: study
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Your doctor may be wrong about your risk of suffering a heart attack, at least if you're Spanish, suggests a new study. Researchers found that a common method to calculate heart risks grossly overestimated the number of heart attacks in Spaniards, while a newer technique underestimated them.
September 12, 2011
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Better training and quality control lowers radiation dose
By James Brice
Better staff training and quality control have helped 10 high-volume hospital radiology departments and medical imaging clinics in Iran cut patient radiation exposure by up to 62% for routine radiographic procedures.
September 12, 2011
Swiss-based body aims to grow Africa's installed base
By Frances Rylands-Monk
The developers of a new imaging device that combines digital x-ray and ultrasound in a low-cost system hope it will provide a much-needed boost for healthcare in the developing world. Project GlobalDiagnostix has been launched to meet the needs of patients and healthcare professionals in resource-poor regions.
September 12, 2011
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Lower radiography dose in Iran linked to improved QC, training
By James Brice
Better staff training and quality control (QC) have helped 10 high-volume hospital radiology departments and medical imaging clinics in Iran cut patient radiation exposure by up to 62% for routine radiographic procedures.
September 12, 2011
Median completes install at Spanish hospital
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Median Technologies has finalized its LMS (Lesion Management Solutions) portfolio installation at a new hospital in Spain.
September 11, 2011
Innovations add impetus to ultrasound market
By Steve Holloway
The exhibition hall at the World Federation of Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology congress in Vienna proved to be a busy place. A series of product introductions suggest that the market is continuing to develop.
September 11, 2011
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Back to the future: Interventional suite advances
By Eric Barnes
The interventional radiology suite of tomorrow is already developed and ready to go -- notwithstanding the minor detail of clinical experience -- with robust systems capable of working with humans to perform any number of tasks more accurately than traditional methods, and often with less radiation exposure.
September 11, 2011
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FDA offers guidance to device importers
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has published a new document that offers guidance to companies importing electronic devices into the U.S. that emit radiation.
September 8, 2011
AuntMinnieEurope.com MRI Insider
By Philip Ward
September 8, 2011
Dutch firm Claymount buys Edge Medical
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Israeli digital radiography (DR) developer Edge Medical Devices has been acquired by Claymount Technologies, a Dutch developer of components for high-voltage x-ray equipment.
September 8, 2011
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