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IBA gets FDA nod for pencil-beam scanning
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiopharmaceutical firm Ion Beam Applications (IBA) has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its pencil-beam scanning treatment option for proton therapy.
December 18, 2008
FDG-PET/CT recommended for staging Hodgkin's disease
By Wayne Forrest
A British study confirms the high sensitivity and specificity of PET/CT in identifying focal bony disease in patients with Hodgkin's disease, according to research presented at the recent 2008 RSNA meeting. The results further suggest that the imaging modality can play an important role in initial staging of the disease.
December 18, 2008
Chemoradiotherapy feasible for elderly patients with esophageal cancer
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Dec 18 - Definitive chemoradiotherapy is an effective treatment that can be dispensed with no significant toxicity in elderly patients with locally advanced esophageal cancer, according to a 13-year study conducted at Rouen University Hospital in France.
December 17, 2008
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IBA opens Dallas PET facility
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiopharmaceutical firm Ion Beam Applications (IBA) has opened a new PET radiopharmaceutical production facility in Dallas.
December 16, 2008
Adding radiotherapy to hormone treatment cuts prostate cancer mortality
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Dec 16 - Adding local radiotherapy to endocrine treatment can markedly reduce 10-year prostate cancer-specific mortality in men with locally advanced or high-risk local disease, according to a report in the December 16 online issue of The Lancet.
December 15, 2008
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Same-day VC prep works, but some preps are better than others
By Eric Barnes
Fecal tagging and reduced bowel preparation with iodinated oral contrast agents feasibly can be performed on the same day as a virtual colonoscopy exam, according to a new study from Italy presented at this month's RSNA meeting.
December 15, 2008
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Elekta executive dies
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Swedish oncology firm Elekta said that executive committee member Gerrit van Oortmarssen has died in a plane crash in Austria.
December 14, 2008
Siemens pays fine to settle corruption case
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The parent company of Siemens Healthcare said that it will pay fines and penalties of approximately one billion euros ($1.34 billion U.S.) to settle legal proceedings against the firm in Germany and the U.S.
December 14, 2008
Lymphadenectomy and radiotherapy not useful for early endometrial cancer
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Dec 15 - Pelvic lymphadenectomy and adjuvant external-beam radiotherapy do not improve survival in women with early endometrial cancer, according to two reports appearing in the December 13 online issue of the Lancet.
December 14, 2008
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Sectra adds PACS order
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Swedish PACS vendor Sectra has added Manatee Healthcare System in Florida to its client list.
December 14, 2008
Changes in breast density an early indicator of tamoxifen efficacy
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Dec 12 - A reduction in breast density is a strong biomarker of response to tamoxifen chemoprevention, according to research reported Friday at the 2008 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS).
December 11, 2008
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Joint pain is increased in breast cancer patients
By Reuters Health
SAN ANTONIO, (Reuters Health), Dec 12 - Joint pain is more common and more severe in women with breast cancer than in age-matched controls without breast cancer, researchers reported at the 2008 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS).
December 11, 2008
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