Clinical News: Page 1207

NAS to divest nontherapeutic products

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Radiation therapy firm North American Scientific (NAS) has signed a definitive agreement to sell its nontherapeutic product line to Eckert & Ziegler Isotope Products of Berlin.

September 3, 2008

Prostate irradiation raises long-term risk of colon cancer

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Sep 4 - Data from the Geneva Cancer Registry show an increased long-term risk of colon cancer after external radiation therapy for prostate cancer. Researchers analyzed data on 1,134 men diagnosed with prostate cancer between 1980 and 1998.

September 3, 2008

Esophageal dilatation on CT imaging can indicate scleroderma

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Sep 3 - Esophageal dilatation visible on a high-resolution CT scan of the lungs may be a sign of scleroderma, according to findings published in the September issue of the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.

September 2, 2008

TomTec launches new echo mode

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

TomTec Imaging Systems has launched 2D Cardiac Performance Analysis, a new package for its CardioArena echocardiography PACS software.

September 1, 2008

PACSGear opens European office

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

PACS accessories firm PACSGear has opened an office in Munich, Germany, to provide sales and logistics functions for its products and services in Europe.

September 1, 2008

Belgium restricts local food after radioactive leak

By Reuters Health

BRUSSELS (Reuters), Aug 29 - Belgian authorities have restricted consumption of vegetables and milk produced near a nuclear medicine institute after a leakage of radioactive iodine, the European Commission said.

August 28, 2008

AECL: Increased production won't cover demand

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Even with increased production, Atomic Energy of Canada (AECL) says its Chalk River nuclear reactor in Ontario will not be able to meet the global demand for medical radioactive isotopes.

August 28, 2008

MRI can provide safe imaging for pediatric heart patients

By Wayne Forrest

Cardiovascular MRI can be performed safely, with low risk and limited hemodynamic changes, on infants with congenital heart disease, according to a study conducted at the Heart and Diabetes Center in Bad Oeynhausen, Germany.

August 28, 2008

CMS' IMRT lands three new installs

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The Monaco intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) treatment planning system from radiation therapy planning firm CMS is now in operation at three healthcare facilities.

August 28, 2008

3mensio shuffles management

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Advanced visualization developer 3mensio Medical Imaging has named Paul Sysmans as CEO.

August 27, 2008

IBA finalizes proton beam upgrade

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Belgian radiopharmaceutical firm Ion Beam Applications (IBA) has completed development of a pencil-beam scanning module for its proton beam therapy system.

August 27, 2008

SNM has 'serious concerns' over isotope situation

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

SNM president Robert W. Atcher, Ph.D., said the organization has "serious concerns" over the recent shutdown of a medical isotope-producing nuclear reactor in the Netherlands, and he urged more action to ensure an adequate worldwide supply.

August 27, 2008

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