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Varian touts 60-plus orders for RapidArc
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems of Palo Alto, CA, has received more than 60 orders for its new RapidArc radiotherapy product for image-guided intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT).
April 23, 2008
Reinhardt to resign as Siemens Healthcare CEO
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Erich Reinhardt will resign as CEO of Siemens Healthcare, effective April 30, following the discovery of a fund to pay for bribes for foreign contracts.
April 22, 2008
Siemens completes U.K. Artis install
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare has installed its first ceiling-mounted Artis zee x-ray system at the Royal Surrey County Hospital in the U.K.
April 22, 2008
Colonoscopy easier, less painful with warm water or oil lubrication
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Apr 23 - The use of warm water or corn seed oil for lubrication during colonoscopy facilitates successful intubation in less time and with less pain than standard lubricating methods, the results of a study conducted in Italy suggest.
April 22, 2008
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Siemens lands U.K. order
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare has received an order from U.K. healthcare provider Spire Healthcare.
April 20, 2008
MR-guided ultrasound surgery of uterine fibroids is cost-effective
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Apr 21 - Surgical management of symptomatic uterine fibroids can be accomplished cost-effectively with magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound surgery (MRgFUS), Canadian and British investigators report in the March issue of the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
April 20, 2008
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Siemens wins Scottish FFDM contract
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare has earned a contract to install multiple full-field digital mammography (FFDM) systems in Scottish hospitals, the Erlangen, Germany-based firm reported.
April 16, 2008
TeraRecon opens European HQ
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Advanced visualization firm TeraRecon has opened up a European headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany.
April 15, 2008
Visus adds German PACS order
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
German PACS developer Visus Technology Transfer has received an order from German hospital group Sana Southwest.
April 15, 2008
Combining chemo and radiation improves NSCLC outcomes for elderly
By Barbara Boughton
SAN DIEGO - French researchers have found that combining chemotherapy with radiation treatment is effective and tolerable for elderly patients with locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). In a study presented at this week's American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) meeting, the investigators analyzed the efficacy and side effects of chemotherapy and radiation therapy regimens in patients older than age 65.
April 15, 2008
NordicNeuroLab forms U.S. office
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Norwegian functional MRI developer NordicNeuroLab has opened a U.S. office in Milwaukee.
April 15, 2008
Tagging trials: Balancing image quality with patient acceptance in VC
By Rob Skelding
Virtual colonoscopy is generally accepted as an effective and reliable screening tool for polyps and cancer. But laxative-based bowel-cleansing methods can be uncomfortable and inconvenient for patients. To improve the patient experience, recent studies have sought to eliminate cathartic cleansing and rely instead on fecal tagging using iodinated oral contrast agents.
April 15, 2008
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