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One-third of female marathon runners face breast pain
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
One-third of female marathon runners experience breast pain, or mastalgia, during the London Marathon, concludes a study published online on Friday in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
April 21, 2013
Elekta and Philips Research Consortium gains new member
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Elekta and Royal Philips Electronics, parent company of Philips Healthcare, have announced the Netherlands Cancer Institute-Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital in Amsterdam has signed an agreement to join their research consortium on MRI-guided radiation therapy.
April 21, 2013
Varian collaborates with Paul Scherrer Institute
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Varian Medical Systems said it is partnering with Switzerland's Paul Scherrer Institute in a multiyear agreement to develop motion management techniques for intensity-modulated proton therapy (IMPT).
April 21, 2013
Patient movement, wrong parameters trigger repeated MRI exams
By Wayne Forrest
Patient movement and the use of incorrect technical parameters by radiographers are the two most common causes for the need to perform repeat MRI exams, according to a new study by Portuguese researchers.
April 21, 2013
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Patient movement, wrong parameters trigger repeated MRI exams
By Wayne Forrest
Patient movement and the use of incorrect technical parameters by radiologic technologists are the two most common causes for the need to perform repeat MRI exams, according to a new study by Portuguese researchers.
April 21, 2013
Leoni unveils radiotherapy positioning system
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
German firm Leoni has introduced its Orion patient positioning system for radiotherapy procedures.
April 18, 2013
ARRS: MRI chemical analysis identifies renal cell tumors
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Adding chemical-shift analysis techniques to MRI exams can help differentiate conventional clear renal cell carcinoma from other types of cancer, according to a study presented Friday at the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) meeting in Washington, DC.
April 18, 2013
Healthcare in 2050: Digital technology to give power to patients
By Becky McCall
LONDON - The growth of smartphones and other digital technology will give patients much greater control over healthcare in the future, and patients will eventually decide on the hiring of researchers and medics, predicts Lucien Engelen, from the Nijmegen Medical Centre in the Netherlands.
April 18, 2013
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GE gets clearance for MR therapy planning suite
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance and the European CE Mark for its 1.5-tesla GEM RT Open Head & Neck Suite.
April 17, 2013
Global x-ray market on the rise
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The global x-ray market generated $7.5 billion (5.74 billion euros) in revenues in 2011, and is expected to grow at a 4% compound annual growth rate to reach $9.8 billion (7.5 billion euros) in 2018, according to a new report from Transparency Market Research.
April 17, 2013
Chest digital tomo can help reduce CT use, costs
By Wayne Forrest
By adding chest digital tomosynthesis in suspected cases of pulmonary lesions, patients can avoid unnecessary CT scans and imaging facilities can lower their expenses, Italian researchers have found.
April 17, 2013
ISMRM endorses ultrahigh-field MR symposium
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) has endorsed the upcoming Ultrahigh Field Magnetic Resonance symposium -- Clinical Needs, Research Promises, and Technical Solutions, according to conference host the Max-Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in Berlin.
April 16, 2013
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