Clinical News: Page 958

Is the future hybrid? RSNA attendance drops 9%; mountain climbing & brain damage
By Philip Ward
December 4, 2012
Siemens organizes ultrasound training event
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare recently held an ultrasound training event in Oxfordshire, U.K.
December 4, 2012
The future is hybrid, predicts French visionary
By Frances Rylands-Monk
Radiology is moving more toward modality marriage, as specialists try to harvest optimum imaging yields at best cost-benefit ratios. PET/MRI, a pipe dream in years past, now looks to hold particular promise, with industry embarking on bold research and development programs, according to ECR 2011 President Dr. Yves Menu.
December 4, 2012
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Boost your history know-how with a free booklet
By Otha Linton
A new publication from the European Society of Radiology, which is supported by two other major sponsors and contains essays by five contributors, represents a precise and abundant source of reliable history and documentation. It has value to scholars of ancient and current radiology.
December 3, 2012
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Varian takes U.K. order for 2 TrueBeams
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems has taken an order for two TrueBeam STx medical linear accelerators from the Northern Centre for Cancer Care at the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, U.K.
December 2, 2012
EOS Imaging touts digital x-ray research
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Orthopedic digital imaging firm EOS Imaging is pointing to research studies utilizing its EOS 2D/3D imaging system in the November issues of the American Journal of Roentgenology and Skeletal Radiology.
December 2, 2012
Time to ditch the chest x-ray, Norwegians conclude
By Eric Barnes
CHICAGO - If cost isn't an issue -- and that's a big if -- it's time to say goodbye to chest radiography, say researchers from Norway who compared chest x-ray to ultralow-dose CT. Results were presented at the 2012 RSNA meeting.
December 2, 2012
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High altitude sickness can lead to long-term brain damage
By Philip Ward
German researchers have used MRI to get a closer look at the potentially devastating neurological impact of high altitude sickness. In research presented at last week's RSNA congress, they showed that mountain climbers can have traces of bleeding in the brain years after the initial incident.
December 2, 2012
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Philips, Unfors RaySafe partner on new DoseAware
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Philips Royal Electronics and testing-instruments provider Unfors RaySafe have signed of a joint development agreement to develop the next generation of Philips DoseAware system.
November 29, 2012
Adding a radiologist improves rad therapy treatment planning
By Cynthia E. Keen
CHICAGO - Having a consultant diagnostic radiologist as a member of a radiation oncology treatment planning team can help improve the accuracy and appropriateness of radiotherapy for cancer patients, according to study results presented on Tuesday at the RSNA annual meeting.
November 29, 2012
Nobel Committee gets new members
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet announced it has appointed new members of the Nobel Committee for Physiology or Medicine.
November 28, 2012
Agfa wins CR project in Uzbekistan
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Agfa HealthCare has landed a contract for 115 of its CR 30-X computed radiography (CR) systems with DryStar 5300 direct digital imagers with the Ministry of Health in Uzbekistan.
November 28, 2012
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