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Phase II Results Using Carbon Ion Radiation Therapy For Prostate Cancer
Categorie : Radiology / Nuclear MedicineIn the epub edition of Radiotherapy and Oncology, Dr. Ishikawa and colleagues from the National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Chiba, Japan report on carbon ion (C-ion) beam radiotherapy for prostate cancer (CaP). With short-term follow-up they found it safe, potentially effective and with low ...
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Mon Oct 2006
Free Access To Journal Of Nuclear Medicine Offered By Society Of Nuclear Medicine
Categorie : Radiology / Nuclear MedicineSNM announced today that its flagship Journal of Nuclear Medicine and the Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology have moved to an open access publishing model, providing free, full-text online articles 12 months after publication."This represents a significant step toward maximum dissemination of si ...
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Fri Sep 2006
Reducing Contrast Material Injection In Elderly Patients Can Lower Cost Of Exam And Risks
Categorie : Radiology / Nuclear MedicineThe dose of contrast material can be effectively reduced by at least 10% for elderly patients undergoing a multi-detector CT examination of the pancreas and biliary region a new study finds. When the dose is reduced, the cost of the examination and the risk of complications is reduced. This study wa ...
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Wed Sep 2006
ImmuneRegen Begins Next Study With Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
Categorie : Radiology / Nuclear MedicineImmuneRegenBioSciences, a wholly owned subsidiary of IR BioSciences Holdings, Inc.(OTC Bulletin Board: IRBO), continues its ongoing radioprotectant researchprogram at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) with further studiesdesigned to support submission of its Radilex(TM) product to the U.S. F ...
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Thu Aug 2006
Radiology / Nuclear Medicine News from Medical News Today
Categorie : Radiology / Nuclear MedicineLatest Radiology / Nuclear Medicine news updated throughout the day, every day ...
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Tue Aug 2006
Patients Receiving Treatment With Radioisotopes May Trigger Security Alarms
Categorie : Radiology / Nuclear MedicinePatients receiving treatment with radioisotopes should be warned that they may trigger radiation alarms, say doctors in the BMJ.Their advice follows the case of a patient who activated an airport radiation detector six weeks after receiacving radioiodine therapy. He was detained and subjected to ext ...
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Mon Aug 2006
Difference Between MDCT And Digital Radiography In Orthopedic Patients Compared In Study
Categorie : Radiology / Nuclear MedicineMulti-detector computed tomography (MDCT) using high-quality 2D formatting is highly recommended as the primary imaging technique for the evaluation of bone healing, according to a study done by radiologists at the Medical University of Vienna in Vienna, Austria.Forty-three patients with histories o ...
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Mon Aug 2006
SNM Expands Mission To Improve Patient Care By Advancing Molecular Imaging And Therapy
Categorie : Radiology / Nuclear MedicineSNM, an international scientific and professional organization of more than 16,000 physician, technologist and scientist members, announced that it has redefined its core mission and intends "to improve health care by advancing molecular imaging and therapy. [click link for full article] ...
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Mon Aug 2006
New Method Of Using Nanotube X-rays Creates CT Images Faster Than Traditional Scanners
Categorie : Radiology / Nuclear MedicineScientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have developed a new method to create computed tomography (CT) images using carbon nanotube x-rays that works much faster than traditional scanners and uses less peak power.The work is another step toward developing scanners for medical i ...
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Mon Aug 2006
University 'spin-out' To Revolutionise Biomedical Optics
Categorie : Radiology / Nuclear MedicineKent Enterprise and the School of Physical Sciences at the University of Kent have 'spun out' a high-tech company that is set to revolutionise biomedical optics. Optopod Ltd, the brainchild of Adrian Podoleanu, Professor of Biomedical Optics and Head of the Applied Optics Group in the School of Phy ...
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Mon Aug 2006
Elekta To Deliver Leksell Gamma Knife(R) Perfexion(TM) To Cromwell Hospital In London, UK
Categorie : Radiology / Nuclear MedicineCromwell Hospital will be thefirst center in the UK to commission Leksell Gamma Knife(R) Perfexion(TM),Elekta's brand new system for stereotactic radiosurgery in the brain,cervical spine and head & neck regions. This top of the line system fornon-invasive treatment of tumors and other brain disorde ...
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Mon Aug 2006
Pennsylvania Health Department Announces Special Potassium Iodide Distribution Locations On Aug. 10
Categorie : Radiology / Nuclear MedicinePotassium iodide (KI) tabletswill be available at a number of special locations on Thursday, Aug. 10,for people who live within a 10-mile radius of Pennsylvania's five nuclearpower plants, Health Secretary Dr. Calvin B. Johnson said today. Thetablets are routinely available at state, county and loc ...
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Mon Aug 2006
Cleveland BioLabs, Inc., Completes Analysis Of Data Generated In A Primate Trial Of Protectan CBLB502
Categorie : Radiology / Nuclear MedicineCleveland BioLabs, Inc.(Nasdaq: CBLI) (Boston Stock Exchange: CFB) today announced that it hascompleted its analysis of non-human primate trials of its leadradioprotective drug candidate Protectan CBLB502. These trials demonstratedthat CBLB502 provides an unprecedented increase in survival among ...
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Mon Aug 2006
Desert Radiologists Names William P. Moore II As New CEO
Categorie : Radiology / Nuclear MedicineDesert Radiologists, Nevada'slargest and most trusted medical imaging company today announced theappointment of William P. Moore II as Chief Executive Officer. "Mr. Moore has taken on a great responsibility. Desert Radiologists hasa long history of providing the best of care to Southern Nevadan ...
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Mon Aug 2006
Broad Immune Response In Mice Unduced By Radiation-killed Bacteria Vaccine
Categorie : Radiology / Nuclear MedicineVaccines made with bacteria killed by gamma irradiation, rather than by standard methods of heat or chemical inactivation, may be more effective, say researchers supported by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Vaccines ...
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Mon Aug 2006
Human Lung Tumors Rapidly Destroyed By Radiation-armed Robot
Categorie : Radiology / Nuclear MedicineSuper-intense radiation delivered by a robotic arm eradicated lung tumors in some human patients just 3-4 months after treatment, medical physicist Cihat Ozhasoglu, Ph.D. of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (ozhasogluc@upmc.edu) will report in early August at the 48th Annual Meeting of th ...
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Mon Aug 2006
Brookhaven Lab Wins R&D 100 Award For X-ray Focusing Device
Categorie : Radiology / Nuclear MedicineThe U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory has won a 2006 R&D 100 award for developing the first device able to focus a large spread of high-energy x-rays. The device, called a Sagittal Focusing Laue Monochromator, could be used in about 100 beamline facilities around the w ...
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Mon Aug 2006
Green Light For The Marketing Of The First Superconductive Cyclotron For Hadrontherapy
Categorie : Radiology / Nuclear MedicineThe agreement between the Italian National Institute for Nuclear Physics and the Belgian firm Iba for the marketing, in biomedical field, of the first superconductive cyclotron producing protons and carbon ions as well, has been made official today. [click link for full article] ...
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Mon Aug 2006
Berlex Issues Nationwide Recall Of A Single Lot Of Ultravist(R) Injection 370 MgI/mL, 125 ML In The U.S.
Categorie : Radiology / Nuclear MedicineBerlex, Inc. has initiated anationwide recall of a single lot (No. 41500A) of its intravenous X-raycontrast agent, Ultravist(R) Injection 370 mgI/mL, 125 mL, (iopromideinjection) NDC 50419-346-12, EXP 01/2007, due to the presence ofparticulate matter in conjunction with crystallization. [click link ...
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Mon Aug 2006
ASTRO Submits Testimony On Use Of Medical Imaging Services For Medicare Beneficiaries To House Energy And Commerce Committee On Health
Categorie : Radiology / Nuclear MedicineThe American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology submitted testimony to the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Health for the July 18 hearing regarding the use of imaging services and providing appropriate care for Medicare beneficiaries. Cancer is the leading cause of de ...
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Mon Aug 2006
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