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Cancer: Lower SES translates into lower cancer survival in Canada

Clinical Studies | Thursday, September 02 2010
Socioeconomic status (SES) remains associated with survival among cancer patients in Ontario, despite a universal healthcare approach, according to a study published online Aug. 2 in Cancer.
 

Cancer: Initial prostate cancer treatment decisions affect long-term costs

Clinical Studies | Wednesday, September 01 2010
The cost patterns of prostate cancer treatment can vary widely based on initial treatment choice, and treatments that may be less expensive in the short-term may have higher long-term costs, according to a study published online Aug. 23 in Cancer.
 

Areva forms advisory committee

Executive Announcements | Sunday, August 29 2010
Areva Med has formed an advisory committee comprised of five high-level scientists who will provide the firm with strategic advice and scientific guidance in the field of radio-immunotherapy using its lead-212 isotope.
 

SNM past president calls for domestic production of isotopes

Top Stories | Sunday, August 22 2010
The nuclear medicine community has been pressuring the U.S. government to develop improved domestic capability for producing these materials to reduce this dependence, said Robert Atcher, PhD, MBA, immediate past president of SNM and director of National Isotope Development Center at Los Alamos National Laboratory in White Rock, N.M., at an opening session of the 240th conference of the American Chemical Society, held this week in Boston.
 

FDA clears BSD Medical soft tissue ablation system

Regulatory News | Thursday, August 19 2010
Cancer and benign disease equipment manufacturer BSD Medical has been granted FDA clearance to market its soft tissue ablation system, the MicroThermX Microwave Ablation System, in the U.S.
 

Advanced Accelerator Applications to install cyclotron in France

Contracts & Installations | Wednesday, August 11 2010
Advanced Accelerator Applications has signed an agreement to build, install and operate a pharmaceutical laboratory for radiopharmaceuticals production at the Institut Curie’s René Huguenin cancer hospital in Paris.
 

U.K. MRI developer secures $900K investment, appoints new board member

Industry News | Friday, July 23 2010
MRI software company Acuitas Medical has garnered a £700,000 ($899,700 U.S.) co-investment from Finance Wales and Altima Global Special Opportunities Master Fund towards the development of its MR-based Fine Texture Analysis technology, and has named Sir Michael Brady as non-executive director of the board.
 

AAPM: 'Smart' tumor tracking reduces radiation dose

Conference News | Thursday, July 22 2010
PHILADELPHIA--A new mathematical model to better pinpoint tumor location and thereby reduce radiation exposure uses data on how tumor motion has changed during a course of radiation treatment, along with real-time tumor images to calculate the confidence physicists can have about an instantaneous tumor position estimate. The research was presented July 21 at the annual meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM).
 

AAPM: Cancer survivor says ‘thanks’ to medical physicists, oncologists

Conference News | Tuesday, July 20 2010
Written by Chris Kaiser
PHILADELPHIA—Six years ago, Jim Donnelly was told the cancer on his tongue and larynx needed to be surgically removed. Not accepting that opinion, Donnelly, a professor of business at the University of Kentucky, Lexington, decided to go to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. As was evident by the standing ovation following his address at the annual meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM), Donnelly has not lost his ability to speak, nor his sense of humor.
 

SNM honors outstanding contributors

Industry News | Monday, July 19 2010
SNM has recognized the contributions to the field of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging during its 57th annual meeting in Salt Lake City.
 

TomoTherapy delivers rad therapy to U.K. patients

Contracts & Installations | Monday, July 19 2010
James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough, England has begun treating cancer patients via the TomoTherapy HiArt treatment system from radiation therapy provider TomoTherapy.
 

HHS to require insurers to cover cancer screenings

Top Stories | Friday, July 16 2010
New health insurance plans or insurance policies beginning on or after Sept. 23 will be required to cover, without cost sharing, several recommended preventive healthcare services--including breast cancer screening--under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
 

PNAS: PET monitors response to immune, gene therapy to control cancer

Clinical Studies | Tuesday, July 13 2010
By molecular imaging of genetically engineered T-cells with PET reporter genes as they seek out and attack the cancer cells, scientists can examine the processes of the immune system as it fights malignancies, which could then result in better monitoring response to therapy in melanoma patients, according to a study published July 12 in the early online edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
 

JACC Feature: MPI studies responsible for 74% of cumulative rad dose

Web Exclusives | Monday, July 12 2010
Written by Manjula Puthenedam
Cardiac imaging procedures represent an important source of ionizing radiation in the U.S., and the distribution of cumulative effective doses can lead to sizable radiation exposure for many individuals, according to a study published online July 7 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Better strategies to minimize the radiation exposure from cardiac imaging procedures should be encouraged, said the study's lead author Jersey Chen, MD, in an interview.
 

IBA selected for installing new particle therapy facility in Sweden

Contracts & Installations | Friday, July 09 2010
Skandion Clinic, the clinical center for proton therapy in Sweden, has selected IBA (Ion Beam Applications) for the installation of a particle therapy facility, which will be managed by a consortium of seven Swedish counties, representing eight university hospitals.
 

Sloan-Kettering opens $100M image-guided treatment center

Industry News | Thursday, July 08 2010
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City has opened a new $100 million, 40,000-square-foot Center for Image-Guided Intervention for cancer treatments, a new endoscopy suite and expanded its Surgical Day Hospital last month.
 

Proton Therapy Global Management launched

Industry News | Wednesday, July 07 2010
Proton Therapy and pharmaceutical investment company CareCapital have partnered to create a new company, Proton Therapy Global Management.
 

JAMA: Length of telomeres associated with cancer risk

Clinical Studies | Wednesday, July 07 2010
Shorter length of leukocyte telomeres–chromosome markers of biological aging–are associated with an increased risk of cancer and death from cancer, according to a study in the July 7 issue of Journal of the American Medical Association.
 

California facility chooses Xoft brachytherapy technology

Contracts & Installations | Friday, July 02 2010
Hoag Breast Care Center of Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian in Newport Beach, Calif., has selected Brachytherapy provider Xoft’s Axxent Electronic Brachytherapy system to support its new Intraoperative Radiation Therapy program for treatment of early stage breast cancer, endometrial cancer and skin cancer.
 

JNM: Optical imaging technique sheds light on medical isotopes

Clinical Studies | Wednesday, June 30 2010
An optical imaging technique, Cerenkov luminescence imaging, shows excellent promise as a potential new method for rapid, high-throughput screening of radiopharmaceuticals, said a study published in the July issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
 
Web Exclusives

Feature: U.S. needs national strategy to curb imaging overutilization

Medical imaging overutilization--a growing concern in the U.S.--exposes patients to unnecessary radiation, while also adding to rising healthcare costs, according to a study published online Aug. 24 in Radiology. In an interview, William R. Hendee, PhD, lead author, reviewed various methods by which medical imaging could be curtailed.

Radiology: Prelim study shows CE breast CT outperforms CT, mammo

Dedicated contrast-enhanced (CE) breast CT delivered significantly improved conspicuity of malignant breast lesions, including ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), compared with unenhanced breast CT and mammography, according to a study published in the September issue of Radiology.

Radiology: Rad role may evolve as image-guided biopsies trend up

CT, ultrasound and MRI have helped shift biopsy techniques away from more invasive approaches toward image-guided percutaneous techniques, according to a study published in the September issue of Radiology. The trend toward less-invasive approaches translates into enhanced safety and efficiency and could lead to more interaction between patients and radiologists.

CMS Webinar: Incentive payments to offset EHR adoption, not reimburse

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) EHR incentive payments are not considered reimbursement for money expended on EHR technology, but are intended to offset the cost associated with adoption and ongoing meaningful use, according to CMS during an Aug. 12 webinar.

CMS webinar: Eligible professionals can expect EHR incentives in 2011

Funding incentives for EHR use is the main goal of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) meaningful use initiative, and there are incentive programs for both hospitals and eligible professionals, according to Elizabeth Holland, health insurance specialist at the Department of Health and Human Services, who spoke during a CMS-sponsored webinar Aug. 8.

Webinar: Stage 1 of meaningful use is for quality reporting acclimation

Stage 1 requirements for meaningful use incentives aim to strike a balance between the overall goal of EHR use and widespread adoption, while avoiding added work, said Jonathan Teich, MD, PhD, chief medical informatics officer at Elsevier Health Services, during a HIMSS webinar titled “Meaningful Use: Safety and Quality of Care.”

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