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Radiation


Swiss patient treated with Varian's Gated RapidArc technology

Contracts & Installations | Tuesday, August 31 2010
Radiotherapy provider Varian Medical Systems has treated its first patient with its Gated RapidArc system, a radiotherapy treatment technology that monitors patient breathing and compensates for tumor motion.
 

Netherlands reactor to achieve first full power day Sept. 9

Top Stories | Friday, August 27 2010
The repair of the High Flux Reactor (HFR) in Petten, the Netherlands, is proceeding well and the reactor is expected to achieve the first HFR Full Power Day (45 MW) on Sept. 9, according to the Nuclear Research and Consultancy Group of the Netherlands.
 

DoE grants Dynasil $6.2M in SBIR awards

Industry News | Thursday, August 26 2010
The U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) has granted Dynasil seven of its phase-II small business innovation research (SBIR) projects awards, totaling $6.2 million.
 

ViewRay secures $20M to fund MRI-guided radiotherapy system

Financial News | Thursday, August 26 2010
ViewRay has received $20 million in series C financing led by investor Siemens Venture Capital, joining the company’s existing investors, Aisling Capital, Fidelity Biosciences, Kearny Venture Partners and OrbiMed Advisors.
 

AHA statement: CCTA has triage niche in chest pain patients

Top Stories | Thursday, August 26 2010
With the advent of 64-slice CT, coronary CT angiography (CCTA) exams of low-risk patients presenting to the emergency department with chest pain are feasible given the nearly 100 percent negative predictive value of the test, according to a scientific statement from the American Heart Association (AHA) published in the Aug. 17 issue of Circulation.
 

Siemens lands multi-site CT installs in Midwest

Monday, August 23 2010
BJC HealthCare, a nonprofit heathcare organization based in St. Louis, has purchased five Somatom Definition Flash CT scanners from Siemens Healthcare.
 

Novation to distribute Medrad's PET infusion system

Partnerships & Alliances | Monday, August 23 2010
Medrad has listed the Intego PET Infusion system for molecular imaging with healthcare supply contracting company Novation.
 

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

Web Exclusives | Monday, August 23 2010
Written by Gina Narcisi
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.
 

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.
 

UN: Medical imaging radiation is main source of rad exposure

Industry News | Wednesday, August 18 2010
The use of radiation in medicine accounts for most human exposure to ionizing radiation, according to a report issued by the United Nations scientific committee on the effects of atomic radiation.
 

AJR: Brain CT rad dose varies by scanner

Top Stories | Wednesday, August 18 2010
Patients are subject to different organ radiation doses in the lens of the eye and brain depending on CT scanner assignment, according to a study published in the August edition of American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR).
 

AJR: Preradiotherapy FDG PET modifies treatment in NSCLC

Clinical Studies | Sunday, August 15 2010
Preradiotherapy FDG PET for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients referred for 3D conformal radiotherapy may lead to significant modification of treatment strategy and radiotherapy planning, according to a prospective multicenter study published in the American Journal of Roentgenology.
 

New preventive cardiac disease screening guidelines SHAPE-ing up

Top Stories | Thursday, August 12 2010
The Society for Heart Attack Prevention and Eradication (SHAPE), which drew some controversy in 2006 when it published guidelines calling for screening a wide population of men and women with noninvasive imaging, is taking another look at the progress in heart disease predictors in order to refine and update those guidelines.
 

European Commission proposes resolutions to isotope shortage

Industry News | Monday, August 09 2010
The European Commission has proposed to the European Parliament and to the Council on Medical Applications of Ionizing Radiation a way forward to resolve the urgent issue of shortage of supply of radioisotopes for nuclear medicine and also identified key issues to improve radiation protection of patients and medical staff.
 

CARE bill for medical radiation, imaging services introduced

Top Stories | Friday, August 06 2010
The Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility and Excellence (CARE) in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy bill (S. 3737) was introduced in the U.S. Senate last week for the establishment of minimum education and credentialing standards for personnel who plan and deliver radiation therapy treatments and medical imaging services as part of the Medicare program.
 

JNM: Hybrid PET/MRI of intracranial tumors comparable to PET/CT

Clinical Studies | Thursday, August 05 2010
Structural, functional and molecular imaging in patients with brain tumors is feasible with diagnostic imaging quality using simultaneous hybrid PET/MRI acquisition, according to a study published in this month’s Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
 

ASTRO: Hypofractionated-whole breast irradiation suitable for early-stage cancers

Industry News | Thursday, August 05 2010
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has released evidence-based guidelines supporting the use of hypofractionated (HF) whole breast irradiation (WBI) for certain patients with early-stage breast cancer, based on the findings of a study published in the August edition of the International Journal of Radiation, Oncology, Biology and Physics.
 

Feature: Single sestamibi injection may suffice for ischemic detection

Web Exclusives | Wednesday, August 04 2010
Written by Manjula Puthenedam
“By comparing the redistribution results of technetium-99m sestamibi at five minutes and 60 minutes post stress after a single injection, we can come up with an accurate picture of how much heart disease is present, and with a reduced radiation exposure,” said Richard M. Fleming, MD, in an interview.
 

New Zealand facility chooses Eletka radiotherapy technology

Contracts & Installations | Monday, August 02 2010
Auckland Radiation Oncology Centre in Auckland, New Zealand, has installed radiotherapy technology from Elekta, the Elekta VMAT system.
 

JASE: Two studies find carotid ultrasound bests Framingham risk scores

Clinical Studies | Wednesday, July 28 2010
Screening young to middle-aged patients for carotid plaque or carotid intima-media thickness is likely to uncover cardiovascular risk in patients with a low Framingham risk score. In addition, carotid ultrasound proved better than a coronary artery calcium score via CT to predict risk, according to two studies in the August issue of the Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography.
 
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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