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Cleveland BioLabs Submits Response To Department Of Defense Request For Proposal For Radiation Countermeasure

Categorie : Radiology / Nuclear Medicine
Cleveland BioLabs, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBLI) announced that it has submitted a response to the Request for Proposal (RFP) issued by The Department of Defense (DoD) for the advanced development, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval/licensure and delivery of Medical Radiation Countermeasure (MRC). I ...

read more Cleveland BioLabs, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBLI) announced that it has submitted a response to the Request for Proposal (RFP) issued by The Department of Defense (DoD) for the advanced development, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval/licensure and delivery of Medical Radiation Countermeasure (MRC). I read more Fri Mar 2010

New Cardiac CT Technology Drastically Reduces Patient Radiation Exposure

Categorie : Radiology / Nuclear Medicine
In a new study published in the March issue of Radiology, researchers from Columbia University and the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute have determined that an imaging exam of the heart using the latest generation of CT technology exposes patients to as much as 91 percent less radiation than ...

read more In a new study published in the March issue of Radiology, researchers from Columbia University and the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute have determined that an imaging exam of the heart using the latest generation of CT technology exposes patients to as much as 91 percent less radiation than read more Fri Mar 2010

Some High-Risk Women Benefit From Combined Mammography And Breast MRI

Categorie : Radiology / Nuclear Medicine
Annual breast cancer screening with both mammography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is likely to be a cost-effective way to improve life expectancy in women with an increased risk of breast cancer, according to a new study published in the March issue of Radiology. The findings support current ...

read more Annual breast cancer screening with both mammography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is likely to be a cost-effective way to improve life expectancy in women with an increased risk of breast cancer, according to a new study published in the March issue of Radiology. The findings support current read more Fri Mar 2010

Accelerated Radiation Therapy Reduces Toxicity In Patients With Advanced Head And Neck Cancers

Categorie : Radiology / Nuclear Medicine
Using an accelerated, shorter course of radiation therapy for patients with advanced head and neck cancer allows doctors to reduce the amount of chemotherapy, thus reducing toxicity, according to a study presented at the Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancer Symposium, sponsored by AHNS, ASCO, ASTR ...

read more Using an accelerated, shorter course of radiation therapy for patients with advanced head and neck cancer allows doctors to reduce the amount of chemotherapy, thus reducing toxicity, according to a study presented at the Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancer Symposium, sponsored by AHNS, ASCO, ASTR read more Fri Mar 2010

Embedding Images In Radiology Reports Can Speed Decision Making And Improve Patient Care

Categorie : Radiology / Nuclear Medicine
Embedding clinical images to accompany findings described in a radiology text report enhances radiologists' communication with referring physicians and can improve patient care, according to a study in the March issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology... ...

read more Embedding clinical images to accompany findings described in a radiology text report enhances radiologists' communication with referring physicians and can improve patient care, according to a study in the March issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology... read more Fri Mar 2010

Federal Officials Focus On Radiation Practices At Florida Clinic; Medical Scan Makers Announce New Efforts To Prevent Mistakes

Categorie : Radiology / Nuclear Medicine
Medicare regulations require that when patients receive some types of highly specialized cancer treatments, their radiation oncologist must be on site. But The New York Times reports that federal officials are investigating a Florida cancer clinic that billed Medicare for such treatments while the ...

read more Medicare regulations require that when patients receive some types of highly specialized cancer treatments, their radiation oncologist must be on site. But The New York Times reports that federal officials are investigating a Florida cancer clinic that billed Medicare for such treatments while the read more Fri Mar 2010

Toshiba Announces Cardiac Software Upgrades For The Aquilion One And Aquilion Premium

Categorie : Radiology / Nuclear Medicine
Responding to the cardiac CT market's need for superior image quality with lower radiation doses, Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc., has unveiled new cardiac software enhancements available now for the Aquilion® ONE and Aquilion Premium CT systems. The new cardiac CT software package is designe ...

read more Responding to the cardiac CT market's need for superior image quality with lower radiation doses, Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc., has unveiled new cardiac software enhancements available now for the Aquilion® ONE and Aquilion Premium CT systems. The new cardiac CT software package is designe read more Fri Mar 2010

How To Prevent Radiation Mistakes In Cancer Patients

Categorie : Radiology / Nuclear Medicine
Recent media stories have reported isolated cases of cancer patients who were injured by incorrect doses from intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT). Despite such reports, IMRT remains one the most powerful cancer treatments, and extensive safety measures can ensure patients receive the proper ...

read more Recent media stories have reported isolated cases of cancer patients who were injured by incorrect doses from intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT). Despite such reports, IMRT remains one the most powerful cancer treatments, and extensive safety measures can ensure patients receive the proper read more Wed Feb 2010

Low-Dose Radiation Exposure: NIH Takes Step To Assess Any Possible Risk

Categorie : Radiology / Nuclear Medicine
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center are incorporating radiation dose exposure reports into the electronic medical record, an effort that they hope will lead to an accurate assessment of whether any cancer risk is associated with low-dose radiation exposure from med ...

read more Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center are incorporating radiation dose exposure reports into the electronic medical record, an effort that they hope will lead to an accurate assessment of whether any cancer risk is associated with low-dose radiation exposure from med read more Wed Feb 2010

Nuclear Waste Threat Could Be Curbed By Hospital Scanner

Categorie : Radiology / Nuclear Medicine
Medical equipment used for diagnosis of patients with heart disease and cancer could be a key weapon in stopping nuclear waste seeping into the environment, according to new research... ...

read more Medical equipment used for diagnosis of patients with heart disease and cancer could be a key weapon in stopping nuclear waste seeping into the environment, according to new research... read more Wed Feb 2010

Imaging Diagnostic Systems Receives Australian TGA Approval To Market Its CTLM

Categorie : Radiology / Nuclear Medicine
Imaging Diagnostic Systems, Inc., (OTCBB: IMDS), a pioneer in laser optical breast imaging, announced today that the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing Therapeutic Goods Administration has approved the CT Laser Mammography (CTLM®) system for inclusion on the Australian Register o ...

read more Imaging Diagnostic Systems, Inc., (OTCBB: IMDS), a pioneer in laser optical breast imaging, announced today that the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing Therapeutic Goods Administration has approved the CT Laser Mammography (CTLM®) system for inclusion on the Australian Register o read more Wed Feb 2010

Shina Systems Receives U.S. FDA 510(k) Clearance For Its 3Di Cloud-based Medical Imaging Advanced (3D/4D) Visualization Solution

Categorie : Radiology / Nuclear Medicine
Shina Systems announces U.S. Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for its 3Di medical imaging advanced (3D/4D) visualization software that downloads over the Internet and provides a full suite of image processing and clinical analysis applications on any PC... ...

read more Shina Systems announces U.S. Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for its 3Di medical imaging advanced (3D/4D) visualization software that downloads over the Internet and provides a full suite of image processing and clinical analysis applications on any PC... read more Wed Feb 2010

ASTRO Commits To Six-Point Patient Protection Plan

Categorie : Radiology / Nuclear Medicine
The American Society for Radiation Oncology has committed to a six-point patient protection plan that will improve safety and quality and reduce the chances of medical errors, ASTRO Board Chairman Tim R. Williams, M.D., said today... ...

read more The American Society for Radiation Oncology has committed to a six-point patient protection plan that will improve safety and quality and reduce the chances of medical errors, ASTRO Board Chairman Tim R. Williams, M.D., said today... read more Wed Feb 2010

HSE Welcomes IAEA Report, UK

Categorie : Radiology / Nuclear Medicine
The Health and Safety Executive has welcomed the publication of a second report into its Nuclear Directorate from the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). A team of senior nuclear regulators from across the world visited the UK in October 2009 to perform a second peer review of ...

read more The Health and Safety Executive has welcomed the publication of a second report into its Nuclear Directorate from the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). A team of senior nuclear regulators from across the world visited the UK in October 2009 to perform a second peer review of read more Wed Feb 2010

Radiation Oncologists Push For Safety Standards

Categorie : Radiology / Nuclear Medicine
The New York Times: "The leading professional organization dedicated to radiation oncology has called for enhanced safety measures in administering medical radiation, including the establishment of the nation's first central database for the reporting of errors involving linear accelerators - machi ...

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Computers Do Better Than Humans At Measuring Some Radiology Images

Categorie : Radiology / Nuclear Medicine
Scientists have automated the measurement of a vital part of the knee in images with a computer program that performs much faster and just as reliably as humans who interpret the same images... ...

read more Scientists have automated the measurement of a vital part of the knee in images with a computer program that performs much faster and just as reliably as humans who interpret the same images... read more Thu Jan 2010

Varian Medical Systems Accredits Royal North Shore Hospital As Australia's First Image-Guided Radiotherapy School

Categorie : Radiology / Nuclear Medicine
The Radiation Oncology Department at Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney has become the first in Australia to be formally accredited by Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR), the world leader in radiotherapy, as a teaching facility for image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT)... ...

read more The Radiation Oncology Department at Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney has become the first in Australia to be formally accredited by Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR), the world leader in radiotherapy, as a teaching facility for image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT)... read more Thu Jan 2010

RSNA To Incorporate BI-RADS(R) Into RadLex(R)

Categorie : Radiology / Nuclear Medicine
The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) announced it has concluded an agreement with the American College of Radiology (ACR) to include the Breast Imaging and Data Reporting System (BI-RADS®) lexicon in RSNA's radiology lexicon, RadLex®... ...

read more The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) announced it has concluded an agreement with the American College of Radiology (ACR) to include the Breast Imaging and Data Reporting System (BI-RADS®) lexicon in RSNA's radiology lexicon, RadLex®... read more Thu Jan 2010

Combined Drug And Radiotherapy Improves Survival For Cervical Cancer Patients

Categorie : Radiology / Nuclear Medicine
Combining drugs and radiotherapy improves the survival chances of women receiving treatment for cervical cancer. These are the conclusions of Cochrane Researchers who carried out the most comprehensive study of the effects of combined drug and radiotherapy in cervical cancer treatment to date. Cervi ...

read more Combining drugs and radiotherapy improves the survival chances of women receiving treatment for cervical cancer. These are the conclusions of Cochrane Researchers who carried out the most comprehensive study of the effects of combined drug and radiotherapy in cervical cancer treatment to date. Cervi read more Sun Jan 2010

Cleveland BioLabs Doses First Volunteers In Second Safety Study For CBLB502

Categorie : Radiology / Nuclear Medicine
Cleveland BioLabs, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBLI) announced that the first healthy volunteers have been dosed in the second human safety study for CBLB502, a drug under development for the treatment of Acute Radiation Syndrome (ARS). CBLB502 is being developed by Cleveland BioLabs under the U.S... ...

read more Cleveland BioLabs, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBLI) announced that the first healthy volunteers have been dosed in the second human safety study for CBLB502, a drug under development for the treatment of Acute Radiation Syndrome (ARS). CBLB502 is being developed by Cleveland BioLabs under the U.S... read more Sun Jan 2010

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