Sponsored Content | Case Study | Proton Therapy

A new proton therapy center at Centre Antoine-Lacassagne (CAL) in Nice, France, will soon begin treating patients with IBA’s ProteusOne system and the RayStation treatment planning system. The facility is one of only two proton therapy centers in France, and the first in Europe with the ProteusOne, IBA’s compact pencil beam scanning proton therapy system.

Time September 07, 2016
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Feature | Proton Therapy | By Jeff Zagoudis

The global proton therapy market hit a major milestone in 2015, eclipsing the billion-dollar mark for sales orders and more than doubling the previous year’s total, according to market intelligence firm Medraysintell. This boom was evidenced by new proton therapy centers springing up all over the world, including 11 just since November 2015 — eight in the United States and three abroad in Hong Kong, Belgium and the Netherlands.

Time September 07, 2016
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Sponsored Content | Case Study | Radiation Oncology

Erlanger Health Systems in Chattanooga, Tenn., purchased a CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery System in December 2010 to develop a stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) program in its Radiation Oncology Department. The CyberKnife System included the Lung Optimization Treatment (LOT) function, which provides fiducial-free SBRT of early-stage lung cancer patients.

Time September 07, 2016
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Feature | Radiation Oncology | By Dave Fornell

Cardio-oncology is an emerging field that combines the expertise of both cardiology and oncology to assess and treat cancer patients for the second leading cause of death among cancer survivors — cardiovascular disease brought on by their treatments. Specific types of chemotherapy and chest directed radiation therapy are known to cause cardiac dysfunction, mainly due to cardiotoxicity — the symptoms of which may not present until months or even years after cancer treatment.

Time September 07, 2016
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Blog | Information Technology

The recent 2016 annual meeting of the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) in Portland, Ore., featured many key topics pertinent to this industry’s future growth. While there, I had the opportunity to discuss several of these issues with top industry leaders.

Time September 07, 2016
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News | Radiation Therapy

The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) announced the press program for its 58th Annual Meeting, Sept. 25-28 in Boston. The program includes multiple reports from phase III clinical trials, researchers from leading institutions in the United States and abroad, and examinations of a range of cancer types and patient populations. Researchers will share their findings in a series of briefings held on-site at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center and webcast to registered press.

Time September 07, 2016
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News | Ultrasound Imaging

September 7, 2016 — Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc. announced that its Aplio 500 Platinum ultrasound system will be ...

Time September 07, 2016
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News | Radiopharmaceuticals and Tracers

September 7, 2016 — Blue Earth Diagnostics announced that the first post-U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ...

Time September 07, 2016
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Blog | Information Technology

Athletes warm up before a workout or game. But how might intellectuals get ready? There may be a way. And it may involve smartphones.

Time September 07, 2016
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Feature | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

In an analysis that included more than 1.4 million births, exposure to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) during the first trimester of pregnancy compared with nonexposure was not associated with increased risk of harm to the fetus or in early childhood.

Time September 07, 2016
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News | Radiopharmaceuticals and Tracers

Navidea Biopharmaceuticals Inc. announced that it has executed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Cardinal Health for the sale of all rights, title and interest to Navidea’s Lymphoseek product. The agreement covers all U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved, pending and future oncology diagnostic indications in North America, subject to certain limitations, as well as certain other related assets. Under the terms of the LOI, Navidea would receive $80 million at closing, with future consideration tied to annual sales of the Lymphoseek product and certain sales-based milestones. Total consideration to Navidea would be capped at $310 million.

Time September 06, 2016
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News | Proton Therapy

September 6, 2016 — IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A.) and RaySearch Laboratories have entered into a long-term strategic ...

Time September 06, 2016
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Feature | Ultrasound Imaging

September 2, 2016 — For children with autism and a class of genetic disorders, diagnostic ultrasound exposure in the ...

Time September 02, 2016
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Technology | Digital Radiography (DR)

September 2, 2016 — Clear Image Devices LLC announced it will be displaying a new product, the Bucky Protector, at the ...

Time September 02, 2016
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News | Radiology Business

Mayfair Diagnostics, a medical imaging clinic in Calgary, Alberta, is revealing its newest medical imaging clinic in Coventry Hills, which is being described as the clinic of the future because of the way it was designed.

Time September 02, 2016
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News | Enterprise Imaging

September 2, 2016 — The University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) recently signed an agreement to build its ...

Time September 02, 2016
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Technology | Digital Radiography (DR)

Carestream announced it has begun shipping its new DRX Core family of DRX detectors. The new detectors are designed to make reliable, high-quality digital radiography (DR) imaging affordable for imaging centers, small to mid-size hospitals, urgent care facilities, specialty clinics and providers that perform mobile imaging exams.

Time September 02, 2016
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News | PET Imaging

September 1, 2016 — The American Society for Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) and the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular ...

Time September 01, 2016
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Here is the list of the top 15 most popular pieces of content on the Imaging Technology News (ITN) magazine website from the month of August based on website analytics:

Time September 01, 2016
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