November 2, 2009 — High-risk melanoma patients who are treated with radiation after surgery have a significantly lower risk of their cancer returning to the lymph nodes (19 percent), compared to those patients who do not have radiation therapy (31 percent), according to the first randomized study of its kind presented at the plenary session, Nov.

November 2, 2009 — Short-term hormone therapy given prior to and during radiation treatment to medium-risk prostate cancer patients increases their chance of living longer, compared to those who receive radiation alone, however there is no significant benefit for low-risk patients, according to the largest randomized study of its kind presented at the plenary session Nov.

November 2, 2009 — Ascent Healthcare Solutions said last week it received the industry’s first and only 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to reprocess the Biosense Webster SoundStar 3D Diagnostic Ultrasound Catheter.

October 30, 2009 - As leader of the European Union funded HYPERImage research project, Royal Philips Electronics said in the project to create a hybrid PET/MR system the team has developed new gamma-ray detectors designed to be compatible with the strong static and dynamic magnetic fields present in a combined PET/MR scanner, and has achieved major progress with respect to MRI-based static and dyn

October 27, 2009 - Ziosoft Inc., an advanced visualization and analysis software for medical imaging company, and iMedIT, one of Turkey’s leading suppliers of PACS and teleradiology systems, today announced that they have signed an agreement for iMedIT to sell Ziosoft’s 3D advanced visualization software in Turkey.

October 28, 2009 - TeraRecon Inc. released new innovations for Aquarius iNtuition related to advanced CT Colonography, that will be showcased at 10th International Symposium on Virtual Colonoscopy to be held on October 26-28, 2009 at the Hyatt Regency in Reston, VA.

October 28, 20009 - The Roy and Patricia Disney Family Cancer Center will be the first cancer center on the West Coast of the United States to own all the latest oncology products from Elekta, including Impac and CMS software.