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February 16, 2009 - Researchers found modest benefits from an exercise program patients being treated with radiation therapy for prostate cancer underwent during treatment, according to a study published in the December 2008 issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

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February 16, 2009 - Varian Medical Systems will supply proton therapy equipment for the planned three-room treatment facility, which American Shared Hospital Services (AMS) is developing in the San Francisco Bay area.

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February 16, 2009 - Researchers have also identified an even more accurate biomarker of prostate cancer: high levels of ionized serum calcium, according to studies findings out of Wake Forest University School of Medicine and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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February 16, 2009 - The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is accepting comments until mid-March on its proposed decision to refuse coverage of computed tomography colonography (CTC) for colorectal cancer screening. CMS said it is accepting comments on the cost effectiveness of screening CT colonography for the Medicare population if we were to alter our clinical decision.

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February 13, 2009 - Emageon Inc. said today that it has received the $9 million that had been placed in escrow with The Bank of New York Mellon by Health Systems Solutions Inc. in connection with the parties' merger transaction; the escrowed funds became payable to Emageon when the merger was not consummated before the close of business on Feb. 11, 2009.

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February 13, 2009 - American Shared Hospital Services (AMS) said that it is developing a proton beam radiation therapy (PBRT) facility in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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February 13, 2009 – New research findings out of Wake Forest University School of Medicine and the University of Wisconsin may help provide some direction for men diagnosed with prostate cancer about whether their cancer is likely to be life-threatening.

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February 13, 2009 – Toshiba America Medical Systems launched the Aquilion Premium CT system with the capability to cover up to 8 cm in a single rotation. The Aquilion Premium rounds out the company’s CT portfolio and is also field-upgradeable to an Aquilion ONE.

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February 13, 2009 - The first permanent installation of the Aurora Dedicated Breast MRI System at the Istituto Nazionale Tumori Giovanni Pascale Hospital in Naples, Italy.

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Feature | Cristen C. Bolan

When does the imaging clock start ticking? Is it when an image is taken in the scanning suite or when it reaches the PACS in the reading room? According to a new study on imaging workflow, the imaging loop begins when the physician orders an imaging exam and only ends when the results of the test are communicated to the doctor.

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Feature | Mary Beth Massat

As radiology workflow needs change, so too do PACS. From servers to software, PACS has moved from a thick-client solution with proprietary coding and dated software to a standards-based, open architecture system using off-the-shelf hardware.

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Feature | Cristen C. Bolan

Policy makers talk about improving the healthcare system by cutting costs. But all too often, as we have seen recently with the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, this approach comprises patient access to care. However, cutting costs and improving quality do not have to be mutually exclusive.

Time February 12, 2009
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Feature | Nick Obradovich

Fewer topics in computed tomography (CT) are hotter today than lowering radiation dose. From mainstream media articles on radiation exposure to conference sessions on dose-lowering techniques to new ultra-fast systems designed to reduce exposure, healthcare has put a premium on this issue.

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Feature | Amy Ballard, MEd, director of research,

The number of new clinical applications for positron emission tomography (PET) and PET/CT are constantly unfolding in new disease areas, and, subsequently, PET procedure volumes are increasing at unprecedented rates.

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Feature | Amy Lillard

While gated imaging has made significant strides in improving precision and accuracy in delivering radiation dose, the radiation oncologist’s bane still remains how to avoid radiating surrounding healthy tissue.

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February 12, 2009 - The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) decided not to support federal reimbursement for CT colonography (also called virtual colonoscopy) for colorectal cancer screening due to insufficient evidence.

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Nucletron will show the AccuBoost system with the microSelectron high-dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy afterloader treatment delivery solution for the treatment of breast cancer. The partnership will enable clinicians to deliver boost brachytherapy as part of the whole breast irradiation procedure.

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February 12, 2009 - CIRS annoucned today that the CIRS Model 045 Brachytherapy QA Phantom used in conjunction with the CIRS Model 053G Ultrasound Prostate Phantom offers a complete solution for implementing a QA program specific to transrectal ultrasound used for guidance of prostate brachytherapy as recommended by AAPM Task Group 1281.

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