The Valley's priciest home sales Sep 25, 2008
Eugene Oh is a physician specializing in diagnostic radiology. The home was sold by Toll Bros. (AZCentral -- Business)
Federal Health Official to Step Down Sep 25, 2008
Dr. James Thrall, chairman of the radiology department at Massachusetts General Hospital, said that Dr. Zerhouni got the health institutes to focus on the big problems, big issues and big opportunities. Uniquely among all the recent people to hold that position, he got the battleship to turn in a different direction, Dr. Thrall said of Dr. Zerhouni. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Hormone Therapy Not Best for Older Prostate Cancer Patients Sep 25, 2008
Dosoretz and her colleagues were expected to present their findings Tuesday at the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology annual meeting, in Boston. The team's risk assessment is based on a mortality analysis involving more than 1,700 early-stage, localized prostate cancer patients. (MEDLINEplus)
Whole Brain Radiation Not Best for Cancer That Has Spread Sep 25, 2008
He presented the results Sept. 22 at the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology annual meeting, in Boston. But, he said, "this report will stimulate a lot of comment because of results we did not expect.". (MEDLINEplus)
A Woman with a Mass in the Left Breast and a Solitary Lesion in the Spine Sep 25, 2008
From the Department of Medicine, Northwestern University, and the Feinberg School of Medicine (W.J.G.) both in Chicago; and the Department of Radiation Oncology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and the Dana Farber Cancer Institute (J.R.B.); the Departments of Surgical Oncology (M.A.G.), Radiology (H.A.D.), and Pathology (K.B.), Massachusetts General Hospital; and the Departments of Radiation Oncology (J.R.B.), Surgery (M.A.G.), Radiology (H.A.D.), and Pathology (K.B.), Harvard Medical School all... (New England Journal of Medicine)
Study: Hormones not for all prostate cancer patients Sep 24, 2008
There's no evidence to show that hormones help patients with slow-growing or "low-risk" tumors, says lead author Amy Dosoretz, who presented the paper at a meeting of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology in Boston on Tuesday. And in the past two years, studies have suggested that hormone therapy increases the risks of heart attacks and diabetes. (USA Today)
Prostate Cancer Test 'Bounce' No Worry Sep 24, 2008
Horwitz's study was presented at the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology's annual meeting being held in Philadelphia. 1 | SHARE. (Yahoo News -- Prostate Cancer)
Acupuncture Reduces Side Effects Of Breast Cancer Treatment As Much As Conventional Drug Therapy, Study Suggests Sep 24, 2008
23, 2008) Acupuncture is as effective and longer-lasting in managing the common debilitating side effects of hot flashes, night sweats, and excessive sweating (vasomotor symptoms) associated with breast cancer treatment and has no treatment side effects compared to conventional drug therapy, according to a first-of-its-kind study presented September 24, 2008, at the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology's 50th Annual Meeting in Boston. See also. (Science Daily)
Prostate cancer hormone therapy may raise mortality Sep 24, 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In elderly men with early-stage prostate cancer, receiving hormone therapy is associated with an increase in all-cause mortality, according to a study reported Tuesday at the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology's 50th Annual Meeting underway in Boston. "Our study shows that for men over 70 with early-stage prostate cancer, androgen deprivation therapy as a form of treatment may do more harm than good," said Dr. Amy M. Dosoretz, a radiation oncology... (Reuters India)
Radiosurgery Proves Viable for Some Pancreatic Cancers Sep 24, 2008
The results were presented Sept. 21 at the annual meeting of the American Society for Therapeutic and Radiology Oncology, in Boston. Radiographic studies showed the cancer was locally controlled in six patients, Lominska said. (MEDLINEplus)
Shorter-Course Radiation for Breast Cancer Safe, Effective Sep 24, 2008
New findings in cancer radiology also support 'seed' therapy for breast cancer, and a proton beam technique ... His team was expected to present the findings Monday at the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) meeting in Boston ... and chairman of the American College of Radiology's Commission on Radiation Oncology, who reviewed the studies for HealthDay. (MEDLINEplus)
Wine Ingredient Protects Against Radiation Sep 24, 2008
Tests in mice showed that resveratrol, when altered using a compound called acetyl, could prevent some of the damage caused by radiation, the researchers told the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology meeting in Boston. Drugs made that way might be used in a large-scale radiological or nuclear emergency, said Dr. Joel Greenberger, a radiation oncologist at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. (Newsmax)
Severe Stress Common in Cancer Survivors Sep 24, 2008
Dr. Karen Hoffman, a radiation oncologist at the Harvard Radiation Oncology Program in Boston, presented her group's survey findings Tuesday at the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology's 50th Annual Meeting. "We hope that our study will raise awareness of the fact that long-term cancer survivors are at increased risk for experiencing psychosocial distress and we hope that this will encourage physicians to evaluate their (cancer) patients for psychological distress either... (Newsmax)
Spending for Guard reaches record level Sep 23, 2008
The treatments took only one to three weeks, as opposed to five to seven weeks for standard therapy, two teams of researchers told a meeting of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology in Boston. Canadian researchers tested the approach, called accelerated hypofractionated whole breast irradiation, in 1,200 women between 1993 and 1996. (Boston Globe)
Acupuncture beats drugs to treat hot flashes Sep 23, 2008
It was a more durable effect, Walker, whose findings were presented at an American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology meeting in Boston, said in a telephone interview. There were no bad side effects with acupuncture, and women reported increased energy, overall sense of well-being and sexual desire, the researchers said. (MSNBC -- Health)
American Journal of Gastroenterology Publishes Study of Advanced ... Sep 23, 2008
EXACT Sciences' stool-based DNA technology is included in the colorectal cancer screening guidelines of the American Cancer Society and the U.S. Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer (a group comprised of representatives from the American College of Gastroenterology, American Gastroenterological Association, and American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy), and the American College of Radiology. EXACT Sciences is based in Marlborough, Mass. (MarketWatch)
Virtual Colonoscopy As Good As Other Colon Cancer Screening Methods, Study Finds Sep 23, 2008
This is a landmark study, says study co-author Judy Yee, MD, chief of radiology at SFVAMC and professor and vice-chair of radiology at the University of California, San Francisco ... She has also trained hundreds of radiologists from around the world to perform and interpret CT colonography through the UCSF Radiology Department Postgraduate Program. (Science Daily)
Newmans radiology program receives full accreditation Sep 23, 2008
Newmans radiology program receives full accreditation - Wichita Business Journal ... Newmans radiology program receives full accreditation ... We re very pleased to receive this affirmation of the quality of our program, said Ron Shipley, director of Newman s radiologic technology program and assistant professor of radiology, in a written statement. (Wichita Business Journal, KS)
Faster radiation as good for breast cancer, study finds Sep 23, 2008
"We've really got to give it serious consideration in the United States," said Anthony Zietman, a professor of radiation oncology at Harvard Medical School and president-elect of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, who was not involved in the study. But Zietman cautioned that the results applied only to women with early cancers like those in the study, which were removed by lumpectomy and had not spread to the lymph nodes. (International Herald Tribune)
Short, intense therapy just as good for breast cancer Sep 23, 2008
The findings were presented Monday at the annual meeting of the American Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology in Boston. Dr. Timothy Whelan, professor of oncology at the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine at McMaster University in Hamilton, had previously reported results in 2002 after a median follow-up of 69 weeks. (Globe and Mail)
Shorter Radiation Course Works in Breast Cancer Sep 23, 2008
We ve really got to give it serious consideration in the United States, said Dr. Anthony L. Zietman, a radiation oncologist at Harvard Medical School and the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, and president-elect of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology. He was not involved in the Canadian study. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Breast cancer patients may have intense radiation Sep 23, 2008
The study results suggest that breast cancer patients could elect treatment for a shorter period and get back to their normal life more quickly, researchers said at the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology. There are some 182,000 women diagnosed with the disease each year in the U.S. Many in the early stage choose to have the cancerous tissue removed, a surgery known as a lumpectomy, the researchers said. (Xinhuanet, China)
Breast Cancer Survivors Report High Quality of Life After Treatment Sep 23, 2008
The findings, based on a survey of 1,050 women with early-stage breast cancer who were treated with breast-conserving surgery and radiation with or without chemotherapy and hormone therapy, were expected to be presented Sunday at the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology annual meeting, in Boston. The brief survey, taken by the women at various points in their follow-up -- from three months to 15 years after treatment -- found the breast cancer survivors across all age groups... (MEDLINEplus)
Whole brain radiation increases risk of learning and memory problems in cancer patients Sep 23, 2008
The findings of the phase III randomized trial were presented at today's 50th annual meeting of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology. Led by Eric L. Chang, M.D., associate professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at M. D. Anderson, the study offers greater context to the ongoing debate among oncologists about how best to manage the treatment of cancer patients with one to three brain metastases. (EurekAlert!)
ATL/TV1102 Trial Results Presented at World Congress on Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis Sep 22, 2008
Conference abstract follows: VLA-4 Antisense - An Oligonucleotide targeting VLA-4 mRNA (ATL1102) significantly reduces new active lesions in patients with RR-MS Volker Limmroth(1), Frederik Barkhof(2), Nuket Desem(3) (1) Department of Neurology, Cologne City Hospitals, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany, (2) Department of Radiology, MS Center Amsterdam, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, (3) Antisense Therapeutics Ltd, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. Background: Antisense... (PR Newswire)
Share Hospital Renews with QHR Sep 22, 2008
" Dr. Garner specializes in women's health issues. Dr. Kirt Bierig, chairman of the Medical Staff, reported that the physicians heard a presentation from Jet Radiology. He said, "It looks very interesting ... " Presently the hospital use Night Hawk radiology for this service. Copyright 1998-2007 . All rights reserved. Contact us at All other trademarks and Registered trademarks are property of their respective owners.. (Alva Review Courier, OK)
New Colorectal Screening Procedure Is Accurate And Less Invasive, Trial Finds Sep 22, 2008
The results of the American College of Radiology Imaging Network (ACRIN) National CT Colonography Trial are published in this week's issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. The goal of the trial was to assess the accuracy of CT colonography, also known as virtual colonoscopy, using conventional colonoscopy as the gold standard. (Science Daily)
VG Innovations, LLC Announces The Appointment of Moni Stein, M.D to its Scientific Advisory Board Sep 22, 2008
His innovative research, entitled, Percutaneous Facet Fusion: Preliminary Experience, won the prestigious Society of Interventional Radiology's Young Investigator Award ... prestigious Society of Interventional Radiology. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Acupuncture Eases Breast Cancer Treatment Side Effects Sep 22, 2008
Sept. 22, 2008, presentation, American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology's annual meeting, Boston) ... Walker was expected to present the findings Monday at the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology's annual meeting, in Boston. (Health-Finder)
Quality assurance programs improve clinical trials Sep 22, 2008
strengthen the quality of clinical trials, including cooperative groups conducting National Cancer Institute-supported clinical trials, thereby improving the standard of care in cancer patients, according to a study presented September 21, 2008, at the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology's 50th Annual Meeting in Boston. The Quality Assurance Program, provided by QARC at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, was founded in 1980. (EurekAlert!)
New options when an old enemy returns Sep 22, 2008
"First, treatment must be safe, which is demonstrated in this study. We also designed a treatment that can be delivered in a short period of time -- a critically important quality-of-life factor in this patient population." The results of the study were presented today at the 50th annual meeting of the American Society for Therapeutic and Radiology Oncology (ASTRO) in Boston. For the study, Lominska and his colleagues evaluated the safety of radiosurgery using CyberKnife by reviewing the... (EurekAlert!)
Breast cancer survivors have high quality of life up to 15 years after lumpectomy/radiation Sep 22, 2008
Freedman's research was presented today at the 50th annual meeting of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology. The study included women with early stage breast cancer treated with breast-conserving surgery and radiation with or without chemotherapy and hormone therapy. (EurekAlert!)
Study suggests some breast cancer patients facing radiation after a mastectomy may be over-treated Sep 22, 2008
The results were presented at the 50th annual meeting of the American Society for Therapeutic and Radiology Oncology in Boston. "We found an extremely low rate of recurrences in the lymph nodes among those who didn't have them irradiated," said Anderson. (EurekAlert!)
One Week Radiation Treats Breast Cancer Sep 22, 2008
Accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI) using a type of radiation seed implants called balloon brachytherapy, a newer type of radiation treatment that offers more convenience to early-stage breast cancer patients by shortening radiation therapy from the standard six to seven weeks of treatment to only one week, is as effective in keeping breast cancer from coming back as the standard external beam radiation treatment, according to a study presented September 22, 2008, at the American... (Newsmax)
Traditional or Virtual Colonoscopy? Sep 21, 2008
The leader of this study, C. Daniel Johnson, MD, and a professor of radiology at the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona, stated that the new study validates the new guidelines endorsing virtual colonoscopy as a screening option for colon cancer ... "Johnson states that the centers that are performing CT colonography should be equipped to offer same-day colonoscopy for the patients who need it. Fletcher states that it is very important for patient's to ask about this before they choose to go with... (HealthNews)
Study: Varicose Veins Treatment Could Be Used As Obesity Treatment Sep 20, 2008
The report published in the journal Radiology said with this method the pigs ate less and tests reveled that their bodies were producing up to 60 % less ghrelin. Aravind Arepally, M.D., clinical director of the Center for Bioengineering Innovation and Design and associate professor of radiology and surgery at the John Hopkins University School of Medicine said, With gastric artery chemical embolization, called GACE, theres no major surgery. (TopNews)
Ready to care for severely injured patients How Mary Washington Hospital's new trauma service worked for one accident victim Sep 19, 2008
May said that an imaging scan revealed that her mother was bleeding internally, so she was taken to the interventional radiology department ... May said her mother went from the radiology section to the intensive-care unit, where she remains ... During that time, hundreds of millions of dollars were spent in expansions to the emergency department, radiology section, laboratory, intensive-care unit and operating rooms, Rankin said. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
Board Certification Turns 75 Sep 19, 2008
The 24 Member Boards that make up the ABMS Board Enterprise covers over 145 medical specialties and subspecialties include: American Board of Allergy and Immunology, American Board of Anesthesiology, American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery, American Board of Dermatology, American Board of Emergency Medicine, American Board of Family Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine, American Board of Medical Genetics, American Board of Neurological Surgery, American Board of Nuclear Medicine,... (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
New Parkway still hopes to keep hospital doors open Sep 19, 2008
Stewart said the hospital hopes to remain an acute care facility, offering an ambulatory surgical center, a wound care center including hyperbaric treatment, an enhanced diagnostic radiology center, a day care center and short-term cardiac and orthopedic rehabilitation, among other things. However, the state still appears to believe it will be in the best interest of the area to close the hospital. (Queens Chronicle, NY)
Indo-American wins nuke medicine's 'Nobel' Sep 18, 2008
He is professor of radiology and radiation oncology/nuclear medicine at the Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and a member of the Kimmel Cancer Centre at the university. Thakur has focused on developing and evaluating radiopharmaceuticals for diagnostic imaging and therapy. (India Times, India)
Coal health center opens, will provide primary care boost Sep 18, 2008
On Monday, the centers employees led tours of the completed facility, which includes a fully operational pharmacy, a medical lab, a radiology unit, and a wellness area to help employees live healthier. Daphne Reid, assistant vice president of Take Care Health Systems (formerly CHD Meridian), says that one of the main focuses of the center is to get employees making informed health decisions before serious problems crop up. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
Non-invasive colonoscopy is found to be effective Sep 18, 2008
The study confirms earlier results on a larger scale, said Dr. Abraham Dachman, professor of radiology at the Medical Center and a co-author of the report. THE PROCEDURE. (Chicago Tribune)
World's mega cities expand as millions quit the countryside Sep 18, 2008
radiology: general/breast - connecticut, shore location expanding private radiology practice in the picturesque connecticut shore area needs an additional. ct. (Yahoo News -- Population Issues)
Premier radiology welcomes new physician Sep 18, 2008
Premier Radiology, an independent physician group which provides radiology services throughout Northeast Mississippi and Northwest Alabama, announces the association of William E. Behm, M.D., for the practice of musculoskeletal radiology. Musculoskeletal radiology specializes in the diagnostic study of diseases and trauma to the muscles and skeleton ... Behm finished his musculoskeletal radiology fellowship at the University of Virginia Health System in Charlottesville, Va. (Webster Progress-Times, MS)
SenoRx Announces Three Abstracts of Clinical Findings Related to Its Contura MLB Accepted for Presentation Sep 18, 2008
One abstract will be presented at the 50th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) in Boston, Massachusetts, September 21-25, 2008. The other two abstracts will be presented at the 31st Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS) in San Antonio, Texas, December 10-14, 2008. (Primezone Releases)
BSD Medical to Attend and Exhibit At the 50th Annual ASTRO Conference Sep 18, 2008
SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. 18, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BSD Medical Corp. (NasdaqGM: - ) announced today that it will attend and have an exhibit at the 50th ASTRO (American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology) annual conference to be held at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center in Boston, Massachusetts on September 21 - September 25, 2008. ASTRO's annual conference is the largest radiation oncology conference held in America and the premier worldwide scientific meeting in radiation... (Primezone Releases)
3-D MRI Helps Detect Patients at High Risk for Stroke Sep 18, 2008
In a study, published in the October issue of Radiology, researchers at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto found 3-D MRI accurately detected bleeding within the walls of diseased carotid arteries. When major arteries are affected by atherosclerosis, fatty deposits -- or plaques -- accumulate on the inner lining of the vessel walls. (MEDLINEplus)
Accuracy of CT Colonography for Detection of Large Adenomas and Cancers Sep 18, 2008
gov number, NCT00084929 ; American College of Radiology Imaging Network [ACRIN] number, 6664 ... From Mayo Clinic Arizona, Scottsdale, AZ (C.D.J., A.K.H.); Brown University Center for Statistical Sciences, Providence, RI (M.-H.C., B.A.H.); Biostatistics Consulting, Toronto (A.Y.T.); Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University, St. Louis (J.P.H., C.O.M.); University of Chicago, Chicago (A.D.); Scottsdale Medical Imaging, Scottsdale, AZ (M.D.K.); Beth Israel Deaconess Medical... (New England Journal of Medicine)
A Man with Weight Loss and Abdominal Pain Sep 18, 2008
From the Departments of Pediatrics (M.A.G., D.B.H., M.M.), Psychiatry (D.B.H.), and Radiology (P.S.), Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. . (New England Journal of Medicine)
New 3-D X-ray Detects Breast Cancer Early Sep 18, 2008
Although X-ray mammography is currently the most widely used tool in diagnostic radiology, it fails to identify about 10 to 20% of palpable breast cancers. This is because some breasts, especially in young women, are very dense. (Newsmax)
Sarah's Law will spread suspicion and hurt among friends and ... Sep 17, 2008
diagnostic radiologist - delaware delaware shore, hospital + outpatient center well established radiology practice on the water in delaware is looking for an. de. (guardian.co.uk)
Security guard and shopper are shot in supermarket robbery Sep 17, 2008
Van ambushed during cash dispenser delivery Getaway motorcycle found abandoned nearby. Wednesday September 17 2008. (guardian.co.uk)
Newest Interventional Radiology Treatment Used To Bust Blood Clots In Legs Sep 17, 2008
"By funding this study, the NHLBI has clearly recognized the strong potential of interventional radiology clot removal treatments for DVT to improve public health," added the associate professor at the Washington University School of Medicine's Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology in St. Louis, Mo ... "This research is critical. The Society of Interventional Radiology Foundation initiated a DVT research consensus panel four years ago, bringing together clinicians and scientists from all... (Science Daily)
Brain Protein Linked To Alzheimer's Disease Sep 17, 2008
Other Arizona participants in the study were: Arizona Alzheimer's Consortium, Banner Alzheimer's Institute, Sun Health Research Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital, Arizona State University, Mayo Clinic Arizona, and the University of Arizona's departments of Psychiatry, Radiology, and its Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute. Other U.S. participants included: University of Miami, the National Institute on Aging, and the Mayo Clinic Rochester. (Science Daily)
Fairview joins state e-health service Sep 17, 2008
In the future, services will include lab and radiology tests and prescriptions. Recently, the that , a Detroit-based tech-services firm, was selected to build the network. (Twin Cities Business Journal, MN)
'Hunger hormone' can be suppressed Sep 17, 2008
"With gastric artery chemical embolisation, called GACE, there's no major surgery," said Aravind Arepally, clinical director of the Centre for Bio-engineering Innovation, design and associate professor of radiology and surgery at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine ... These findings were reported in the Tuesday online edition of Radiology. (India Times, India -- Health/Science)
US clinic launches mobile ICU Sep 16, 2008
" More controversially, the Cleveland Clinic is collaborating with Google in a trial of personal health records. Dr Harris said the clinic would "help Google test features and services that will allow all patients to direct the exchange of their medical information between their various providers without compromising their privacy". Richard Granger, former head of the UK's National Health Service IT reform program, told the conference that e-health systems were making a difference to healthcare... (Australian IT)
Varicose vein treatment eases hunger for pigs Sep 16, 2008
It made the pigs eat less, and tests showed their bodies were producing as much as 60 percent less ghrelin, they reported in the journal Radiology. "With gastric artery chemical embolization, called GACE, there's no major surgery," Dr. Aravind Arepally of the John Hopkins University School of Medicine, who led the study, said in a statement. (Scientific American)
Prostate Cancer Test 'Bounce' No Worry Sep 16, 2008
Horwitz's study was presented at the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology's annual meeting being held in Philadelphia. 1 | SHARE. (Yahoo News -- Prostate Cancer)
Good night's sleep boosts long-term memory Sep 16, 2008
dynamic west coast area radiology practice is. fl.. (Yahoo News -- Sleep and Sleep Disorders)
Researchers Suppress 'Hunger Hormone' Sep 16, 2008
The study was published in the Sept. 16 issue of Radiology. "With gastric artery chemical embolization, called GACE, there's no major surgery. In our study in pigs, this procedure produced an effect similar to bariatric surgery by suppressing ghrelin levels and subsequently lowering appetite," Dr. Aravind Arepally, clinical director of the Center for Bioengineering Innovation and Design, and associate professor of radiology and surgery at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, said in... (Health-Finder)
Johns Hopkins researchers suppress 'hunger hormone' Sep 16, 2008
"With gastric artery chemical embolization, called GACE, there's no major surgery," says Aravind Arepally, M.D., clinical director of the Center for Bioengineering Innovation and Design and associate professor of radiology and surgery at the John Hopkins University School of Medicine ... Reporting on the research in the September 16 online edition of Radiology, Arepally and his team note that for more than a decade, efforts to safely and easily suppress grehlin have met with very limited... (EurekAlert!)
3-D MRI technique helps radiologists detect high-risk carotid disease Sep 16, 2008
The results of the study published in the October issue of Radiology suggest the technique may prove to be a useful screening tool for patients at high risk for stroke ... Radiology is edited by Herbert Y. Kressel, M.D., Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass. (EurekAlert!)
Groundbreaking cancer studies to be unveiled at ASTRO annual meeting Sep 16, 2008
The following are highlights of new cancer research being presented at the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology's (ASTRO) 50th Annual Meeting on September 21-25, 2008, in Boston. For full copies of the studies and press releases, contact Beth Bukata at or Nicole Napoli at. (EurekAlert!)
Varian Medical Systems Exhibits Latest Technologies and Products for Advanced Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery at ESTRO 2008 Sep 15, 2008
GOTHENBURG, Sweden, Sept. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: ), world leader in advanced radiotherapy and radiosurgery technology for treating cancer, is demonstrating its full range of technologies and products aimed at improving the speed and precision of treatments at the 2008 European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ESTRO) meeting in Gothenburg, Sweden, from September 14th-18th. Chief among the products on display will be Varian's new RapidArc(TM)... (PR Newswire)
