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Research projects to have implications for cancer treatment worldwide TORONTO, May 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Elekta (NSE: EKTAb) and Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) announced today that Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (Toronto, Canada) will join their growing consortium to validate the clinical potential of MRI-guided radiation therapy. Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, the sixth largest cancer center in North America, is the fourth member to sign the research...

Visage Imaging, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Pro Medicus Ltd. (ASX: PME), announced today that they have signed a five-year agreement with vRad (Virtual Radiologic), one of the world’s largest radiology groups. San Diego, CA (PRWEB) May 08, 2013 One of the World’s Largest Radiology Groups Selects Visage 7 Visage Imaging, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Pro Medicus Ltd. (ASX: PME), announced today that they have signed a five-year agreement with vRad (Virtual Radiologic),...

EMF Protection for Mother's Day is currently the name of the game at AdrProVita to promote health and increase awareness about harmful effects of electromagnetic radiation. Baltimore, Maryland (PRWEB) May 09, 2013 Buy One, Get One Free Mother's Day Deal is the offer at AdrProVita to promote health and increase awareness about harmful effects of electromagnetic radiation. Customers can purchase one product and get a second one at absolutely no charge. This deal is exclusive only to...

The nation's leading non-OEM medical imaging solutions provider strengthens its capabilities in PET/CT and SPECT/CT service, systems and parts. WEST JORDAN, Utah, May 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- BC Technical, the nation's leading non-OEM medical imaging solutions provider, has acquired NC Systems, a leader in nuclear medical service, systems and parts. This acquisition will further strengthen BC Technical's capabilities in PET/CT and SPECT/CT, and expand its nationwide service coverage....

BERLIN, BOSTON and MUMBAI, India, May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Piramal Imaging SA, a division of Piramal Enterprises, today announced Ana M. Catafau, M.D., Ph.D., has joined the company as vice president (VP) of Clinical Research and Development, Neurosciences. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130507/NE09018LOGO) Dr. Catafau's appointment comes on the heels of Piramal Imaging's announcement that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Medicines Agency...

Hackensack UMC, Mount Desert Island Hospital Receive Elite Distinction for Achieving Excellence in Medical Imaging WASHINGTON, May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American College of Radiology (ACR) recognized medical facilities in New Jersey and Maine as the first-ever Diagnostic Imaging Centers of Excellent (DICOE), recognizing a distinctive level of excellence in diagnostic imaging. The awards to the Hackensack University Medical Center in Bergen County, N.J. and the Mount...

UMRi Is Ready to Distribute New CorCam™ Cardiac Camera Washington, Missouri (PRWEB) May 06, 2013 Universal Medical Resources Inc. will start shipping and installing the new CorCam™ Cardiac Camera manufactured by DDD-Diagnostic A/S. The CorCam™ has been approved by the FDA and given 510k certification. DDD is the leading manufacturer of gamma cameras for myocardial perfusion imaging. Thousands of gamma camera systems manufactured by DDD-Diagnostic A/S have been installed in...

Guideline provides detailed direction on treatment options for prostate cancer patients SAN DIEGO, May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) and the American Urological Association (AUA) are pleased to announce the publication of the joint guideline on radiation therapy after prostatectomy for patients with and without evidence of prostate cancer recurrence. The 81-page document represents an intensive collaboration among experts in the radiation...

A new stress test protocol that investigates reducing the use of perfusion imaging in low risk patients undergoing SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging for possible angina symptoms was found to be diagnostically safe, revealed a US retrospective analysis. The study, reported as an abstract¹ at the International Conference on Nuclear Cardiology and Cardiac CT (ICNC11) May 5 to May 8 in Berlin, Germany, predicted that using exercise ECG stress testing alone in patients with high exercise...

CHICAGO, May 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Positron Corporation (OTCBB: POSC), a nuclear medicine healthcare company specializing in the field of cardiac Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging and high tech pharmacy automation, today announced a co-marketing agreement with Biologics Modular. Biologics Modular designs and manufacturers modular facilities that serve as self-contained biorepositories, biomanufacturing suites and research suites. "As we look to accelerate PosiRx®...