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Surgeries without knives are making recovery processes easier and allowing patients unfit for the trauma of surgery to receive life-saving treatments. In his latest article, “No Knife Operations: The Next Generation of Surgeries,” Console explores the impact of these new medical technologies on the course of patients’ recovery and examines the implications for the future of medicine. Marlton, NJ (PRWEB) April 08, 2013 Surgeries without knives are making recovery processes easier and...
DUBLIN, April 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/llhpd3/radiation) has announced the addition of the "Radiation Detection, Monitoring & Safety Market (Geiger Counter, Ionization Chamber, Scintillator, Terahertz detector, Dosimeter, Environment Monitor, Shield, Lead Apron, Eyewear & Glove) - Competitive Analysis & Global Forecasts to 2017" report to their offering. (Logo:...
Heidelberg University Hospital pioneers use; providing precise and efficient treatments SUNNYVALE, Calif., April 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Accuray Incorporated (Nasdaq: ARAY), announced today that Heidelberg University Hospital, Germany, has treated the world's first patients with the new TomoEDGE(TM) Dynamic Jaws technology combined with VoLO(TM) Planning as part of its TomoTherapy® System. The new TomoEDGE Dynamic jaws technology was introduced at ASTRO 2012 as the newest evolution...
Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Scientists have developed a new form of radiation therapy that successfully put cancer into remission in mice. The new treatment did not produce any harmful side effects typically seen with conventional chemo and radiation cancer therapies. The team says clinical trials in humans could begin as soon as funding is secured. “Since the 1930s, scientists have sought success with a cancer treatment known as boron neutron capture...
WILMINGTON, Del., April 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Molecular Imaging Services, Inc. (MIS) is pleased to announce that it has performed the first Rubidium-82 Myocardial Perfusion PET scan in its newly opened office at Omega Medical Center located in Newark, Delaware. Myocardial Perfusion PET Imaging is a powerful tool in the assessment of coronary artery disease (CAD) and has been shown to have clear advantages over conventional SPECT Myocardial Perfusion Imaging. The higher sensitivity,...
Vanderbilt University Although bladder cancer is the sixth most common form of cancer in the U.S. and the most expensive to treat, the basic method that doctors use to treat it hasn’t changed much in more than 70 years. An interdisciplinary collaboration of engineers and doctors at Vanderbilt and Columbia Universities intends to change that situation dramatically. Headed by Nabil Simaan, associate professor of mechanical engineering at Vanderbilt, the team has developed a prototype...
DALLAS, April 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The European Nuclear Medicine / Radiopharmaceuticals Market[SPECT/PET Radioisotopes (Technetium, F-18)], [Beta/Alpha radiation therapy (I131, Y-90)], [Applications (Cancer/Oncology, Cardiac)] & Stable Isotopes (Deuterium, C-13) - Global Trends & Forecast to 2017]. Browse >> - 133 market data tables - 29 figures - 292 pages and an in-depth Table of Content on "European Nuclear...
Addition of Mr. Kevin Brooks strengthen further Jubilant DraxImage expertise MONTREAL, April 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Jubilant DraxImage Inc. (hereinafter "JDI"), a Jubilant Life Sciences Company, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Kevin Brooks in the role of Vice President Sales, Marketing and Business Development with effect from today. With more than twenty years of progressive commercial experience in the specialty pharmaceuticals and targeted medical device...
PALO ALTO, Calif., March 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Varian Medical Systems (NYSE:VAR), the world leader in radiotherapy equipment and software, is highlighting its Calypso® System as a tool designed to help doctors reduce women's risk of developing heart disease years after treatment for breast cancer. The system uses GPS for the Body® technology to help minimize exposure of the heart during treatment for breast cancer. "We use the Calypso System for real-time motion tracking along...
In-Depth Look at Aftermath of Idled Sacramento Reactor Finds Cancer Declines for Women, Hispanics and Children; Implications Seen for Shutdown Reactors in CA, CT, IL, NY, OR, PA, and RI. WASHINGTON, March 28, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The first long-term study of the full-population health impacts of the closure of a U.S. nuclear reactor found 4,319 fewer cancers over 20 years, with declines in cancer incidence in 28 of 31 categories (14 of them statistically significant),...
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Nuclear fallout, or just simply fallout, known also as Black Rain, is the residual radioactive material that is propelled into the upper atmosphere after a nuclear black or a nuclear reaction that is conducted in an unshielded facility. It is so called because it "fall out" of the sky after the explosion and the shock wave have passed. It most commonly refers to the radioactive dust and ash that is created when a nuclear weapon explodes, but such dust can also come from a damaged nuclear...
