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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),...
SUNNYVALE, Calif., March 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Accuray Incorporated (Nasdaq: ARAY), announced today the appointment of Emad Rizk, M.D. to the company's Board of Directors, effective March 15, 2013. Dr. Rizk is a renowned healthcare industry expert who brings more than 25 years of experience working with payers, hospital systems, government, physicians and pharmaceutical companies to the Accuray board of directors. Since 2003, he has served as president of McKesson Health...
PALO ALTO, Calif., March 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR) today announced the appointment of Deepak "Dee" Khuntia, M.D., to vice president, Medical Affairs. He will report to Kolleen Kennedy, corporate senior vice president and president of Varian's Oncology Systems business, the world's leading provider of radiotherapy technology for the treatment of cancer. Khuntia will partner closely with Varian's Quality & Regulatory teams, providing clinical and...
DUBLIN, Ireland, March 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Research and Markets [http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/7spdhd/medical_imaging ] has announced the addition of the "Medical Imaging Markets" [http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/7spdhd/medical_imaging ] report to their offering. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130307/600769 ) The purpose of this TriMark Publications report is to describe the specific market segment of the diagnostics...
Hopital Riviera orders linear accelerator with versatility to treat wide range of cases - from basic to complex VEVEY, Switzerland, March 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Cancer patients referred to Hopital Riviera's (Vevey, Switzerland) new radiotherapy clinic will soon benefit from the center's acquisition of Elekta's advanced new linear accelerator, Versa HD(TM). The system, currently being installed, will be the centerpiece of Hopital Riviera's modern radiotherapy department, which is...
New program for French-speaking radiation oncology professionals established in conjunction with a leading cancer center in Avignon AVIGNON, France, March 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR), the world leader in radiotherapy equipment and software, has collaborated with one of France's leading cancer hospitals to provide a clinical training program on advanced image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT) and gating techniques for French-speaking customers. The Varian...
April Flowers for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Doctors have known for quite a while that radiation treatment for breast cancer increases a woman's risk of heart disease, but the extent of that additional risk was unknown. A new study, published in a recent online issue of The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), further explains those risks. The New York Times reports that a new study led by the University of Oxford's Clinical Trial Service Unit (CTSU) offers a way to estimate...
Biomedical Optics Express research details how terahertz pulses that destroy skin tissue at the same time increase tumor-suppressing proteins Terahertz (THz) radiation, a slice of the electromagnetic spectrum that occupies the middle ground between microwaves and infrared light, is rapidly finding important uses in medical diagnostics, security, and scientific research. As scientists and engineers find evermore practical uses for this form of radiation, questions persist about its...
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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...
