MIMvista's MIMfusion serial exam aims to eliminate labor-intensive, multistep processes such as fusion, linking and layouts. With MIMvista’s customizable workflows, any number of exams can reportedly be linked or fused automatically for easy comparison. For example, tumors may be tracked and correlated over multiple time points.

Brachysciences' AnchorSeed for prostate brachytherapy has a design is intended to give existing low dose rate brachytherpay sources enhanced ability to maintain their position within tissue, thereby allowing physicians to confidently place seeds in more strategic and beneficial locations. It is designed to work with Mick Applicators as well as with Pre-Loaded Needles.

July 29, 2008 – Hologic said it has made Third Wave Technologies a wholly owned subsidiary of Hologic.

Third Wave develops and markets molecular diagnostic reagents for a wide variety of DNA and RNA analysis applications based on its proprietary Invader Chemistry, said Hologic. Third Wave currently offers clinical diagnostic product for conditions such as cystic fibrosis, hepatitis C, cardiovascular risk and other diseases. Recently Third Wave submitted pre-market approval (PMA) applications for two human papilloma virus, or HPV, tests to the FDA.

July 29, 2008 - Breathing is a major complication for radiation treatment of lung cancer.

The latest technology plans to tackle the problem by moving the radiation beam in unison with the breath. To help in the tracking, researchers have devised a new algorithm -- similar to one used by the post office -- that can predict where a tumor will be one second beforehand.

July 29, 2008 - Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), the development of cancer cells within the milk ducts of breast tissue, is thought to be a possible precursor of invasive cancer, prompting research to understand its underlying biology-and detect it early.

Now medical physics graduate student Neha Bhooshan of the University of Chicago, her advisor, professor Maryellen Giger, and their colleagues have developed an automated computer image analysis technique to ultimately characterize and diagnose DCIS and other breast carcinomas.

July 29, 2008 - BrainLAB said it received 510(k) clearance for its Monte Carlo Dose Calculation Algorithm, which is already being used at several clinical cooperation sites worldwide.

July 29, 2008 - One of the most effective means of treating cancers is via radiation therapy.

July 29, 2008 - To treat cervical cancer, clinicians apply a high dose of radiation directly to diseased tissues, which may be administered using a device called an intracavitary brachytherapy applicator.

July 29, 2008 - The discomfort of a mammogram can drive some women to avoid the valuable screening, occasionally with dire consequences.

Now a new procedure, dedicated breast computed tomography (CT), promises to take the pain out of breast cancer detection.

July 29, 2008 - One of the pioneering machines in image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) has begun to mature, with over 1,000 treatments at one Oklahoma hospital alone.

The hospital's staff has generated best-fit parameters from this voluminous data set.

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