March 25, 2008 - A special type of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can depict changes in blood volume in the brain that often precede cancerous transformation of brain tumors, according to a new study published in the April issue of the journal Radiology.

March 24, 2008 – Nucletron will be running a series of “Essentials in Brachytherapy” workshops across North American, starting next month in Quebec City.

The full-day CAMPEP, MDCB and ASRT accredited workshops are for radiation oncologists, medical physicists, dosimetrists, oncology nurses and institutions specializing in brachytherapy looking to expend their current treatment offerings and those interested in learning about brachtherapy as a treatment option for breast, gynecologic, prostate, head and neck, and skin cancer.

March 24, 2008 – AdvanDx received Frost and Sullivan’s 2008 Technology Innovation of the Year Award in the field of rapid in-vitro molecular diagnostic technology with its PNA FISH, which is used by hospitals to quickly identify bloodstream pathogens in hours instead of days.

The rapid PNA FISH results enable laboratories to report critical information to physicians and pharmacists earlier to ensure optimal therapy and help reduce mortality rates for patients afflicted with bloodstream infections, the company said.

March 24, 2008 - Toshiba America Medical Systems installed its 500th Vantage 1.5T MR system at Jefferson Regional Medical Center (JRMC) in Pine Bluff, AR, looking to use the system for orthopedic, head and abdomen imaging.

March 24, 2008 - Midwestern State University awarded iCRco Inc. a multi-unit CR contract, and has already installed two of the new units in the new computed radiography rooms in the laboratory of the radiologic science program.