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Breast Cancer Screening Could Be Revolutionized By New Technology

Nov 21st 2008Drug InformationRadiology

The world’s first radar breast imaging system developed at Bristol University that could revolutionise the way women are scanned for breast cancer, is being trialled at North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT). Professor Alan Preece and Dr Ian Craddock from the University of Bristol have been working for a number of years to develop a breast-imaging device which uses radio waves and therefore has no radiation risk unlike conventional mammograms.

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Cancer Risk From Cardiac CT Overstated: Medical University Of South Carolina Researchers

Nov 21st 2008Drug InformationRadiology

Radiology and cardiovascular researchers from the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, S.C., have presented new data that shows the risk of cancer from exposure to radiation during computed tomography for cardiovascular disease has been overstated and that new estimates are several times lower than previously published conclusions. The MUSC researchers presented their findings at the American Heart Association’s meeting in New Orleans.

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New Equipment To Make Cancer Treatment Safer Unveiled By NPL

Nov 21st 2008Drug InformationRadiology

A new piece of medical technology unveiled at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) will help improve the success rates of radiotherapy cancer treatments. The new clinical electron linear accelerator (linac) will help ensure patients are treated with accurate doses of radiation. Radiotherapy treats cancer, by using ionising radiation such as high-energy X-rays or electron beams, to destroy cancer cells.

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