RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., Sept. 18 -- Siemens Medical Solutions (www.usa.siemens.com/medical) and Xintek Inc. announce today that they have signed an agreement to establish a joint venture company in Research Triangle Park, N.C. The mission of the new company, named XinRay Systems, is to develop a new multi-pixel X-ray source technology for a broad range of diagnostic imaging applications.
X-ray radiation is widely used today for a broad range of applications, including medical imaging and therapy, homeland security, and industrial inspection. The basic design of the X-ray tubes, however, has not changed significantly since Roentgen's discovery over a hundred years ago. Siemens and Xintek have developed a nanotechnology-based field emission X-ray source technology that fundamentally changes how X-ray radiation is generated and utilized. This technology is expected to enable new diagnostic imaging systems with enhanced performance and new capabilities.
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Saturday, September 22, 2007
Thursday, September 13, 2007
ACS Panel In New York Recommends Legislation To Increase Number Of Physicians Skilled In Interpreting Mammograms
A panel of experts formed by the American Cancer Society in New York has released recommendations to promote mammograms and is calling for legislation to increase the number of doctors in the state who are able to interpret mammogram results, the Long Island Newsday reports.
According to the panel, several factors have resulted in decreased mammograms in the state, including difficulties in scheduling appointments and fewer physicians specializing in the procedure. Other issues that have contributed include the increasing number of uninsured women and changing views about mammograms among some women, the panel found. According to Newsday, although a recent study conducted by CDC's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey found that more women are receiving mammograms nationwide, one-third of eligible women in New York ages 40 and older are not being screened. In addition, a recent study conducted by Nancy Breen of the National Cancer Institute and published in the journal Cancer found a 4% overall decline in mammography and a 7% decline among women ages between 50 and 64.
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According to the panel, several factors have resulted in decreased mammograms in the state, including difficulties in scheduling appointments and fewer physicians specializing in the procedure. Other issues that have contributed include the increasing number of uninsured women and changing views about mammograms among some women, the panel found. According to Newsday, although a recent study conducted by CDC's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey found that more women are receiving mammograms nationwide, one-third of eligible women in New York ages 40 and older are not being screened. In addition, a recent study conducted by Nancy Breen of the National Cancer Institute and published in the journal Cancer found a 4% overall decline in mammography and a 7% decline among women ages between 50 and 64.
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Friday, September 7, 2007
Parents told of CT radiation risk still allow it
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Educating parents about the radiation exposure associated with computed tomography (CT) does not lead them to cancel CT studies recommended by their doctor, according to findings of a survey of 100 parents given an educational pamphlet of the procedure.
Dr. David B. Larson from University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Denver associates investigated whether a brief informational handout regarding CT-associated radiation dose and risk improves parental understanding or reverses their consent for their children to undergo CT examinations.
Reading the handout significantly increased the fraction of parents who realized CT uses radiation (from 66 percent to 99 percent) as well as the percentage that believed CT increases the lifetime risk of cancer (13 percent versus 86 percent), the authors report.
Most respondents (59 percent) reported that the information presented was new to them or clarified their understanding.
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Dr. David B. Larson from University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Denver associates investigated whether a brief informational handout regarding CT-associated radiation dose and risk improves parental understanding or reverses their consent for their children to undergo CT examinations.
Reading the handout significantly increased the fraction of parents who realized CT uses radiation (from 66 percent to 99 percent) as well as the percentage that believed CT increases the lifetime risk of cancer (13 percent versus 86 percent), the authors report.
Most respondents (59 percent) reported that the information presented was new to them or clarified their understanding.
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