After initial clinical trial results showing excellent disease control, Loma Linda University Medical Center has expanded enrollment in a breast cancer trial of proton beam radiotherapy.

Researchers have developed a CT technique that can produce 3D images of the breast at a radiation dose lower than mammography, according to an article published Oct. 22 in the online Early Edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

The newest generation of mobile x-ray units is smaller, sleeker and more mobile than past generations, and the technology is increasing demand and mobile volumes in multiple areas of the hospital, according to a report from healthcare research firm KLAS.

A single blood hormone measurement in postmenopausal women can predict the risk of hormone-receptor positive breast cancer for up to 20 years. The findings may be integrated into breast cancer risk prediction models.

Criteria for concussion diagnosis are heterogeneous and require better definition and diagnostic tools, according to a study published Oct. 2 in the Journal of Neurosurgery.

Quantitative CT perfusion (CTP) mismatch classification provides similar results to perfusion-diffusion MRI in identifying tissue at risk for infarction, according to a study published in the October issue of Stroke.

The University Medical Center Utrecht and Royal Philips Electronics have started a pilot clinical study to evaluate MR-guided High Intensity Focused Ultrasound as treatment for breast cancer.

The SABRE research project at the University of York, England, has received a £3.6m ($5.8 million USD) Strategic Award from the Wellcome Trust to fund a team of seven post-doctoral researchers.