Installation of an IBA (Ion Beam Applications) cyclotron, beam line and two patient treatment rooms has begun at the Agenzia Provinciale Per la Protonterapie, a cancer center being constructed in Trento, Italy.

Source: U-SystemsAutomated breast ultrasound allows for quick and more complete breast cancer screening of asymptomatic women with dense breast tissue, taking an average of three minutes of physician time, according to a study presented May 3 at the annual meeting of the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) in Vancouver.

An evaluation of a Pennsylvania-based academic community hospital has revealed that radiologists dont always adhere to guidelines regarding the incidental finding of solitary pulmonary nodules on CT, often resulting in overmanagement, according to a study published in the May issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

Most of the major payment changes to the healthcare industrythose that could substantially realign incentives, reduce costs and help drive delivery system reformare associated with various pilot projects or other initiatives that will come out of the Innovation Center at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), according to Gail R. Wilensky, PhD, senior fellow at Project HOPE, a global health education and humanitarian assistance organization.

Neither aspirin nor warfarin is superior for preventing a combined risk of death, stroke and cerebral hemorrhage in heart failure (HF) patients with normal heart rhythm, according to the 10-year WARCEF trial published May 2 in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Contrary to current guidelines, women with benign breast biopsies do not need follow-up at six months, and they may not need close surveillance at all, according to research presented May 3 at the annual meeting of the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) in Vancouver.

Older women treated with breast brachytherapy may be less likely to preserve their breasts and face more complications than women undergoing whole-breast irradiation, according to a study published May 2 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Monotherapy with metformin was associated with durable glycemic control in approximately half of children and adolescents with type 2 diabetes; however, the addition of rosiglitazone, but not an intensive lifestyle intervention, was superior to metformin alone, according to the TODAY study published online April 29 in the New England Journal of Medicine. Yet, the editorialist questioned the studys design.