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2/2005
Find out how innovative procedures and new applications can help you improve the quality of patient care – and stay competitive.
In the fight against cancer, the only center in Europe that offers carbon therapy is the Heidelberg University Hospital, Germany. In cooperation with GSI (Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung – Center for Heavy Ion Research) in Darmstadt, physicians and patients are experiencing promising results.
By Martina Lenzen-Schulte, M.D.
Statistics show that one in every ten women will develop breast cancer during her lifetime. Professor Detlev Uhlenbrock from St. Josefs-Hospital in Dortmund, explains how digital mammography helps to diagnose breast cancer at an early stage.
By Dr. Hildegard Kaulen
Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and Computed Tomography (CT) are advancing quickly. Today, these technologies are available in combination scanners like Siemens’ biograph which offers almost instant, nearly perfect coregistration of functional and anatomical images.
By Joanna Downer, Ph.D.
Study uses information from ultrasound signals to differentiate cancerous from noncancerous breast lesions.
By Amy Cook
A profile of ARCADIS Varic.
Two doctors in a private practice in New York City
speak out.
By Mitchell Hovey Brock
Hideyuki Takano, M.D., of the Chiba Cancer Center in Chiba, Japan, discovered a hidden code in DynaCT, a new method allowing the acquisition of CT-like images with an advanced angiography system. Being a passionate art connoisseur and an admirer of Leonardo da Vinci, it is no wonder that he named the code after the renowned Italian Renaissance artist and scientist.
New Zealand’s health system is predominantly socialized medicine, with all radiation oncology treatments delivered in state-funded hospitals. With a population of 4 million, New Zealand has six oncology departments covering large geographic areas.
By Lisa Te Paiho, B.S., CMD, Head of Planning, and Aaron Philips, B.H.S., Head of Treatment,
Palmerston North Regional Cancer Treatment Service, Palmerston North, New Zealand
Siemens’ new clinically proven 3T MRI system, MAGNETOM Trio, came to the patients’ bedside on both sides of the Atlantic by the end of April. In terms of speed, clarity, and versatility, the combined power of 3 Tesla plus Tim sets a new benchmark for diagnostic imaging.
By Karen Dente
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