Concentrations of iodine-131 have been measured in sewage effluent from a small plant serving a large medical centre in the US.Iodine-131 from a single inpatient treatment may be discharged in sewage effluent for many days. This paper ...
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Varian Medical Systems has launched a new fully integrated radiosurgery solution for use in non-invasive surgical procedures to treat cancer. The new suite, EDGE Radiosurgery system, integrates new real-time tumor tracking in end-to-end ...
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Results are interesting for treating skin cancer(melanoma)and nervous system tumors,known as gliomas. "Promising results"-Pablo Botella,researcher at the Institute of Chemical Technology of Valencia. Spanish researchers have ...
CZ BioMed has signed a worldwide licensing agreement with South Texas Technology Management (STTM) on behalf of The University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio and The University of Texas System Board of Regents for exclusive use ...
The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted patent No. 8,232,262 to Ziopharm Oncology's palifosfamide (ZIO-201). The patent covers palifosfamide compositions, formulations, methods of use and methods of manufacture, which now ...
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IDG News Service-The health care industry's increased use of electronic medical records(EMRs),wireless medical devices and personal mobile technology has turned hospital networks into important components in patient treatment.Practicing ...
Lixte Biotechnology, a cancer drug discovery company, has received a notice of allowance from the USPTO for its histone deacetylase inhibitor (HDACi), LB-201, and other structural homologs. Lixte founder and president John Kovach said ...
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More than 80 percent of people with pancreatic cancer are diagnosed after the cancer has metastasized, and by then the prognosis for long-term survival is dismal. However, surgeons and scientists at the University of California-San Diego ...
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