The Melvin and Elaine Wolf Foundation Donates $10,000 to arc Thrift Stores
DENVER, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- For the past 40 years,
arc Thrift Stores
has been dedicated to the support of individuals with developmental
disabilities. This week, The Melvin and Elaine Wolf Foundation graciously
donated $10,000 to
arc Thrift Stores' "Working with a Purpose" program. "As
one of...
Varian Medical Systems to Unveil RapidArc(TM) Volumetric Arc Therapy and Other Products Designed to Speed Delivery of Precision Radiotherapy and Brachytherapy
Products to be exhibited at the 2007 American Society for Therapeutic
Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) meeting in Los Angeles, California, Oct 28 - Oct 31
PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ASTRO Booth # 419
-- Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR...
Varian Medical Systems to Introduce RapidArc(TM) Radiotherapy Technology for Volumetric Arc Therapy at ASTRO 2007
PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ASTRO Booth # 419
-- Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR ) today announced that it has developed
groundbreaking technology for faster, more precise cancer treatments using
a unique form of volumetric
arc therapy. Varian's new RapidArc(TM)
rad...
Vangent and Human Arc Win Business With 13 Medicare Part D Plans
High-touch, high-tech service helps Medicare beneficiaries avoid loss of low income subsidy to pay for prescription medications
ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Vangent, Inc., a leading
provider of healthcare technology services, and Human
Arc (Cleveland, OH),
a leading expert i...
Elekta CMS Software Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for Monaco VMAT Treatment Planning Solution
... planning time and increasing clinical throughput,
arc plans can be delivered with a single button push a...ts seamlessly integrated into a single deliverable
arc sequence.
Monaco has been available for ...rate XVMC Monte Carlo dose engine for a continuous
arc calculation as a single beam. The result gives cli...
The National Alliance for Caregiving and MetLife Foundation Honor Innovators Making a Difference in the Lives of Caregivers
...merican value system of care. This conference was also honored with a Cultural Diversity Recognition Award.
Lifespan, Al Sigl Center, and The
arc of Monroe County , all based in Rochester, NY, collaborated to create Future Care Planning Services , which provides comprehensive life care pl...
Next-Generation Hemostatic Dressing Available for Military Emergencies
... from HemCon Medical Technologies, Inc.
2 Studies conducted by Prof. John Whitelock, University of New South Wales, in conjunction with an Australian
arc Linkage Grant.
### Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/medical_products/Hemostatic_Dressing/prweb2662004.htm . ...
Next-Generation Hemostatic Dressing Available for Military Emergencies
... from HemCon Medical Technologies, Inc.
2 Studies conducted by Prof. John Whitelock, University of New South Wales, in conjunction with an Australian
arc Linkage Grant.
### Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/medical_products/Hemostatic_Dressing/prweb2662004.htm . ...
Jarrow Formulas' Coconut Oil Customer Celebrates 100th Birthday!
...ion began on the RMS Titanic, the US Navy founded Pearl Harbor, the Indianapolis Speedway held its very first event, the NAACP was formed, and Joan of
arc was beatified. In 1909 you could buy a dozen eggs for about $.26, two rolls of toilet paper for a nickel, rent a three room apartment in New Jersey fo...
Elekta Provides VMAT and Radiosurgery Solutions for New Jersey Health System
...ical Center (Freehold, New Jersey) has purchased two new state-of-the-art Elekta radiation therapy treatment systems, both with Volumetric Modulated
arc Therapy (VMAT). The first site in the world to have both Elekta Axesse and Elekta Infinity , CentraState will offer the most advanced cancer ...
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First Clinical Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy Treatment Completed With Elekta Synergy(R) S at General Hospital Vienna
ATLANTA, Feb. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- On Thursday, January 31, General
Hospital Vienna successfully completed its first Volumetric Modulated Arc
Therapy (VMAT)* treatment. The hospital is one of the first in the world to
carry out this innovative cancer treatment option.
(Logo: http://www.newsco...
Abbott's Market-Leading XIENCE V(R) Shows Increasing Clinical Advantages Over TAXUS(R) Express2(TM)/TAXUS(R) Liberte(TM) Between Two and Three Years
...ic Research Consortium (ARC) definition of definite/probable stent thrombosis (0.9 percent for XIENCE V and 2.8 percent for TAXUS, p-value=0.27)*. The
arc definitions of stent thrombosis were developed to eliminate variability in the definitions across various drug eluting stent trials.
...
Circulation Publishes Pivotal Two-Year Results On XIENCE V(TM) Drug Eluting Stent
...ombosis (1.3 percent for XIENCE V vs. 1.7 percent for TAXUS) and per
the SPIRIT III protocol (1.0 percent for XIENCE V vs. 1.7 percent for TAXUS).
The
arc definitions of stent thrombosis were developed to eliminate
variability in the definitions across various drug eluting stent trials.
-- Among p...
Abbott's XIENCE V(TM) Drug Eluting Stent Outperforms TAXUS(R) in Key Efficacy and Safety Endpoints Out to Two Years
... stent thrombosis (0.5 percent for XIENCE V
and 0.8 percent for TAXUS). The
arc definitions of stent thrombosis were
developed to eliminate variability in ...bosis between one and two years, defined as very late stent
thrombosis, per
arc definition of definite/probable stent thrombosis (0.3
percent for XIENCE V ...
Taxus Atlas Studies Reinforce Safety and Efficacy of Boston Scientific's Next-Generation Taxus Liberte Stent
...nt
(p=0.0098), a relative reduction of 46 percent.
arc definite/probable total
stent thrombosis at two ye... years using either the Protocol definition or
the
arc definite/probable definition while the TAXUS Expre...ocol definition and 1.5 percent
(p=0.24) using the
arc definition.
"The next-generation TAXUS Liberte S...
TAXUS(R) Express(R) Stent Shows Similarly Low Re-Intervention Rates in Patients With Diabetes Compared to Non-Diabetics in Arrive Registry Program
... years showed that diabetic patients treated with
the TAXUS Stent in the ARRIVE registry had similar rates of MI (3.1% vs.
2.5%, p=0.35, adjusted) and
arc definite/probable stent thrombosis (2.3%
vs. 1.9%, p=0.34, adjusted) compared to non-diabetic patients, whether or
not multivariate adjustment was use...
Seattle's Swedish Cancer Institute First in U.S. to Treat Cancer Patient with Elekta VMAT
...nt with pancreatic
cancer recently became the first person in the United States to receive
treatment using Elekta VMAT (Volumetric intensity Modulated
arc Therapy) at
Seattle's Swedish Cancer Institute. This revolutionary new technology
dramatically decreases treatment times -- delivering a higher dose t...
SPIRIT III Results Reaffirm Strong Performance of Boston Scientific PROMUS(TM) and TAXUS(R) Express(R) Stents
... and TLR) rate was 7.3% for the XIENCE
V (PROMUS) Stent and 12.8% for the TAXUS Express Stent (p=0.004). In
addition, stent thrombosis rates using the
arc (Academic Research
Consortium) definite/probable definition were low for the XIENCE V (PROMUS)
and the TAXUS Express Stents (1.3% and 1.7%, p=0.77).
...
XIENCE(TM) V Drug Eluting Stent from Abbott Outperforms Market-Leading Stent in Reducing Major Adverse Cardiac Events at Two Years
...(0.3 percent for XIENCE V and 1.0 percent for TAXUS) and per the SPIRIT III protocol (0.2 percent for XIENCE V and 1.0 percent for TAXUS). The
arc definitions of stent thrombosis were developed to eliminate variability in the definitions across various drug eluting stent trials.
"From t...
Study in JAMA Shows Patients Treated With Abbott's XIENCE(TM) V Drug Eluting Stent Experience Better Outcomes Than Patients Treated With Market-Leading Drug Eluting Stent
...ion. Rates of definite/probable late stent
thrombosis at one year under the
arc definition were 0.5 percent for XIENCE
V and 0.6 percent for TAXUS. The
arc definition of late stent thrombosis
was developed to eliminate variability ...
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Seibel 3-D Lid Speculum
Description:...ically Correct Design Is Unique Among All Lid Speculums. The Blades Change Orientation As They Gently Support The Lids Through An Anatomically Correct
arc Of Motion Over The Globe. This Design Contrasts With All Other Lid Speculums Which Pull Straight Apart In A Frontal Plane, Distorting The Tarsal Plat...
Company:Rhein Medical, Inc.
Dodick Nd:YAG photolysis system
Description:... The
arc Laser MISC combines a pharo unit + Lyla laser module = Photolysis....
Company:A.R.C. Laser
C3140 Apex 180 Watt Light Source
Description:... The Apex light source is equipped with a 180 watt Xenon short
arc lamp. Designed to produce higher efficiency light collection and energy transfer from the lamp to the light guide, this light source has a 730 lumen o...
Company:Linvatec Corporation (now ConMed)
Mayo Clinic Elbow Brace
Description:...ot exceed predetermined safe limits of ROM.
Accessories include an Arm Sling (included with each Elbow Brace) to enhance patient comfort and the
arc Forearm Rotational Brace (sold seperately) for control of pronation/supination....
Company:Aircast
Intacs Prescription Inserts
Description:... central optical zone, the product reshapes the anterior surface of the cornea. Intacs inserts is composed of two prescription inserts, each having an
arc length of 150 degrees. Composed of polymetylmethacrylate, they are available in five thicknesses - .025mm, 0.275mm, 0.30mm, 0.325mm and 0.35mm. It is ...
Company:Addition Technology Inc.
Randot® Preschool Stereoacuity Test
Description:... Tests stereopsis from 800 to 40 seconds of
arc on
patients as young as 2 years of age in a matching
game sequence from left to right.
Randot Preschool includes 3 test booklets:
Book #1...
Company:Stereo Optical Company
Artemis 2
Description:...couples the ultrasound signal to the eye, while a precision mechanism moves the transducer past the front of the eye. During the accurately controlled
arc motion of the transducer, which lasts less than one second, many thousands of ultrasound samples are digitized. Following a scan, signal analysis is p...
Company:UltraLink LLC
iPLAN Stereotaxy
Description:... Combines advanced planning capabilities such as automatic image fusion with the possibility of planning trajectories with
arc settings or for frameless procedures. Allows for planning without a localizer therefore Improving the OR workflow . Flexible workflow optimizes the ...
Company:BrainLAB Inc.
HSO 10 Hand Slit Lamp
Description:...freedom of movement during examinations and the crisp, razor-sharp image.
Single-hand operation
The illumination unit can be easily moved on the
arc guide and set in any position on the clamping lever at the press of a finger. With the convenient controls of the ophthalmoscope, you can operate all ...
Company:Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc.
Duracon Total Knee System
Description:...duced by advanced 4-axis machining, maximizing conformity of the tibial insert to the radiused condyles of the femoral component. The resulting rotary
arc is unique to the Duracon system, and accommodates the knee's natural screw-home mechanism while allowing the femoral component to rotate freely....
Company:Stryker Corporation
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Humans 'damaging the oceans'
...cales from rock pools to ocean basins, impacting ecosystem services and threatening human food security," the study by Professor Mike Kingsford of the
arc Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies and James Cook University and colleague Dr Andrew Brierley of St Andrews University, Scotland, warns.
T...
121 breeding tigers estimated to be found in Nepal
..., WWF International and US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS).
The 2008 nation-wide tiger population was initiated on 15 November 2009 in the Terai
arc Landscape (TAL) of Nepal both inside and outside the protected areas of Nepal. [TAL encompasses the Terai region of Nepal and into tiger range states ...
DOE-funded research projects win 46 R&D 100 Awards for 2009
...photovoltaic cell to achieve widespread use in the energy market. (Jointly with Solexant)
NEXUS DLC-X Coating System with Pulsed Filtered Cathodic
arc Technology a system that promises more computer memory at less cost by depositing thin films of diamond-like carbon required by next-generation compu...
'Invisibility cloak' could protect against earthquakes
... pass smoothly into the material and are compressed into small fluctuations in pressure and density. The path of the surface waves can be made into an
arc that directs the waves outside the protective cloak. The technique could be applied to buildings by installing the rings into foundations.
Sebasti...
Coral face 'a stormy future'
...uitment the regrowth of young corals drops sharply in the wake of a major bleaching event or a hurricane," says lead author Dr Jennie Mallela of the
arc Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies and Australian National University.
Using the island of Tobago in the Caribbean as their laboratory she...
Gear bans 'can help save reefs'
...s coral reefs and their fish populations survive the onslaughts of climate change.
An international team of scientists led by Dr Josh Cinner of the
arc Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies at James Cook University has proposed that bans on fishing gear - like spear guns, fish traps, beach seine...
Help for climate-stressed corals
...pes of fishing gear could help the world's coral reefs and their fish populations survive the onslaughts of climate change according to a study by the
arc Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies at James Cook University, the Wildlife Conservation Society, and other groups.
The international team o...
Rules proposed to save the world's coral reefs
...Leis, S. Planes, G. R. Russ, P. F. Sale and S. R. Thorrold. The work was funded jointly by the World Bank Coral Reef Targeted Research program and the
arc Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies.
"The Coral Triangle Initiative is one of the most important marine conservation measures ever undertak...
A big lesson from the reef
...rn protects us.
That's the message from Professor Sean Connolly from the
arc Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies and James Cook University who t...Program Leader of Understanding and Managing Coral Reef Biodiversity in the
arc Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies.
The Fenner Medal honours th...
Coral 'can't escape the heat'
... Reef to reveal disturbing changes in the chemistry of the world's oceans due to human activity.
Professor Malcolm McCulloch, a geochemist with the
arc Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies and Australian National University today receives Australia's top honour for earth sciences, the Australia...
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Elekta Announces First Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy Cancer Treatment at Royal Marsden Hospital
ATLANTA, Feb. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- On Monday, January 28, The Royal
Marsden Hospital (Sutton, Surrey, UK) successfully completed the first
Volumetric Modulated
Arc Therapy (VMAT)* treatment in the world using a
commercially produced product. To facilitate the treatment, the hospital
used its exi...
Elekta Displays Complete Volumetric Intensity Modulated Arc Therapy Solutions at ESTRO
BARCELONA, Spain, Sept. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Elekta is pleased to
announce the development of a comprehensive solution for planning and
performing Volumetric Intensity Modulated
Arc Therapy (VMAT)*. The complete
offering of Elekta VMAT solutions are being featured in the Elekta booth at
this yea...
Leading Middle East Cancer Hospital Acquires Advanced Radiotherapy Capability from Varian Medical Systems
...major state-of-the-art cancer center in the world. In keeping with this mandate, we evaluated offerings from all three major vendors, as well as other
arc therapy techniques such as helical tomotherapy, and decided that Varian had the most advanced systems and the most clinically integrated system to mee...
Oregon Health & Science University Knight Cancer Institute Enhances Patient Care With Monaco(R) Radiation Treatment Planning System
...ologies, they intend to review the soon-to-be-released Volumetric Modulated
arc Therapy (VMAT)* planning functionality in Monaco. With the addition of VMAT...ng with one or more arcs.
Monte Carlo dose engine allows continuous
arc calculation rather than being limited to dosing approximations with discret...
The Australian Research Council Selects Scopus for the Evaluation of the Australian Research Landscape
...international and national benchmarks.
"The
arc is committed to the development of a world-class r...edibly
complex, which is why we are proud that the
arc will utilize Scopus to reach
its ERA goals," added...ion, Industry, Science and Research portfolio.
The
arc advises the Australian Government on research matt...
Sinobiomed Announces New Executive Team
...in the Board of Directors in the future. Dr. Kuo has 20 years of management experience in biotechnology and healthcare firms, most recently as CEO of
arc Medical. He was a founder and managing director of Bank America Venture Partners (now Scale Partners), a $600 million private equity firm and Genaiss...
A supercharged metal-ion generator
... other law of physics."
In their experiment Andersson and Anders used no process gas at all, but instead kick-started their system with very short
arc pulses. Thereafter it operated with a pure plasma of copper formed by means of self-sputtering. They were able to increase the copper-ion current to t...
Pioneering Cancer Center Introduces Advanced Varian RapidArc(TM) Treatments for Cancer Patients in Central Germany
...utes compared with up to 30 minutes for complex
IMRT treatments.
"It is very gratifying for me to begin treatments using the most modern
moving
arc method of radiotherapy," says Dr. Wolfgang Oehler, head of the
radiotherapy department. "The three patients are excited to be the first in
Germany to ...
Trinitas Comprehensive Cancer Center Now Offering Cancer Patients Faster, Ultra-Precise Radiation Using New RapidArc Technology
...ue while delivering more powerful radiation
doses to tumors."
"Rapid
arc makes it possible for us to deliver highly-precise
intensity-modulated radi...ors accurately while sparing the surrounding healthy tissues."
Rapid
arc is an image-guided intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT)
treatment that t...
Prostate Cancer Patient in Montpellier Becomes First Cancer Patient in France Treated with Varian's RapidArc(TM) Radiotherapy
...t Dr. Carmen Llacer Moscardo, "Pelvic
cases can take between 12 and 14 minutes to treat with IMRT but we can now do
them in under two minutes with one
arc or, if clinically relevant, about three
minutes with two arcs around the patient with RapidArc. If we do this, there
is less possibility for the patie...
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Eye
...
Zonular fibers
Eye Related Problems
Achromatopsia
Age-related macular degeneration
Aniridia
Amblyopia
Anisometropia
arc eye
Astigmatism
Blindness
Cataracts
Color blindness
Conjunctivitis
Corrective lenses
Floaters
Glaucoma
Hyperopia
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