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Calypso Medical Study Shows Potential For Improving Radiotherapy Treatment Accuracy Of Deadly Pancreatic Tumors
Calypso Medical Technologies, Inc., announced the publication of data from a clinician sponsored investigational study conducted at the University of Pennsylvania, demonstrating the utility of the Calypso® System in tracking tumor movement in the pancreas. The data will be presented at the 51st Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM), July 26-30, at the Anaheim Convention Center. "In areas of the body, such as the pancreas, that are susceptible to respiratory motion it can prove difficult to handle the spectrum of motion that can arise," said James Metz, M.D., Clinical Director, Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Pennsylvania Health System.
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Research On Cocaine-related Renal Disease To Benefit From NIH Stimulus Funding
A Medical College of Georgia nurse researcher is among the first in the nation to receive National Institutes of Health stimulus funding through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
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The Sounds Of Learning: Studying The Impact Of Music On Children With Autism
In June 2009, newspapers reported that archaeologists in Germany had discovered a 35,000-year-old flute made of bird bone. It represented, one paper said, "the earliest known flowering of music-making in Stone Age culture." And we have been tapping our toes, humming along, singing and dancing ever since.
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Alabama Dept. of Public Health Proposes Civil Penalty Against Company For Not Properly Maintaining Security, Accountability Of Radioactive s

The Alabama Department of Public Health has proposed a $650 civil penalty against BFGoodrich Tire Manufacturing of Tuscaloosa for a violation of the Rules of the State Board of Health. The department identified the violation when BFGoodrich reported in May that two devices containing radioactive s were missing from the Tuscaloosa plant site. BFGoodrich reported that these devices were last accounted for in October 2008 and were discovered missing on April 22, 2009. The devices have not been located or recovered and may have left the plant site when the production line on which they were attached was dismantled and removed as scrap. Each contained small amounts of the isotope Americium 241. The violation involved the failure of BFGoodrich to properly maintain security and accountability of radioactive s. Such devices are used in fixed gauges that measure the thickness of rubber product during production. "We expect all companies that hold Alabama Radioactive Material licenses to maintain control and accountability of all nuclear material by adhering to the rules," said Kirksey E. Whatley, director of the Office of Radiation Control. "This violation is a concern because someone could have been exposed to radiation if the devices were found and mishandled. There is also the possibility that the devices could be melted as scrap and thus cause radioactive contamination at the steel mill and in recycled steel produced by the mill." Following the discovery of the missing devices, BFGoodrich took immediate corrective actions to properly account for all remaining radioactive devices on site, to retrain employees in the importance of maintaining security and accountability of devices, and to institute revised safety procedures for s of radiation. BFGoodrich Tire Manufacturing has until July 31 to pay or contest the proposed civil penalty. If the proposed civil penalty is contested, and subsequently imposed by the Alabama Department of Public Health, the company may request a hearing. For additional information on the regulation of devices containing radioactive material, please call the Office of Radiation Control, Alabama Department of Public Health, at 1-800-582-1866 or visit http://www.adph.org/radiation. Alabama Department of Public Health


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