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Advanced Treatment Options

Women with early stage gynecological cancers may now benefit from Axxent Electronic Brachytherapy. Eligible women with early stage gynecological cancers may now benefit from Axxent Electronic Brachytherapy, a new treatment option offered at the Winchester Hospital Radiation Oncology Center to significantly reduce the chance of recurrence. Electronic brachytherapy uses a miniaturized X-ray source to deliver … Continued

Radiology Summit February 25, 2009

Radiology Summit discusses the current state of imaging. Shields Health Care Group (SHCG) held a Radiology Summit to discuss the current state of imaging and to identify trends in the industry. Shields operates the largest and most technically advanced network of medical imaging, diagnostic, and treatment facilities in New England. Company President, Jack Shields, moderated … Continued

Shields Introduces the Magnetom Espree High Field Open MRI

M.D. News – South of Boston Edition Tiron Pechet, MD The technology behind magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has certainly come a long way. Consider the fact that in 1977, the first MRI machine was homemade, built using 30 miles of niobium titanium wire wrapped around a cylinder. Named the “Indomitable” by its inventor, Dr. Raymond … Continued