Category Archives: Radiology

Mayo Clinic to Break Ground in Rochester for New Proton Beam Therapy Program

September 14th, 2011 - 11:00 am

Update: Video of ground breaking ceremony can be found at the bottom of this post. Journalists:  For links to video and audio files, see the bottom of this post. Mayo Clinic will take another step toward a new era in … Continue reading →

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MR–Guided Focused Ultrasound of Uterine Fibroids Proven Safe and Effective

April 28th, 2011 - 4:25 pm

As many as three out of four women have uterine fibroids sometime during their lives, and for some uterine fibroids can be quite painful. Over the past several years there have been many advancements in treatment options available to women. … Continue reading →

By Rebecca Eisenman | Posted in Obstetrics & Gynecology, Radiology | Leave a comment

Glenn Forbes, M.D. appointed as chair of ABRF Board of Directors

March 31st, 2011 - 8:49 pm

The American Board of Radiology Foundation (ABRF) recently announced the election of its new chair, Glenn S. Forbes, M.D., radiologist, Mayo Clinic. During Dr. Forbes’s two-year term, he will lead the Foundation in fulfilling its mission, which is to demonstrate, … Continue reading →

By Rebecca Eisenman | Posted in Radiology | Leave a comment

Mayo Clinic Receives $100 Million Gift to Support Proton Beam Therapy Program

February 3rd, 2011 - 8:20 pm

Mayo Clinic today announced long-time patient and philanthropist Richard O. Jacobson has given a $100 million gift to help establish the multi-site Mayo Clinic Proton Beam Therapy Program. This is the largest outright gift in the clinic’s history, as well … Continue reading →

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Citing Benefits to Treating Patients with Cancer, Mayo Clinic Approves Construction of Pencil Beam Proton Scanning Facilities in Minnesota and Arizona

November 16th, 2010 - 9:00 am

Mayo Clinic announced plans to establish the Mayo Clinic Proton Beam Therapy Program as part of Mayo’s national three-site cancer center in Minnesota, Arizona and Florida. The new program will employ intensity modulated proton therapy — based on pencil beam … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic finds early success with laser that destroys tumors with heat

October 13th, 2010 - 12:10 pm

Physicians at Mayo Clinic’s Florida campus are among the first in the nation to use a technique known as MRI-guided laser ablation to heat up and destroy kidney and liver tumors. So far, five patients have been successfully treated — … Continue reading →

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