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IBA Plans Total System Restoration on its First-ever Proton Therapy Installation

Imaging Technology

Mass General Cancer Center’s proton system was installed by IBA 25 years ago and treated its first patient in November 2001. This collaboration pioneered the use of IBA Proteus PLUS systems and Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy (IMPT) in hospitals globally.

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The RAMPP Trial: Randomised Ambulatory Management of Primary Pneumothorax

REBEL EM

However, management continues to be debated and may lead to unnecessary hospitalization. Previous studies regarding ambulatory management included randomized trials that lacked adequate power, and recently, a 2013 systematic review that, although showed promise in the ambulatory approach, had poor data quality with a high risk of bias.