Oncology Imaging

Medical imaging has become integral to cancer care, assessing the stage and location of cancerous tumors. By utilizing powerful imaging modalities including CT, MRI, MRA and PET/CT, oncology imaging radiologists are able to assist referring physicians in the detection and diagnosis of cancer.

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ASRT, Siemens dole out rad scholarships

The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) Education and Research Foundation has announced the 2010 Siemens Clinical Advancement Scholarship recipients.

CMS, ONC kick off EHR incentives training program

Were beginning a revolution the way information is collected, managed, used and purposed for patients in the U.S. healthcare system, said David Blumenthal, MD, chair of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, in opening remarks at an audioconference training session on meaningful use and EHR certification last week.

HSC: Having e-prescribing doesn't guarantee its use

Physician practice adoption of e-prescribing has not guaranteed that individual physicians will routinely use the technology, according to a study from the Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC).

Study: Stereotactic radiosurgery controls tumors, preserves brain function

Linear accelerator based stereotactic radiosurgery may be a promising therapeutic option for patients presenting with metastatic tumors in critical eloquent parts of the brain, according to a study presented at the 5th International Conference of the Novalis Circle held last month in Munich.

AAPM: Lung SBRT spares normal tissue

PHILADELPHIALung cancer patients treated with stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) experienced few lasting side effects, indicating the technique adequately spares normal tissue, according to a six-year study presented July 19 at the annual meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM).

AAPM: 'Smart' tumor tracking reduces radiation dose

PHILADELPHIA--A new mathematical model to better pinpoint tumor location and thereby reduce radiation exposure uses data on how tumor motion has changed during a course of radiation treatment, along with real-time tumor images to calculate the confidence physicists can have about an instantaneous tumor position estimate. The research was presented July 21 at the annual meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM).

Lancet: Pediatric rad therapy in women raises risk of later stillbirth, neonatal death

Women exposed to uterine and ovarian radiation therapy during childhood reported a higher incidence of stillbirth and neonatal death, according to a study published in Lancet online on July 23.

AJR: Lack of insurance coverage could prohibit wider CTC screening

Patients who have previously refused colorectal cancer screening are willing to undergo CT colonography (CTC), or virtual colonoscopy, but are not willing to pay for the exam themselves when not covered by insurance, according to a study in the August issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

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