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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CMS rewards $45 million to SHIP Medicare services

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will distribute $45 million in grants to the State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP), which helps to provide community-based outreach and services to Medicare recipients.

ASTRO: Nine vendors pass third IHE-RO Connectathon

The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has announced that nine radiation oncology equipment manufacturers passed at least one portion of interoperability at its third Integrating the Healthcare EnterpriseRadiation Oncology (IHE-RO) Connectathon.

Finnish clinic adopts Varian's RapidArc

A private radiotherapy clinic in Europe's Nordic region has adopted RapidArc technology from Varian Medical Systems. Clinicians at Helsinkis Docrates Clinic are using this form of radiotherapy to treat patients with multiple brain metastases and cancers of the brain and abdomen.

Study: Racial disparities revealed in rad onc treatment, scale across U.S.

A national sample of older breast cancer patients (aged 68 to 83 years) found substantial racial disparities in the use of radiotherapy following breast-conserving surgery across much of the U.S., based on a recent study published yesterday in the early edition of Cancer.

CMS places limits on recovery audit contractors in 2010

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has placed limits on recovery audit contractors (RACs), regarding the number of medical and related claims record requests they may seek from hospitals and other providers during an audit in 2010.

Feature: Reimbursement for NaF-18 PET imaging for bone metastasis moves forward

The determination made by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on the reimbursement for NaF-18 (sodium fluoride-18) PET imaging to identify bone metastasis of cancer is "progress," said Robert W. Atcher, PhD, immediate past-president of SNM (formerly the Society of Nuclear Medicine), in an interview.

ONC reshuffles execs

In an attempt to meet the mission of the Health IT for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, the Office of the National Coordinator has reorganized its substructure components affecting all four of the original director-level offices.

Eckert & Ziegler plans to re-enter U.S. market

Radiation technology company Eckert & Ziegler is planning to re-enter its radiation therapy division in the U.S. market by way of a strategic alliance with brachytherapy treatment information group Core Oncology of Santa Barbara, Calif.

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Positron partners with Upbeat Cardiology Solutions to improve cardiac PET/CT access

Positron, a New York-based nuclear imaging company, will now provide Upbeat Cardiology Solutions with advanced PET/CT systems and services. 

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Global shortage of nuclear imaging isotopes may be over

The nuclear imaging isotope shortage of molybdenum-99 may be over now that the sidelined reactor is restarting. ASNC's president says PET and new SPECT technologies helped cardiac imaging labs better weather the storm.

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‘A huge win’: CMS significantly increases Medicare payments for cardiac CT

CMS has more than doubled the CCTA payment rate from $175 to $357.13. The move, expected to have a significant impact on the utilization of cardiac CT, received immediate praise from imaging specialists.