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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TomoTherapy notches Methodist Medical placement

Radiation therapy equipment developer TomoTherapy has installed its Hi-Art treatment system at a Peoria, Ill.-based facility jointly developed by Methodist Medical Center and Midwest Urological Group.

Mass General, Novelos to study radiation-induced lung injury

Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, in collaboration with biopharmaceutical company Novelos Therapeutics, was awarded a $950,371 competitive grant by the National Institutes of Health to study two Novelos compoundsNOV-002 and NOV-205for the mitigation and treatment of radiation-induced pulmonary injury.

Study: Prostate radiotherapy side effects are minimal

Men receiving radiation therapy following prostate cancer surgery are likely to experience a few side effects, according to a study in the October issue of Radiotherapy and Oncology.

AHRQ: CAD falls to #3 most treated disease in hospitals, heart failure rises

The number of Americans admitted to hospitals for treatment of coronary artery disease (CAD) declined by 31 percent between 1997 and 2007, according to statistics released Monday by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).

N.Y. provider invests $400M for EHR initiative

The North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System is subsidizing up to 85 percent of implementation and operation costs for an EHR system in the offices of its more than 7,000 affiliated physicians in New York City and Long Islandpart of a $400 million investment to automate inpatient and outpatient records in all medical settings, including 13 hospitals.

Study: Pediatric IMRT is feasible alternative

Intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) is a feasible alternative for imaging children and adolescents, according to a retrospective analysis published Sept. 23 in Radiation Oncology.

Senators ask CMS to reconsider rad onc cuts

Sens. Richard Burr, R-N.C., and Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., have sent a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius urging that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) spare radiation oncology services from a proposed Medicare reimbursement cut.

AccuBoost scores Boca install

The Eugene M. and Christine E. Lynn Cancer Institute in Boca Raton, Fla., has deployed the AccuBoost breast cancer radiotherapy system.

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