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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Philips, Celsion advance MR-guided HIFU collaboration

Royal Philips Electronics and Celsion said that their joint research program to evaluate Celsion's heat-activated liposomal drug ThermoDox in combination with MR-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) as a combination therapy to non-invasively treat difficult cancers has successfully completed the feasibility stage.

McLaren Health, ProTom bringing proton therapy center to Michigan

Michigans McLaren Health Care and ProTom International, a Texas-based health care technology company, are partnering to build a $50 million proton beam therapy center in Flint, Mich.

Study: Medicare patients more likely to stop radiotherapy

Medicare recipients with head and neck cancer often fail to complete their radiation therapy, according to a report in the September issue of Archives of OtolaryngologyHead and Neck Surgery.

AHIP: Better results for seniors with Medicare Advantage

An analysis of data from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) shows that seniors in Medicare Advantage spend fewer days in the hospital and are less likely to be readmitted or unnecessarily admitted.

HFSA: Fluid status should be added to monitoring regimen of HF patients

BOSTONIn addition to daily weight monitoring, fluid status monitoring should be considered for routine use in patients with implanted devices that have this capability, according to the results of the FAST trial, presented Monday in a late breaking clinical trial session of the 13th annual meeting of the Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA).

RTOG chair becomes exec at two cancer facilities

Walter J. Curran, Jr., MD, Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) chair, has been named the executive director of the Emory Winship Cancer Institute in Atlanta, and associate vice president for cancer at Woodruff Health Services Center in Philadelphia.

NEJM: Most AMA docs support expanding healthcare coveragewith choice

A survey, published in the Sept. 14 online edition of the New England Journal of Medicine, showed that 62.9 percent of physicians nationwide support proposals to expand healthcare coverage that include both public and private insurance optionswhere people under the age of 65 would have the choice of enrolling in a new public health insurance plan (like Medicare) or in private plans. About 27 percent supported offering private options only.

Study: More evidence needed on value of particle-beam radiation therapy

Particle-beam radiation therapy is considered by some clinicians to be better than traditional radiation therapy, but there is limited evidence about its safety compared with other types of radiation therapy, according to a literature review published Sept. 14 online ahead of print in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

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

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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.