Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 107

AI can optimize treatment of glioblastoma

By Erik L. Ridley

An artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm can reduce dosing levels for chemotherapy and radiotherapy for glioblastoma without affecting the effectiveness of the treatments, according to a study being presented this week at the 2018 Machine Learning for Healthcare conference at Stanford University.

August 13, 2018

Is radiation therapy warranted for DCIS postlumpectomy?

By Kate Madden Yee

Researchers have found that radiation therapy after lumpectomy in women with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) reduces cumulative breast cancer mortality rates by 25%, compared with treatments that do not include radiation. The results were published online August 10 in JAMA Network Open.

August 10, 2018

Varian acquires radiation therapy support firm

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation oncology firm Varian Medical Systems has completed its acquisition of humediQ Global, a developer of automated patient identification software.

August 8, 2018

RSNA names editor for new online journal

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The RSNA has tapped Dr. Gary Luker to be the editor of Radiology: Imaging Cancer, a new online journal slated for launch next year.

August 6, 2018

Stereotactic radiosurgery gets pay cut reprieve

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Medicare contractor Noridian Healthcare Solutions Medicare has withdrawn a deep reimbursement cut to robotic stereotactic radiosurgery/stereotactic body radiation therapy planned for January 1, 2019, and has reduced cuts that were supposed to go into effect on July 1, according to the American College of Radiology.

August 5, 2018

Strongly worded PET/CT reports influence follow-up

By Wayne Forrest

When radiologists use strong, specific follow-up recommendations in FDG-PET/CT reports, referring physicians are more likely to follow their advice -- and find cancers, according to a Dutch study published online July 29 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

August 5, 2018

ViewRay reports revenue growth but net loss in Q2

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Image-guided radiation therapy developer ViewRay posted a substantial increase in revenue for its 2018 fiscal second quarter but also a steeper net loss.

August 2, 2018

CT lung screening may benefit racial minorities most

By Abraham Kim

Despite decreasing overall lung cancer mortality rates in the U.S., the racial disparity in deaths from the disease continues to widen. Tailoring CT lung cancer screening programs to inner-city, high-risk minority smokers may help bridge the gap, say Illinois researchers in a letter published online August 2 in JAMA Oncology.

August 2, 2018

Mindshare brings AI-powered CADx software to Canada

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Artificial intelligence (AI) software developer Mindshare Medical has received Health Canada clearance for the use of its RevealAI-Lung computer-aided diagnosis (CADx) software in lung cancer screening.

August 1, 2018

AI speeds up radiation therapy planning

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

With a new artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm, planning for radiation therapy procedures could be completed in hours instead of days, according to researchers from the University of Toronto.

August 1, 2018

Global lung cancer death rates for women to increase

By Kate Madden Yee

Global lung cancer mortality rates for women will increase by 43% from 2015 to 2030, at which point more women are projected to die from lung disease than breast cancer, according to a study published online August 1 in Cancer Research.

July 31, 2018

MRI finds key indicators of rectal cancer prognosis

By Wayne Forrest

Two key characteristics on MRI scans of rectal cancer patients can help predict long-term survival and local recurrence of the disease, according to a study by researchers from China and published in the August issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

July 30, 2018

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