Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 158

Researchers try to take the guesswork out of sarcoidosis
By Wayne Forrest
Tuesday, December 2 | 11:10 a.m.-11:20 a.m. | SSG08-05 | Room S504CDSarcoidosis can be a difficult disease to diagnose, with FDG-PET/CT scans occasionally mistaking inflammation for cancer. To address this issue, researchers from India conducted a study that included 50 cancer patients and 14 sarcoidosis patients with no malignancy.
November 4, 2014
Study determines SUVmax cutoff for accurate solitary lung nodule prognosis
By Wayne Forrest
Monday, December 1 | 10:40 a.m.-10:50 a.m. | SSC03-02 | Room S404ABItalian researchers have determined the optimum cutoff of maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) for an accurate prognosis of patients with solitary lung nodules.
November 4, 2014
PET/MRI adds critical information for rectal cancer patients
By Wayne Forrest
Sunday, November 30 | 12:05 p.m.-12:15 p.m. | SSA18-09 | Room S505ABFused PET/MR images can provide a more accurate assessment of local disease extension in rectal cancer patients than FDG-PET/CT and pelvic MRI, according to researchers from Stony Brook University Hospital.
November 4, 2014
PET/MRI provides partial benefit for soft-tissue sarcoma patients
By Wayne Forrest
Sunday, November 30 | 12:05 p.m.-12:15 p.m. | SSA13-09 | Room E451BGerman researchers are lauding the ability of PET/MRI to provide "superior assessment" of therapy based on functional metabolic response, but morphologic information falls short in evaluating therapeutic response in soft-tissue sarcoma patients after isolated limb perfusion.
November 4, 2014
Do positive NLST results persist in a poor, nonwhite, overweight urban population?
By Eric Barnes
Sunday, November 30 | 10:45 a.m.-10:55 a.m. | SSA04-01 | Room S404CDA new study looked at lung cancer screening in a population that bears little resemblance to the relatively affluent cohort in the National Lung Screening Trial (NLST), which produced a minimum 20% mortality reduction from screening. Does the successful NLST model still hold true?
November 3, 2014
ASRT crafts infographic on techs
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) is highlighting the relationship between medical imaging and radiation therapy technology and radiologic technologists.
November 2, 2014
FDA clears Elekta gating tool for prostate cancer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Elekta has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its Response automatic gating technology for prostate cancer.
November 2, 2014
Mevion installs S250 proton system in Fla.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Mevion Medical Systems has delivered its Mevion S250 proton accelerator to the University of Florida Health Cancer Center at Orlando Health.
November 2, 2014
Radiology report analysis may expand understanding of disease
By Erik L. Ridley
Tuesday, December 2 | 3:50 p.m.-4:00 p.m. | SSJ13-06 | Room S402ABResearchers from Massachusetts General Hospital will report on how natural language processing analysis of radiology reports may offer insight into the varying clinical courses of different genotypes of colon cancer.
November 2, 2014
Electronic tools aid oncology patient management
By Erik L. Ridley
Monday, December 1 | 3:00 p.m.-3:10 p.m. | SSE13-01 | Room S402ABIn this talk, researchers will show how an electronic-based workflow can decrease variability in the selection of oncology index lesions used to measure treatment response.
November 2, 2014
Mevion partners with Philips on radiation therapy
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Mevion Medical Systems has signed an agreement with Philips Healthcare to combine radiation therapy technologies.
October 29, 2014
iCAD revenues surge in Q3
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Higher performance in its radiation therapy and cancer detection businesses contributed to a 52% increase in revenue for iCAD in its third quarter.
October 28, 2014
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