Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 180

Controversy session probes CT radiation and risk
By Eric Barnes
Wednesday, December 4 | 4:30 p.m.-6:00 p.m. | SPSC42 | Room N228This session will take a new look at the data used to evaluate the association between radiation exposure and cancer risk. The participants will examine how those data have been used to quantify risk and assess the uncertainties inherent in those estimates.
November 12, 2013
ASRT debuts IGRT educational series
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) has launched a new educational series, Image-Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT).
November 10, 2013
Targeted breast radiotherapy offers treatment option
By Kate Madden Yee
Targeted radiotherapy delivered to women undergoing surgery for early breast cancer could offer a feasible alternative to current procedures, which require daily radiotherapy sessions for weeks after surgery, according to two new studies published in Lancet and Lancet Oncology.
November 10, 2013
Next-generation CAD boosts detection of subtle lung cancer
By Erik L. Ridley
Tuesday, December 3 | 3:50 p.m.-4:00 p.m. | SSJ06-06 | Room S404CDResearchers from University Hospitals in Cleveland have found that a next-generation computer-aided detection (CAD) platform could potentially speed up the diagnosis of lung cancer.
November 10, 2013
More readers translates to more lung nodules detected
By Rebekah Moan
Monday, December 2 | 3:20 p.m.-3:30 p.m. | SSE22-03 | Room S403AUsing multiple readers to detect lung nodules in chest radiographs should be used as a measure for improving the performance of computer-aided detection (CAD), according to Dutch researchers.
November 10, 2013
Bone suppression aids real-time tracking radiotherapy
By Erik L. Ridley
Monday, December 2 | 11:50 a.m.-12:00 p.m. | SSC15-09 | Room S104AIn this scientific session, a Japanese group will present the benefits of applying a bone-suppression method for real-time target tracking during radiation therapy.
November 10, 2013
3D tumor assessment can predict hepatocellular carcinoma survival
By Erik L. Ridley
Monday, December 2 | 11:30 a.m.-11:40 a.m. | SSC16-07 | Room E351Volumetric tumor assessment methods can predict survival in patients who receive transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), according to study results to be presented on Monday.
November 10, 2013
CAD may improve detection of ureter cancer
By Erik L. Ridley
Sunday, December 1 | 10:55 a.m.-11:05 a.m. | SSA19-02 | Room S403BThis scientific session will explore the potential of computer-aided detection (CAD) technology to help radiologists find ureter cancer.
November 10, 2013
Eckert & Ziegler posts modest sales uptick
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Isotope technology firm Eckert & Ziegler in Q3 continued to whittle away at a sales shortfall from a particularly weak first quarter.
November 7, 2013
Accuray revenues drop in Q1
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Although revenues are expected to grow in subsequent quarters in fiscal 2014, revenue slipped for radiation oncology firm Accuray in its first quarter.
November 7, 2013
Y-90 radioembolization could benefit cancer patients
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radioembolization with yttrium-90 (Y-90) microspheres could extend survival for patients who fail to respond to current first- and second-line treatments for colorectal cancer liver metastases.
November 6, 2013
FDG-PET/CT tops MRI in colon cancer staging
By Wayne Forrest
Wednesday, December 4 | 3:00 p.m.-3:10 p.m. | SSM17-01 | Room S505ABWhile whole-body-MRI is a feasible method for staging colon cancer patients, the modality does not quite reach the accuracy of FDG-PET/CT, according to a new study by Italian researchers.
November 6, 2013
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