Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 19

Deferring CT premedication reduces patients' ED length of stay

By Kate Madden Yee

Deferring steroid premedication in patients with noted iodinated contrast allergies who must undergo CT improves operations in the emergency department (ED) and reduces patient length of stay, according to research delivered at the recent RSNA meeting.

December 22, 2022

PCCT reduces abdominal imaging radiation dose by almost 20%

By Kate Madden Yee

Photon-counting CT (PCCT) not only improves image quality for arterial phase abdominal scans compared to conventional CT, but it also reduces radiation dose by almost 20%, according to research presented at the 2022 RSNA meeting.

December 15, 2022

Whole-body PET/CT cuts scan time in melanoma patients

By Will Morton

Whole-body PET/CT scans could reduce radiation dose and significantly trim imaging time in melanoma patients, according to a study published December 7 in the European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging.

December 14, 2022

Companies ink deal to develop OncoFAP-23

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Philochem has signed agreements with Seibersdorf Laboratories and Isotopia Molecular Imaging to develop its lutetium-177 OncoFAP-23 radiopharmaceutical for cancer treatment.

December 13, 2022

PET tracer reveals dynamics of immunotherapy

By Will Morton

Whole-body PET imaging can help clinicians visualize how patients may respond to immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy, according to a study published December 5 in Nature Medicine.

December 12, 2022

RaySearch secures $18M Ion Beam Applications order

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

RaySearch Laboratories has secured a 17.3-million-euro ($18 million U.S.) order from proton therapy developer Ion Beam Applications (IBA) for its RayStation treatment planning system and its RayCare oncology information system.

December 8, 2022

11 organizations join IAEA's Rays of Hope initiative

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has signed on 11 of the largest professional societies in cancer care to help improve access to radiotherapy worldwide through its Rays of Hope initiative.

December 6, 2022

ASTRO updates endometrial cancer treatment guideline

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has updated its 2014 guideline on the use of radiation therapy and systemic therapy after surgery to treat patients with endometrial cancer.

December 6, 2022

Parking fees contribute to cancer patients' financial burden

By Amerigo Allegretto

Hospital parking fees add to cancer patients' financial burden, and may lead to poorer health outcomes, suggests a Canadian study published December 7 in the Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences.

December 6, 2022

Radiomic features on CT help classify ovarian cancer subtypes

By Amerigo Allegretto

Radiomic features extracted from contrast-enhanced CT can help classify subtypes of epithelial ovarian cancer, a study published December 5 in JAMA Network Open found.

December 5, 2022

3D printing technology could increase Mo-99 production

By Will Morton

Researchers at the National Centre for Nuclear Research in Swierk, Poland, have secured a patent for the use of 3D printing technology to increase production of molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) for medical imaging.

December 5, 2022

Koios secures CE Mark for cancer diagnosis ultrasound software

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Koios Medical has secured the European CE Mark for its thyroid and breast cancer diagnosis ultrasound software.

December 4, 2022

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