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Long-term prostate outcomes track PSA scores
By Cynthia E. Keen
A long-term analysis of the outcomes of prostate cancer patients who received radiation therapy showed recurrence was rare if the patient had a low prostate-specific antigen (PSA) score 15 years after treatment. The findings were published in the March issue of the Journal of Urology.
February 26, 2013
Experts discuss proton therapy's potential for breast cancer
By Tami Freeman
Proton therapy is currently used to treat brain, spine, and prostate cancers, as well as many pediatric tumors. Earlier this month, experts from some of the leading U.S. cancer centers gathered to discuss the emerging role of proton therapy in breast cancer.
February 26, 2013
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Bayer's radium-223 gets FDA priority review
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Bayer HealthCare's new drug application for its radium-223 dichloride investigational oncology compound will receive priority review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
February 19, 2013
Philips will supply RT planning systems to Premier
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Premier healthcare purchasing alliance announced that it has awarded a new agreement for radiation therapy (RT) planning systems to Philips Healthcare.
February 18, 2013
IsoRay posts Q2 loss
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Citing market weakness for all types of prostate cancer treatment in the U.S., medical isotope developer IsoRay Medical posted a sharper loss in its fiscal second quarter compared with the same quarter the year before.
February 18, 2013
Adult survivors of pediatric cancer risk pulmonary hypertension
By Cynthia E. Keen
Pediatric cancer survivors who live to middle age may be in danger of developing pulmonary hypertension if their treatment included radiation therapy, according to an article published online January 7 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
February 17, 2013
Rad residency program to close; lessons of French radiation scandal; rectal cancer
By Brian Casey
February 13, 2013
Radiation plus surgery boosts rectal cancer survival
By Eric Barnes
Combined treatment with radiotherapy and surgery is only an option in the treatment guidelines, but patients with advanced rectal or rectosigmoid cancer live longer when they receive both, according to a presentation at the American Society of Clinical Oncology Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium.
February 13, 2013
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Radiology jobs among top 10 for 2013
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiology positions requiring an associate's degree are among the top 10 paying jobs for 2013, according to data released by CareerBuilder and Economic Modeling Specialists.
February 12, 2013
Prostate cancer patients pleased with QOL after proton therapy
By Cynthia E. Keen
More than 90% of prostate cancer patients who received proton therapy said they were satisfied with their treatment and subsequent quality of life (QOL), according to survey results presented on Wednesday at the National Proton Conference being held this week in Washington, DC.
February 12, 2013
Moments in Radiology History: Part 12 -- Radioisotopes
By Otha Linton
In the latest Moments in Radiology History column, historian Otha Linton traces the path of radioisotopes from physicist Antoine Henri Becquerel and the Curies to cyclotrons in California, the first treatments of cancer patients, and World War II and the atomic bomb.
February 12, 2013
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SUVmax shows survival for NSCLC patients
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) may be a significant and clinically independent marker to indicate progression-free survival in stage I non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients treated with stereotactic body radiation therapy, according to a study presented at the Cancer Imaging and Radiation Therapy Symposium.
February 7, 2013
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