Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 200

Contrast-enhanced US tracks cancer response to drug therapy
By Kate Madden Yee
Sunday, November 25 | 11:15 a.m.-11:25 a.m. | SSA21-04 | Room S405ABVolumetric contrast-enhanced ultrasound can track positive early cancer response to systemic drug therapy, according to a presentation to be given by researchers from the University of Alabama on Sunday morning.
November 6, 2012
iCAD supports new IORT payments
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) firm iCAD said that it is pleased that the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued an improved payment policy for intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT) in 2013.
November 5, 2012
Drug aids sexual function of prostate cancer patients after RT
By Cynthia E. Keen
Sildenafil citrate improves overall sexual function of prostate cancer patients who received radiation therapy (RT), according to trial results presented by researchers from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center at the American Society for Radiation Oncology annual meeting.
November 5, 2012
Radiation concerns broaden beyond CT in ECRI 2013 hazards list
By Eric Barnes
Medical imaging radiation once again made the list of the ECRI Institute's top 10 rankings of technology hazards for 2013. But this year, the nonprofit group expanded the category from just CT to include a broader range of imaging-related radiation hazards.
November 5, 2012
Quantification replaces attenuation measurement for characterizing renal masses
By Eric Barnes
Friday, November 30 | 11:30 a.m.-11:40 a.m. | SST07-07 | Room E351Iodine quantification at dual-energy CT is a new diagnostic technique that can reduce the cost of additional tests in the characterization of renal masses, researchers from the University of Messina in Italy have found.
November 5, 2012
Single-phase CT of the liver sufficient for melanoma surveillance
By Eric Barnes
Friday, November 30 | 11:10 a.m.-11:20 a.m. | SST05-05 | Room E353CSingle portal-venous phase CT is adequate for hepatic metastatic disease surveillance in patients with metastatic cutaneous melanoma, concluded researchers from Utah, who found that arterial-phase CT didn't provide much additional information.
November 5, 2012
Study pinpoints optimal ASIR blend for stomach cancer
By Eric Barnes
Wednesday, November 28 | 3:40 p.m.-3:50 p.m. | SSM08-05 | Room E353BWhat's the best blend of adaptive statistical iterative reconstruction (ASIR) for evaluating gastric cancers for postoperative follow-up? Researchers from South Korea wanted to minimize radiation dose but avoid missing a recurrence, so they systematically analyzed the results of different blends.
November 5, 2012
Spectral CT can differentiate gastric carcinoma
By Eric Barnes
Tuesday, November 27 | 10:50 a.m.-11:00 a.m. | SSG16-03 | Room S403BSpectral CT can be used to distinguish moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma from poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma and is helpful for evaluating the differentiation state of gastric cancers, say researchers from China.
November 5, 2012
Tweaking criteria fine-tunes definition of resectable pancreatic cancer
By Eric Barnes
Tuesday, November 27 | 10:30 a.m.-10:40 a.m. | SSG07-01 | Room E353CDecision-making in borderline resectable pancreatic cancers may benefit from refinement of the preoperative CT criteria for venous involvement, concluded researchers from Tata Memorial Centre in Mumbai, India.
November 5, 2012
CT fused with CEUS boosts enhancement before TACE
By Eric Barnes
Sunday, November 25 | 2:50 p.m.-3:00 p.m.| VSIO11-06 | Room S405ABFusing contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) with CT images improves assessment after embolization, according to research from University Medical Center Regensburg in Germany.
November 5, 2012
RTA commends CMS for revising RT payment cuts
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Radiation Therapy Alliance (RTA) commended the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for mitigating "drastic cuts" in reimbursement for radiation oncology in its 2013 Physician Fee Schedule.
November 4, 2012
ASTRO commends CMS for reducing RT cuts
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) issued a comment on Friday commending the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for issuing a final rule on reimbursement payment policies for radiation therapy (RT).
November 1, 2012
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