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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
Elekta raises money for cancer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Elekta raised a total of $52,200 for Facing Cancer Together at this week's American Society for Radiation Oncology annual meeting in Boston.
October 31, 2012
Accuray gets FDA OK for CyberKnife M6
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Accuray has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its new CyberKnife M6 series.
October 31, 2012
ASTRO: SBRT for prostate cancer sustains cancer-free survival
By Cynthia E. Keen
Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) yields excellent cancer-free survival rates for intermediate-risk, organ-confined prostate cancer patients and results in few long-term rectal side effects, according to research presented at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) annual meeting.
October 31, 2012
Varian awards grant for U.S. brachytherapy registry
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems has awarded a $100,000 grant to the American Board of Radiology Foundation to establish a national brachytherapy registry.
October 30, 2012
ASTRO: Rad therapy helps older women with breast cancer survive
By Cynthia E. Keen
Older women with early-stage, low-risk breast cancer who were treated with radiation therapy after breast-conserving surgery showed higher survival rates than those who did not have radiation therapy, a California study found. Results were presented at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) meeting.
October 30, 2012
Varian debuts oncology IT options at ASTRO
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems is launching a new line of oncology IT deployment options, called FullScale, at this week's American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) meeting.
October 30, 2012
ASTRO: APBI with EBRT may not be best for breast cosmesis
By Cynthia E. Keen
Breast cancer patients who undergo breast-conserving surgery and then get accelerated partial-breast irradiation (APBI) with 3D external-beam radiation therapy (EBRT) have worse cosmetic outcomes than those who receive whole-breast irradiation, concluded research presented at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) meeting.
October 30, 2012
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