Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 96

Many clinicians don't follow PET/CT reporting guidelines
By Wayne Forrest
There is plenty of room for improvement when it comes to clinicians following established reporting guidelines for oncology PET/CT scans. A survey of more than 200 imaging sites worldwide found a "lack of awareness" that reporting standards even exist, according to results published online November 2 in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
November 6, 2018
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Proton therapy works well for pediatric brain tumors
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Children with brain tumors who were treated with proton therapy had better neurocognitive outcomes than those who received traditional x-ray-based radiation therapy, according to a study by researchers from Northwestern University.
November 5, 2018
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3D printing, AR promote patient education
By Abraham Kim
Wednesday, November 28 | 3:30 p.m.-3:40 p.m. | SSM13-04 | Room E353CPatients with cancer may better understand their disease and treatment options by examining personalized 3D models made with 3D printing or augmented reality (AR) technology, according to this Wednesday presentation.
November 5, 2018
VR, AR facilitate planning for brain cancer surgery
By Abraham Kim
Tuesday, November 27 | 10:50 a.m.-11:00 a.m. | SSG10-03 | Room E353AClinicians can use virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) technology to view 3D models of MRI scans during presurgical planning for brain tumor resection, according to this Tuesday session.
November 5, 2018
Hands-free ultrasound could guide radiation therapy
By Kate Madden Yee
Sunday, November 25 | 11:45 a.m.-11:55 a.m. | SSA20-07 | Room S102CDA hands-free, 4D ultrasound transducer shows promise as a tool that could help guide radiation therapy, University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers have found.
November 4, 2018
AccuBoost secures Mo. contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Women's health firm AccuBoost has inked an agreement to provide its image-guided partial-breast irradiation technology to patients at Bothwell Regional Cancer Center in Sedalia, MO.
October 31, 2018
Mobile CT primed for image-guided brachytherapy
By Abraham Kim
Thursday, November 29 | 11:50 a.m.-12:00 p.m. | SSQ17-09 | Room N229Mobile CT scanning combined with an artifact-reduction algorithm may enhance the visualization of soft tissue for radiotherapy, according to this Thursday session.
October 31, 2018
Accuray reports revenue gains in fiscal 1st quarter
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Strong sales of its Radixact radiation therapy system helped radiation oncology firm Accuray produce a 5% increase in revenue for its 2019 fiscal first quarter.
October 30, 2018
PET/MRI works for cancer staging in pediatric patients
By Wayne Forrest
Wednesday, November 28 | 12:45 p.m.-1:15 p.m. | PD191-ED-WEB7 | Lakeside, PD Community, Station 7PET/MRI has shown diagnostic value for cancer staging in adult patients, but what value does the hybrid modality provide for pediatric patients? Researchers from Stanford University answer this question in an educational exhibit.
October 30, 2018
Breast MRI tops DBT-ABVS for cancer staging
By Kate Madden Yee
Tuesday, November 27 | 3:30 p.m.-3:40 p.m. | SSJ02-04 | Room E353CBreast MRI performs better for breast cancer treatment staging than the combination of digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) and ultrasound automated breast volume scanning (ABVS) -- but the latter works well enough to offer patients an alternative if MRI isn't available, Italian researchers have found.
October 30, 2018
Using deep learning, MRI may help combat common brain tumor
By Wayne Forrest
Tuesday, November 27 | 11:50 a.m.-12:00 p.m. | SSG10-09 | Room E353ACombining a deep-learning algorithm with quantitative MRI could help advance treatment and survival for patients with glioblastoma multiforme.
October 30, 2018
PET/MRI with ferumoxytol MR contrast performs well for pediatric patients
By Wayne Forrest
Monday, November 26 | 3:40 p.m.-3:50 p.m. | SSE21-05 | Room E353BClinicians can add a ferumoxytol contrast agent to MRI for simultaneous scans with FDG-PET in pediatric patients, with no worry about the contrast agent's effect on standardized uptakes values.
October 30, 2018
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