Clinical News: Page 1705

SBRT halves cost vs. IMRT for prostate cancer
By Cynthia E. Keen
As members of Congress grapple over ways to reduce the U.S. budget, the publication on December 27 in the American Journal of Clinical Oncology of a complex model analyzing the costs of radiation therapy for prostate cancer seems particularly timely.
January 2, 2013
Endologix plans to defend patent suit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional technology developer Endologix said it has been hit with a patent infringement lawsuit related to its AFX endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) system and IntuiTrak Powerlink system.
January 1, 2013
MRI can detect breast cancer in average-risk women
By Wayne Forrest
A study by German researchers shows MRI screening can help detect breast cancer in women who are only at average risk of developing the disease and have no personal or family history of breast cancer.
January 1, 2013
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Brain mets patients need long-term follow-up after SRS
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Patients with brain metastases who survive for three or more years after stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) should be monitored for delayed complications, according to an article in the January issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics.
December 30, 2012
Court orders mediation in alleged Fla. Medicare fraud
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Federal prosecutors pursuing a multimillion dollar whistleblower lawsuit alleging fraudulent billing of radiation therapy services by multiple healthcare providers in Pensacola, FL, have been ordered to attempt to mediate a settlement, according to an article in the Pensacola News Journal.
December 30, 2012
Rad therapy doesn't help survival for stage I endometrial cancer
By Cynthia E. Keen
A Cochrane update evaluating radiation therapy for stage I endometrial cancer patients has again concluded that the treatment doesn't affect survival outcomes. But its findings, published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, sparked some controversy.
December 30, 2012
NIH study: Cancer screening rates fall over decade
By Eric Barnes
Cancer survivors on the lookout for secondary tumors maintained their traditionally high screening rates, but screening compliance by almost everyone else has declined over the past decade, according to a report published online December 27 in Frontiers in Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention.
December 27, 2012
IAEA debuts radiotherapy patient safety tool
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has debuted a new tool for radiotherapy patient safety known as SAFRON, or Safety in Radiation Oncology.
December 27, 2012
Tomo plus FFDM reduces recall rates by more than a third
By Kate Madden Yee
Adding tomosynthesis to full-field digital mammography (FFDM) can reduce recall rates in a routine screening population by more than a third -- in addition to finding more cancers, according to research presented at the recent RSNA 2012 meeting.
December 27, 2012
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Malpositioned APBI catheter linked to cancer recurrence
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Accelerated partial-breast irradiation (APBI) is proving to be an effective treatment for qualified patients with early-stage breast cancer, but precise placement of the balloon catheter is imperative. A case of local recurrence believed to be caused by a malpositioned catheter was recently presented in the Breast Journal.
December 26, 2012
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Physicians prefer phone/fax over email for nonurgent alerts
By Cynthia E. Keen
A low-cost, low-tech centralized radiology notification system to convey nonurgent significant findings and amended reports is working well for both radiologists and physicians affiliated with a large teaching hospital in Sydney.
December 26, 2012
AuntMinnie.com MRI Insider
By Wayne Forrest
December 26, 2012
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