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Radiation therapy fights back against proposed Medicare cuts
By Cynthia E. Keen
Few radiation oncology practices were prepared when the federal government proposed double-digit cuts in Medicare reimbursement in July. But the specialty's defenders are mobilizing to fight back with a major line of attack on the methodology used to justify the payment changes.
August 15, 2012
Varian supports radiosurgery study
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems said it has become a supporter of a phase III study comparing radiosurgery with conventional surgery for the treatment of early-stage, high-risk, operable non-small cell lung cancer.
August 14, 2012
Does urologist self-referral force patients to travel for IMRT?
By Cynthia E. Keen
Men in Texas may be driving more than three times farther than necessary to receive intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) for prostate cancer if they are being treated at a urology practice that owns its own IMRT equipment, researchers reported on Wednesday in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics.
August 14, 2012
Augmented reality may aid MR-guided interventions
By Erik L. Ridley
An augmented reality image overlay system can provide accurate and efficient MR guidance of shoulder and hip arthrography procedures, possibly combining joint injection and MRI into a single procedure, according to research published online in Radiology.
August 14, 2012
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Group combines US with photoacoustics
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Scientists from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles and Washington University in St. Louis have developed a photoacoustic endoscopy method that combines a photoacoustic imaging device with an ultrasound endoscope.
August 13, 2012
Lung group says VA to start CT lung cancer screening
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will move to begin lung cancer screening in high-risk individuals at its U.S. facilities, according to screening advocacy group Lung Cancer Alliance.
August 12, 2012
fMRI shows leukoaraiosis affects brain, language skills
By Wayne Forrest
Functional MR images (fMRI) of the brain indicate that a condition known as leukoaraiosis -- once thought to be harmless -- can adversely alter brain function in elderly individuals and decrease their language and verbal skills, according to a study published online August 13 in Radiology.
August 12, 2012
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Fuji launches DR flat-panel detector at AHRA
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Fujifilm Medical Systems USA used the venue of the AHRA 2012 meeting in Orlando, FL, this week to announce the commercial availability of its FDR D-Evo 24 x 30-cm cesium iodide flat-panel digital radiography (DR) detector.
August 12, 2012
AHRA: Breast density tracking here to stay
By Kate Madden Yee
Like it or not, the issue of breast density notification is here to stay, and women's imaging centers should educate themselves on how they will interact with patients and physicians on the issue -- whether or not their state has passed legislation, according to a presentation given on Sunday at the annual AHRA 2012 meeting.
August 12, 2012
Guertin to step down as Varian chief executive
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems has announced that its president and CEO, Timothy Guertin, will retire from these positions on September 28, the end of the company's fiscal year.
August 12, 2012
IMRIS revenues, net continue slide in Q2
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Changes in product mix, as well as fewer installations and higher operating costs, hit both revenue and profits for image-guided therapy developer IMRIS during the most recent quarter and the first half of the year, the company said.
August 12, 2012
CCTA equal to cardiac cath for guiding CAD therapy choices
By Eric Barnes
Coronary CT angiography (CCTA) was nearly perfectly in line with cardiac catheterization in its selection of therapies for patients with a high likelihood of coronary artery disease (CAD), according to a new study in Radiology. The results showed that CCTA can determine patient management as well as invasive angiography while sparing many patients from invasive procedures, researchers said.
August 12, 2012
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