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ASTRO: Use PET for NSCLC judiciously
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PET imaging of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) prior to receiving radiation therapy should not be the basis for determining areas that may benefit from higher doses of radiation, according to research presented today at this week's American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) conference in Chicago.
November 2, 2009
Siemens highlights ASTRO updates
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Multimodality vendor Siemens Healthcare is showcasing its portfolio of existing oncology products at this week's American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) meeting, while also highlighting developments in process.
November 2, 2009
AuntMinnie.com Virtual Colonoscopy Insider
By Eric Barnes
November 2, 2009
Multicenter patient registry shows efficacy of BSGI
By Wayne Forrest
Monday, November 30 | 11:30 a.m.- 11:40 a.m. | VM21-13 | Arie Crown TheaterThis presentation will detail a study at four institutions that found that breast-specific gamma imaging (BSGI) "significantly contributed" to the discovery of malignant or high-risk lesions in patients with negative or indeterminate mammograms.
November 2, 2009
Toshiba launches new Aplio MX in U.S.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Multimodality vendor Toshiba America Medical Systems this week is launching in the U.S. a compact ultrasound system, Aplio MX, that was first rolled out in Europe in October.
November 2, 2009
superDimension updates software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy developer superDimension announced the launch of the iLogic system for early lung cancer detection and diagnosis at this week's American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) meeting in Chicago.
November 2, 2009
GE awarded $1.2M NIH grant
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare sister company GE Global Research has been awarded a two-year $1.2 million grant under the U.S. government's stimulus program from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
November 2, 2009
Good news/bad news from CMS; reports from ASTRO; Road to RSNA 2009
By Brian Casey
November 2, 2009
Prophylactic RT decreases risk of brain metastases
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
CHICAGO - When patients with stage III non-small cell lung cancer are treated with prophylactic cranial irradiation, their risk of developing brain metastases decreases by more than 50% compared to patients who don't receive this treatment.
November 2, 2009
RT for high-risk melanoma patients reduces lymph node recurrence
By Cynthia E. Keen
CHICAGO - High-risk melanoma patients who are treated with radiation therapy after surgery have a significantly lower risk of their cancer returning to their lymph nodes compared to patients who do not receive this treatment, according to a presentation this week at the American Society for Radiation Oncology annual meeting.
November 2, 2009
FDG-PET/CT helps assess pulmonary lymphangitic carcinomatosis
By Wayne Forrest
Friday, December 4 | 11:30 a.m.-11:40 a.m. | SST12-07 | Room S505ABFDG-PET/CT has high specificity for detecting pulmonary lymphangitic carcinomatosis (PLC), while FDG-PET alone can miss focal PLC in close proximity of primary cancer. Those conclusions will be presented by researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital, who observed that FDG-PET showed "significant uptake" in the area of PLC and aided in more accurate diagnoses.
November 2, 2009
Molecular mammography system could characterize suspicious tissue
By Wayne Forrest
Friday, December 4 | 11:20 a.m.-11:30 a.m. | SST14-06 | Room S403BIn this Friday scientific session presentation, researchers at the University of California, San Francisco will discuss their work on what they call full-field digital molecular mammography (FFDMM), which they hope could be used in conjunction with conventional mammography to characterize malignant from benign tissue.
November 2, 2009
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