Clinical News: Page 399

GenesisCare to offer new PSMA PET test

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

GenesisCare will expand testing for prostate cancer nationwide with the use of Pylarify, a PET radiopharmaceutical designed to target prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA).

October 27, 2021

CT finds secondary lung disease in head and neck cancer survivors

By Kate Madden Yee

Survivors of head and neck cancer have a 2.5 times higher risk of developing secondary cancer in the lungs compared to people who have not had the disease. But screening with low-dose CT is effective at catching these cancers early, according to a study published in JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery.

October 27, 2021

Head-to-head MRI protocol calms kids in scanner

By Will Morton

Bringing parents into the MRI bore and positioning them head-to-head with their children can help fidgety kids complete cardiac MRI studies without using sedation, according to a report in the November issue of European Journal of Radiology.

October 27, 2021

DBT + synthesized 2D mammo detects more cancers

By Amerigo Allegretto

Combining digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) with synthesized 2D mammography leads to higher cancer detection rates with fewer recalls compared with conventional mammography alone, according to German research published October 25 in European Radiology.

October 27, 2021

U.S. cancer care financial burden hit $21B in 2019

By Kate Madden Yee

Cancer patients paid $21 billion for care and treatment in 2019 in the U.S., with many reporting increasing financial hardship related to their care, according to a report published October 26 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

October 27, 2021

Mindray launches new TE7 Max ultrasound scanner

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Mindray Medical International subsidiary Mindray North America has launched a new point-of-care ultrasound system, TE7 Max.

October 26, 2021

ACR publishes pediatric CT radiation dose benchmarks

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American College of Radiology (ACR) has released guidance for diagnostic radiation dose levels for the 10 most common pediatric CT scans. The reference was published October 26 in Radiology.

October 26, 2021

Aidoc partners with ScreenPoint Medical

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Artificial intelligence (AI) software developer Aidoc has inked an agreement with Dutch AI firm ScreenPoint Medical.

October 26, 2021

IBA, RaySearch expand partnership in proton therapy

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Proton therapy developer Ion Beam Applications (IBA) and radiation therapy software developer RaySearch Laboratories have extended their partnership to cover new areas of proton therapy.

October 26, 2021

Varian completes enrollment in clinical trial of Flash rad therapy

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation oncology vendor Varian and its research partner Cincinnati Children's/UC Health Proton Therapy Center have completed enrollment in a clinical trial testing Flash radiation therapy in humans.

October 26, 2021

ASTRO: Virtual tools improve patient care

By Kate Madden Yee

It's a brave new world when it comes to virtual reality (VR) technology -- and there are exciting ways to harness VR to improve patient care in radiation therapy, according to research shared October 26 at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) 2021 annual meeting in Chicago.

October 26, 2021

Chest x-ray valuable in COVID-19 follow-up exams

By Will Morton

Chest x-rays performed three months after patients with COVID-19 are discharged from hospital can identify those who might need additional follow-up treatment, according to a study published October 22 in Radiography.

October 26, 2021

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