Cynthia E. Keen[email protected]Radiation Oncology/TherapyASRT publishes safety guidelines for radiation therapistsRadiation therapists are responsible for the safety of patients who are undergoing radiotherapy treatments. Do they know if their safety standards and responsibilities correspond to best-practice guidelines and recommendations?April 2, 2012Radiation Oncology/TherapyIMRT reduces risk of side effects in breast cancer patientsBreast cancer patients treated with intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) instead of conventional whole-breast irradiation have a lower incidence of acute or chronic toxicities, according to a study published online in Practical Radiation Oncology.March 29, 2012Radiation Oncology/TherapyAuntMinnie.com Radiation Oncology InsiderMarch 28, 2012Radiation Oncology/TherapyPatients treated with SAVI APBI have good outcomesTwo-year cosmetic outcomes were good to excellent for nearly 800 women who had accelerated partial-breast irradiation (APBI) treatment for early-stage breast cancer using a multichannel single-entry brachytherapy device called a strut-adjusted volume implant (SAVI).March 28, 2012BreastBigger is better for breast tumor resection marginsWomen diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ who have a lumpectomy face the lowest risk of cancer recurrence when enough breast tissue is resected to have a pathologically confirmed wide negative margin, according to an article published online March 22 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.March 22, 2012Radiation Oncology/TherapyRadiotherapy has a price for survivors: risk of new cancersEarly detection of cancer and better treatment are producing positive results: A steadily increasing percentage of patients survive. However, survival gains are being offset by serious treatment-associated late adverse effects, an article in the March issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute reports.March 19, 2012CTCMS tool may overestimate number of unnecessary brain CTsThere may be flaws in a new statistical tool developed by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that's designed to measure how often hospitals perform appropriate brain CT studies on emergency patients presenting with headaches, according to an article published online February 24 in Annals of Emergency Medicine.March 15, 2012Radiation Oncology/TherapySmoking reduces radiotherapy's effectivenessDiehard smokers diagnosed with head and neck cancers need to be told that it's never too late to stop smoking, especially if they are about to begin radiation therapy for their smoking-induced disease, according to an article published online this month in Radiotherapy and Oncology.March 13, 2012Radiation Oncology/TherapyASTRO: Proton beam therapy shows promiseProton beam therapy shows promise as a radiotherapy treatment for cancer, but more robust prospective trials are needed to determine the appropriate clinical setting for its use, according to an American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) task force.March 12, 2012CTED physicians vary widely in use of head CTEmergency department (ED) physicians vary widely in their ordering patterns for head CT scans of patients, according to a study in the American Journal of Medicine. Ordering rates varied by as much as 300% for patients who presented with atraumatic headache, even between ED physicians in the same institution.March 12, 2012Previous PagePage 20 of 88Next PageTop StoriesMolecular ImagingCase report: Pluvicto as a first-line treatment in late-stage prostate cancerSince 1996, the patient continually declined androgen deprivation therapy, chemotherapy, and local therapy to the prostate gland.MRINew brain MRI imaging technique could help identify Alzheimer'sRadiology EducationScholarly activity low among residency program directorsDigital X-Ray3D DEXA shows value in patients with prostate cancerSponsor ContentDigital Innovations Shaping the Future of Radiology
