Cynthia E. Keen[email protected]Radiation Oncology/TherapyIMRT produces excellent results for endometrial cancerThe use of intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) for gynecologic cancers is increasing, but outcomes data are still lacking. An article published in the March issue of Gynecologic Oncology about the outcomes of high-risk endometrial cancer patients adds to the literature and brings positive news.March 25, 2013Radiation Oncology/TherapyAuntMinnie.com Radiation Oncology InsiderMarch 21, 2013BreastJAMA IM: Breast screening every 2 years OK for most womenFor most women between the ages of 40 and 74, biennial screening mammograms are just as effective as annual exams in identifying advanced-stage breast cancer, reported a study published online on Monday in JAMA Internal Medicine. Less frequent screening also reduces false-positive results and biopsies.March 17, 2013ISONC chief Mostashari believes data can fix U.S. healthcareIntelligent use of data can fix a broken healthcare system, said Dr. Farzad Mostashari, national coordinator for health IT within the U.S. Office of the National Coordinator (ONC). Mostashari delivered the final keynote address of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society meeting last week in New Orleans.March 13, 2013MRIGE, NFL join forces to tackle traumatic brain injuryNEW YORK CITY - With the goal of improving the safety of athletes, members of the U.S. Armed Forces, and society overall, GE Healthcare and the National Football League (NFL) have launched a $60 million program aimed at speeding the diagnosis of and improving treatment for mild traumatic brain injury.March 11, 2013ISHIMSS: Clinton sees healthcare IT as global game changerNEW ORLEANS - Information technology is essential to the management of healthcare in the 21st century. It has the power to improve healthcare access and services worldwide for ordinary people, former U.S. President Bill Clinton said on Wednesday in the keynote speech at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) meeting.March 5, 2013ISHIMSS: Patient portals don't succeed without provider nurturingNEW ORLEANS - Electronic patient portals add a new dimension to provider-patient interaction, and they can fulfill meaningful use requirements. But just creating a patient portal doesn't mean it will be used, attendees learned at a Tuesday session of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) meeting.March 5, 2013PACS/VNAHIMSS: PACS will not remain a self-contained data siloNEW ORLEANS - Not all imaging informatics administrators and radiology IT staff want to keep PACS as its own silo of data in a healthcare IT enterprise data archive. Technology changes and the movement to a single integrated enterprise archive will eventually absorb it, attendees at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) meeting were told in an educational session on Monday.March 4, 2013ISHIMSS: Are you ready for a meaningful use audit?NEW ORLEANS - Hey, meaningful users! Are you prepared to pass a federal privacy and security audit? You may not be, which can carry important consequences, participants learned at a Sunday symposium of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) annual meeting.March 3, 2013Radiation Oncology/TherapySurgery plus RT works best for metastatic gastric cancerPatients with metastatic gastric cancer face a grim prognosis, but those who undergo surgery followed by radiation therapy (RT) may have the best chance of longer survival, according to a study published online January 29 in Cancer.March 3, 2013Previous PagePage 3 of 88Next PageTop StoriesMRIDTI shows how Alzheimer's affects white matter microstructureDiffusion-tensor (DTI)-MRI reveals how Alzheimer's -- and cerebral small vessel disease (cSVD) -- affect the brain's white matter microstructure, researchers have found.Molecular ImagingFES-PET could save $142M in breast cancer costsPractice Management'Financial toxicity' screening for cancer care needs improvementCTOpportunistic chest CT helps predict low bone mineral densitySponsor ContentIMV’s Oncology in Diagnostic Imaging Market Outlook Report