Cynthia E. Keen

Radiation Oncology/Therapy
ASTRO ponders updating its APBI guidelines
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. - In July 2009, the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) issued consensus guidelines for the use of accelerated partial-breast irradiation (APBI) to treat women with early-stage breast cancer not enrolled in clinical trials. The guidelines were commended but also criticized as being too limiting. Is it time to revise them?
October 3, 2011
Radiation Oncology/Therapy
ASTRO: High-dose RT doesn't improve survival in NSCLC patients
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. - High-dose radiation therapy (RT) doesn't improve survival for advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients, and the treatment used for the past 30 years should continue to be used, according to results presented on Monday at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) annual meeting.
October 2, 2011
Radiation Oncology/Therapy
ASTRO: Radiation oncology must focus on patient safety
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. - The 20th century was a golden age for radiation oncologists. The 21st century promises to be a different era entirely as practitioners are forced to confront rising concerns over radiation safety. That's what attendees heard on the first day of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) annual meeting.
October 2, 2011
Radiation Oncology/Therapy
ASTRO: IMRT produces less rectal toxicity in prostate cancer
Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) causes fewer bowel and rectal toxicities than 3D conformal radiation therapy, according to study findings to be presented October 3 at the plenary session of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) annual meeting.
September 27, 2011
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Report: Healthcare orgs not ready to keep patient data secure
Most healthcare organizations are underprepared to protect patient privacy and secure patient data as new uses for digital health information emerge and access to confidential patient information expands, according to a report published by Price Waterhouse Cooper's Health Research Institute in New York City.
September 26, 2011
PACS/VNA
Filmless pioneer Siegel describes wish list for next-generation PACS
In 1993, radiologists working at the Baltimore Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) became pioneers by implementing one of the first filmless hospitals. Now, 18 years later, they're looking to replace the system, and Dr. Eliot Siegel, chief of imaging services at the Baltimore VAMC, shares his wish list.
September 26, 2011
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Thrall: Healthcare IT can help rads tackle radiation exposure
NEW YORK CITY - Concern about radiation dose from medical imaging exams makes it imperative that radiologists proactively find ways to keep dose exposure to a minimum -- and healthcare IT can help, according to Dr. James H. Thrall, who spoke on the topic this week at the New York Medical Imaging Informatics Symposium.
September 19, 2011
Breast
GE event assembles investors, advocates to fight cancer
NEW YORK CITY - GE Healthcare today upped the ante in its war on cancer, assembling a star-studded field of public health advocates and venture capitalists to announce a new round of investments to accelerate innovation in cancer detection and therapy.
September 14, 2011
PACS/VNA
FDA opens forum to explore regulation of mobile medical apps
How should the U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulate mobile medical apps? More than 20 experts gave the FDA their opinions on Monday, the first day of a two-day public forum in the agency's Rockville, MD, headquarters. But as many questions were raised as recommendations posed.
September 12, 2011
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Automated procedure code entry reduces report errors
Automated entry of procedure codes in radiology reports has decreased the percentage of errors compared to manual entry, according to a Massachusetts General Hospital report published in the September issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
September 8, 2011
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A new study's findings suggest a relatively easy way to "go green" in the radiology suite.
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Radiologists deem AI x-ray reports clinically acceptable
By Will Morton
There was no evidence of a difference in acceptability between AI- and radiologist-generated reports under a standard criterion.
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