Cynthia E. Keen[email protected]Radiation Oncology/TherapyPediatric Hodgkin's survivors face high risk of breast cancer as young adultsGirls who received treatment for Hodgkin's disease between 1960 and 1990 and are now adult women have a 37-fold increased risk of developing breast cancer compared to the general population. The U.S. study also found that these patients had a high likelihood of developing bilateral breast cancer at an early age.December 29, 2008Radiation Oncology/TherapyNY Times: CyberKnife Medicare coverage varies in U.S.Medicare payments for the treatment of prostate cancer using CyberKnife radiosurgery vary widely by geography, according to an article published by the New York Times on December 17. Men in a number of U.S. states have no Medicare coverage for CyberKnife treatments, according to the article.December 22, 2008Radiation Oncology/TherapyGamma Knife provides local control for some low-grade gliomasUse of the Gamma Knife stereotactic radiosurgery system as a treatment for cancer patients with recurring low-grade gliomas may help reduce recurring tumors and provide fair local control, according to findings presented at the recent 2008 RSNA meeting in Chicago.December 22, 2008Radiation Oncology/TherapyAuntMinnie.com Radiation Oncology InsiderDecember 17, 2008ISSR technology is no panacea for reporting work habit changeIt's a well-known fact that implementing speech recognition (SR) technology can revolutionize report turnaround time and dramatically enhance the workflow efficiency of radiology departments. But can it improve the work habits of individual radiologists?December 14, 2008CTRadiation dose awareness leads to drop in pediatric CT usageThe campaign to reduce radiation dose exposure to children is working, at least at two of the largest academic children's hospitals in the U.S. Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center reported that CT volume has declined in the past two years, even as overall imaging increased.December 11, 2008CTSmaller teens sometimes get adult-sized CT dose, study findsTechniques for performing a CT exam on a teenager need to be determined by size and body mass, rather than by age, to reduce radiation dose, researchers from the Medical University of South Carolina advise in a poster presented at the recent RSNA meeting.December 10, 2008ISAuntMinnie.com Healthcare IT InsiderDecember 9, 2008Pediatric RadiologyAuntMinnie.com Pediatric InsiderDecember 8, 2008CTFlat-panel CT finds early signs of bone damage in anorexicsThe higher resolution of a prototype flat-panel volume CT scanner has enabled U.S. researchers to detect changes in the bone structure of girls with anorexia nervosa, even before declines in bone mineral density are evident.December 8, 2008Previous PagePage 77 of 88Next PageTop StoriesCTMachine learning plus CT helps assess severity of COPDA machine-learning model based on chest CT images accurately predicts lung function, which can help clinicians diagnose and assess COPD.UltrasoundActive thyroid surveillance effective, beneficial for older patientsMolecular ImagingFES-PET shows promise staging women with invasive lobular cancerCTStructured CT reporting tool may aid hernia detection after bariatric surgeryMRIHigher ventricular and atrial heart volumes boost cardiac disease risk
