Chest Radiology: Page 153

IsoRay touts brachytherapy surgery
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical isotope developer IsoRay Medical said that the first lung cancer surgery to implant its cesium-131 brachytherapy seeds embedded in mesh using da Vinci robotics was successful.
July 19, 2011
SCCT: Following incidental lung nodules not cost-effective
By Eric Barnes
In a twist that could add fuel to the debate on incidental findings, following lung nodules detected incidentally at cardiac CT produced far too little benefit for the cost incurred, according to an analysis presented on Friday at the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) meeting in Denver.
July 17, 2011
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Accuray touts CyberKnife clinical results
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Accuray touted new clinical data, presented at the recent 14th World Conference on Lung Cancer in Amsterdam, on the company's CyberKnife robotic radiosurgery system and its TomoTherapy radiation therapy system.
July 6, 2011
Tomophase nets OCT patent
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Tomophase has received a patent for technology used to combine CT and optical coherence tomography (OCT) with technology for therapeutic treatment utilizing electromagnetic radiation, such as laser, radiofrequency, or microwave.
July 4, 2011
NEJM: Low-dose CT lung screening helps reduce mortality
By Wayne Forrest
The New England Journal of Medicine published a study this week indicating that the use of low-dose CT to screen individuals for lung cancer helps reduce mortality by 20%. First released in November 2010, the study results have helped draw renewed attention to CT lung screening.
June 28, 2011
Agenix touts data on SPECT agent
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiopharmaceutical developer Agenix is highlighting the results of a new clinical study on the safety of its ThromboView SPECT radiopharmaceutical for detecting pulmonary embolism.
June 21, 2011
NY Times reports double scanning of chest CT patients
By Cynthia E. Keen
In a continuation of its series of articles on overexposure to medical imaging radiation, the New York Times has reported that thousands of Medicare patients have been receiving two consecutive chest CT scans when only one is medically necessary.
June 19, 2011
Chest-wall toxicity risk predictable by SBRT dose
By Cynthia E. Keen
Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) is producing impressive rates of local control for malignant lung and liver lesions. An article published in the July issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics identifies dose-volume parameters that predict the risk of chest-wall toxicities for these patients.
June 16, 2011
New co-chair named for RTOG
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology has appointed Dr. Gail Darling of Toronto General Hospital as thoracic surgery co-chair of the Lung Cancer Committee for the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG).
June 15, 2011
New approach for NSCLC extends survival
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A phase II trial showed that the combination of cetuximab and chemoradiotherapy is well tolerated by patients with inoperable stage III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and can result in longer median and overall survival, according to a paper published in the June 10 issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
June 12, 2011
Pulmonary CTA not appropriate for many teens with PE symptoms
By Cynthia E. Keen
Should radiologists working at community hospitals be gatekeepers to protect children from low-value exams that carry a high radiation burden? Pediatric radiologists suggest so, based on results of a study published in the June issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
May 31, 2011
Most extracardiac incidentals are better left unfound
By Eric Barnes
Discovering incidental CT findings such as lung nodules when scanning patients with suspected heart disease does more harm than good, according to a cardiac imaging expert who spoke at the recent British Institute of Radiology President's Conference.
May 29, 2011
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