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Beta-carotene safe for prostate cancer patients
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The antioxidant supplement beta-carotene is safe to use during radiation therapy treatments for prostate cancer, according to a study published in the May issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics.
May 31, 2012
Emergency departments reserve CT for complex cases
By Eric Barnes
The vast majority of CT exams of the abdomen and pelvis in U.S. emergency departments are ordered for clinically complex cases, suggesting that fears of CT overuse in simple clinical cases are largely unsupported, according to a study in the June Journal of the American College of Radiology.
May 31, 2012
Data repository tracks radiation exposure in nuclear medicine
By Wayne Forrest
Spurred by the recent emphasis on reducing radiation exposure, researchers in Boston have developed a way to create a data repository from nuclear medicine reports to better facilitate patient-specific monitoring of radiation dose, according to a study published online May 24 in Radiology.
May 31, 2012
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Chemo with RT improves survival for brain tumor patients
By Cynthia E. Keen
Patients with oligodendroglioma brain tumors with a specific chromosomal abnormality double their survival outcomes when they undergo a combined chemoradiotherapy treatment, according to long-term findings of a clinical trial that will be presented this week at the American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting.
May 30, 2012
Stereotaxis names new board chair
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image-guided interventional surgery firm Stereotaxis has named William C. Mills III as chairman of its board of directors.
May 30, 2012
Landauer inks deal with Gamma Basics
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Landauer Medical Physics, a segment of radiation monitoring firm Landauer, has announced a partnership with Gamma Basics.
May 30, 2012
Long-term outcomes reinforce RT for Hodgkin's lymphoma
By Cynthia E. Keen
Radiation therapy (RT) following chemotherapy carries the risk of future complications for children and young adults with Hodgkin's lymphoma, but results published online May 29 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology show that patients who received radiotherapy after chemo had a lower risk of cancer recurrence.
May 30, 2012
CAD helps detect abnormal liver enlargement
By Erik L. Ridley
As quantitative imaging becomes increasingly important in radiology, automated tools such as computer-aided detection (CAD) software could play a vital role. A team from the U.S. National Institutes of Health has found that automated liver volumetry may help improve the detection of hepatomegaly, or abnormal liver enlargement.
May 30, 2012
SBRT instead of IMRT could reduce cost of prostate treatment
By Cynthia E. Keen
When a patient with organ-confined prostate cancer needs radiation therapy, replacing intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) with stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) may be more cost-effective, according to an article published in the May issue of the Journal of Oncology Practice.
May 30, 2012
FDA clears ViewRay's MRI-guided RT system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image-guided therapy developer ViewRay announced it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its MRI-guided radiation therapy (RT) system.
May 29, 2012
Survey finds Irish more positive on CT lung screening
By James Brice
A survey of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the Republic of Ireland suggests that better access to healthcare and more firsthand experience with CT may explain why they expressed a greater willingness to undergo low-dose CT lung cancer screening than current and former smokers in the U.S.
May 29, 2012
Moments in Radiology History: Part 5 -- Bullets and bones
By Otha Linton
"Bullets, bones, and kidney stones" was a phrase that sprung up in the earliest months of the medical use of x-rays. Just as Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen had noticed that x-rays showed bones minus normal flesh, young surgeons found that the images could show them where surgery could correct problems.
May 28, 2012
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