Exercise Might Ease Side Effects of Breast Cancer Treatment
FRIDAY, Nov. 25, 2022 -- An exercise program, even if it ' s not as intense as national guidelines suggest, could help breast cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy reduce fatigue and have a better quality of life, new research... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - November 25, 2022 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Oscar Lambret Center in France Installs Second Accuray Radixact(R) System, the Hospital's Fifth Accuray Radiation Therapy Delivery System
Hospital Adds Accuray ClearRT Helical Fan-Beam kVCT Imaging and Synchrony® Technologies to Both Radixact Systems, Creating the Ultimate System for Personalized Cancer Care
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Nov. 16, 2022 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) ... Devices, Oncology Accuray, Radixact System, ClearRT, radiosurgery (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - November 16, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
IMV: Dual-energy spectral imaging drives CT purchasing interest
Dual-energy spectral imaging CT systems are driving plans to purchase new C...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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IMV: Radiation therapy capital equipment budgets up 21% in 2021
IMV: Most U.S. hospitals plan to buy an x-ray system (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - November 16, 2022 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
When a Cyberattack Halts Radiation Therapy: Not'If' but'When'When a Cyberattack Halts Radiation Therapy: Not'If' but'When '
Three radiation oncologists describe living through cyberattacks that paralyzed their clinics. They urge all clinicians to make plans to keep services running so that patients don ' t miss out on treatment.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - November 10, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Researchers design treatment to protect bones during cancer therapy
Approximately 50% of all cancer patients receive radiation therapy — a treatment that uses electrically charged particles to kill cancer cells. Although radiotherapy beams are aimed directly at the tumor, surrounding healthy tissue can be damaged… (Source: NSF News)
Source: NSF News - November 9, 2022 Category: Science Authors: NSF Source Type: news
Shorter regimen in sarcoma care could widen access to treatment
Hypofractionated, preoperative radiotherapy for patients with nonmetastati...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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Hypofractionated radiotherapy helped England survive COVID-19 (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - November 8, 2022 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Brentuximab Vedotin + Chemo Ups Event - Free Survival in Peds Hodgkin Lymphoma
Event - free survival rate higher in pediatric patients, but no difference seen in the percentage of patients receiving involved - site radiation therapy (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology - November 3, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Oncology, Pediatrics, Pharmacy, Radiology, Journal, Source Type: news
New Research Focuses on Mesothelioma Brain Metastasis
Distant metastasis is common with malignant pleural mesothelioma – more than 60% of patients experience it – but rarely is it found around the brain.
A new study by a team of radiation oncologists in Great Britain, however, suggests that physicians should increase their focus on potential cerebral metastasis in mesothelioma patients.
“Patients will continue to live longer as a consequence of newer, more advanced treatments,” the study authors wrote. “It is critical now to recognize mesothelioma’s metastatic potential, particularly cerebral metastasis, which was previously only an autopsy finding.”
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Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - November 3, 2022 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Fran Mannino Tags: Clinical Trials/Research/Emerging Treatments Pleural Source Type: news
CMS releases final 2023 Medicare reimbursement rules
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has published it...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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CMS releases proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2023 (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - November 2, 2022 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
CMS releases final 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has published it...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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CMS releases proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2023 (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - November 2, 2022 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
ASTRO: Medical Physicist-Patient Consult May Ease Stress of RT
MONDAY, Oct. 31, 2022 -- A patient-facing role for medical physicists may improve the experience of patients receiving radiation therapy as part of oncology care, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Society for... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - October 31, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
RaySearch secures McLaren Proton Therapy Center contract
RaySearch Laboratories has secured a contract to provide the McLaren Proto...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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RaySearch tech to be used in Houston clinic (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 28, 2022 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
ViewRay touts results of MIRAGE trial
ViewRay highlighted results from its phase III Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Guide...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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ViewRay signs VA Houston Healthcare System (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 27, 2022 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Ablative MR-Guided RT Shows Promise in Pancreatic Cancer
(MedPage Today) -- SAN ANTONIO -- Use of ablative stereotactic MR-guided on-table adaptive radiation therapy (SMART) is feasible and safe in patients with borderline resectable or locally advanced unresectable pancreatic cancer, according to... (Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology)
Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology - October 27, 2022 Category: Hematology Source Type: news
Radiation Therapy Can Safely Be Cut in Half for Patients With Early Breast Cancer
(Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology - October 26, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Oncology, News, Source Type: news
