Interventions May Cut Heart Dose From Radiation Therapy for NSCLC
FRIDAY, April 15, 2022 -- For patients receiving radiation therapy for locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), education and implementation of a standardized cardiac dose quality measure is associated with a reduction in mean heart dose... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - April 15, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Long-Term QOL Examined for Surgical Choices in Breast Cancer
WEDNESDAY, April 13, 2022 -- Among women receiving treatment for early-stage breast cancer, mastectomy and reconstruction without radiation therapy (RT) is associated with similar breast satisfaction and physical well-being, but worse psychosocial... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - April 13, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
CMS: Radiation Oncology Model
Notice of proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services (CMS) proposing to delay the start date of the Radiation Oncology (RO) Model to a date determined through future rulemaking and modify the model performance period to reflect the suggested start date. The RO Model will test whether prospective episode payments to hospital outpatient departments and freestanding radiation therapy centers for radiation therapy episodes of care preserve or enhance the quality of care furnished to Medicare beneficiaries while reducing Medicare program spending. Comments are by June 7, 2022. (Source: Federal Register updat...
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - April 8, 2022 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
FDA issues new draft cybersecurity guidance
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a new draft guidanc...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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Cybersecurity vulnerability ensnares imaging, radiation therapy firms
FDA proposes update to cybersecurity guidance (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 7, 2022 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
CMS again delays start of RO Model for radiation therapy payments
A major restructuring of the way the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicai...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
ASTRO releases EBRT guidelines for liver cancer treatment
House passes bill to mitigate Medicare cuts
Release of final Medicare payment rates raises ire of physician groups
ASTRO: Virtual tools improve patient care
ASTRO 2021 studies tackle racial disparities, high costs (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 7, 2022 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Public Inspection: CMS: Radiation Oncology Model
Pre-publication notice of proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services (CMS) proposing to delay the start date of the Radiation Oncology (RO) Model to a date determined through future rulemaking and modify the model performance period to reflect the suggested start date. The RO Model will test whether prospective episode payments to hospital outpatient departments and freestanding radiation therapy centers for radiation therapy episodes of care preserve or enhance the quality of care furnished to Medicare beneficiaries while reducing Medicare program spending. Comments are due within 60 days of the public...
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - April 7, 2022 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
GE joins forces with Elekta in radiation oncology
GE Healthcare and radiation oncology firm Elekta have signed a global commercia...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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Elekta posts 3% decline in Q3 revenues
Elekta opens office in the Philippines (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 5, 2022 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Atrium Health breaks ground on new radiation therapy facility
Atrium Health broke ground on a state-of-the-art facility that will bring two advanced radiation therapies to children and adult patients with complex tumors. The facility will be a $69 million investment into the local community, as it becomes the first site to offer these treatment options in the Charlotte area.
The two treatments are proton beam therapy, a form of highly precise radiation therapy, and gamma knife radiosurgery, non-invasive treatment for brain lesions. In this building, specialists… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care News Headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care News Headlines - April 1, 2022 Category: Health Management Authors: Atrium Health Source Type: news
Security advisory issued for Philips' MRI software
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has issued a medica...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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U.S. agency issues security warning for Philips PACS software (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 29, 2022 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Viewray achieves milestone with MRIdian rad therapy
Image-guided radiation therapy developer ViewRay is reporting a milestone achieve...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
ViewRay wins MRIdian order in Germany
ViewRay reports revenue increases for Q4, fiscal year
ViewRay gets FDA nod for updated MRIdian
ViewRay nets order from Northside Hospital
ViewRay reports major revenue boost in Q3 (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 15, 2022 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
University Hospital Agostino Gemelli Treats its 1,000th Patient Using MRIdian(R) MRI-Guided Radiation Therapy
Center Becomes First MRIdian Program in Southern Europe to Reach this Treatment Milestone
CLEVELAND, March 15, 2022 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) -- ViewRay, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRAY) today announced that University Hospital Agostino Gemelli has ... Devices, Oncology ViewRay, MRIdian, MRI-guided radiation therapy (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - March 15, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
HIMSS: Phishing attacks, ransomware pose big security risks
ORLANDO - Phishing attacks and ransomware are currently the most prevalent an...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
Cybersecurity vulnerability ensnares imaging, radiation therapy firms
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U.S. agency issues security warning for Philips PACS software
Report: 45M medical images are accessible online (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 15, 2022 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Accuray completes CyberKnife install in Ark.
Accuray has installed its CyberKnife S7 radiation therapy system at the Cart...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
Stanford picks up MIM's CyberKnife dosing software
Accuray signs Royal Brisbane in Australia
Accuray reports revenue gains in Q2
Accuray touts CyberKnife results in breast cancer radiation therapy
Accuray reports revenue gains for Q1 (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 11, 2022 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
RefleXion raises $80M for rad therapy technology
Radiation therapy equipment developer RefleXion has closed a financing roun...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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RefleXion to install X1 at cancer center in Texas
RefleXion to install X1 system at UPMC (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 11, 2022 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Cybersecurity vulnerability ensnares imaging, radiation therapy firms
Cybersecurity vulnerabilities in remote connectivity software used in servic...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
Cybersecurity comes under intense scrutiny at RSNA 2021
Regulatory, cybersecurity updates affect radiology practices
U.S. agency issues security warning for Philips PACS software
Report: 45M medical images are accessible online
Security advisories issued for GE imaging systems (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 10, 2022 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
