Release of final Medicare payment rates raises ire of physician groups
A number of healthcare groups are protesting final rules on Medicare 2022 paymen...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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ASTRO urges members to oppose Medicare payment cuts (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - November 3, 2021 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
' Phantom Odors' a Common but Under-Reported Toxicity of Radiation Therapy'Phantom Odors' a Common but Under-Reported Toxicity of Radiation Therapy
Patients who undergo proton-beam radiation therapy to tumors located in or adjacent to the olfactory region may develop phantosmia, the perception of a foul-smelling odor for which there is no external stimulus.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Radiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Radiology Headlines - November 1, 2021 Category: Radiology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
IBA and RaySearch expand partnership in proton therapy
Proton therapy developer Ion Beam Applications (IBA) and radiation therapy softwar...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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RaySearch secures $2.2M Swiss contract (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 27, 2021 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
ASTRO: Virtual tools improve patient care
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ASTRO highlights program at 2021 annual meeting (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 27, 2021 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
SBRT on Oligoprogressive Lesions: Benefit in Lung Cancer SBRT on Oligoprogressive Lesions: Benefit in Lung Cancer
Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) significantly improved progression-free survival in oligoprogressive, metastatic lung cancer, but not breast cancer.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - October 26, 2021 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Targeted High-Dose Radiation Helps Fight Advanced Lung Cancer
A preliminary study suggests high-dose radiation therapy may stall tumor growth in patients with advanced lung cancer who are not fully responding to drug therapies. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - October 26, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New radiation therapy tools are highlight of ASTRO 2021
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Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 26, 2021 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
ASTRO 2021 studies tackle racial disparities, high costs
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Black individuals may not benefit from wider lung screening guidance
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Radiation therapy takes toll on prostate cancer patients' finances (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 26, 2021 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Accuray touts CyberKnife results in breast cancer radiation therapy
Accuray is highlighting clinical results that suggest that early-stage breas...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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Accuray lands Radixact install in India (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 25, 2021 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Helsinki University Hospital Selects MRIdian(R) System for Installation at Comprehensive Cancer Center
Center will be the first in Finland to offer MRIdian MR-guided radiation therapy cancer treatment
CLEVELAND, Oct. 25, 2021 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) -- ViewRay, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRAY) today announced that Helsinki University Hospital has p... Devices, Oncology ViewRay, MRIdian, MRI-guided radiation therapy (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - October 25, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
OneProjects raises $17M to launch imaging platform
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Echocardiography technique can guide atrial fibrillation ablation (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 14, 2021 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Patients lack knowledge on radiation in medical imaging
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AI helps reduce cancer PET imaging time and dose (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 13, 2021 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Sirtex Medical and China Grand Pharmaceutical announce successful first administration of SIR-Spheres(R) Y-90 resin microspheres in China
WOBURN, Mass., Oct. 11, 2021 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) -- Sirtex Medical ("Sirtex"), a leading manufacturer of targeted liver cancer therapies, announced today that the first procedure of selective internal radiation therapy (SIR... Devices, Oncology Sirtex Medical, SIR-Spheres, Y-90 resin microspheres, hepatocellular carcinoma (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - October 11, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Consider the esophagus when it comes to breast cancer radiotherapy
Routinely avoiding the esophagus during radiation therapy for breast cance...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 11, 2021 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Chronic stress linked to breast cancer treatment, survival outcomes
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Immediately reading mammograms helps with workflow, disparities (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 6, 2021 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
