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: Philips secures European contracts for Lung Suite Philips debuts cybersecurity service at HIMSS 2022 Cybersecurity vulnerability ensnares imaging, radiation therapy firms Cybersecurity comes under intense scrutiny at RSNA 2021 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 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 (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: RefleXion's guided lung radiotherapy designated 'breakthrough' RefleXion to showcase tech, abstracts at ASTRO 2021 Lantheus, RefleXion to collaborate on prostate cancer treatment 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

Your Mouth on a Chip
 NIH ' s National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial ResearchCell-loaded microchips offer a new lens into human biologyMicrochips that mimic parts of the human body may sound futuristic, but these devices —called organs-on-chips—are already being used to study human biology. Made from plastic, with grooves that are lined with cells and channels that transport air and fluids, these chips can simulate aspects of organ structure and function. Chips have been designed to mimic many different parts of the body, including beating heart tissue, air-filtering lung cells, and electrically active brain cells. The technolo...
Source: Dental Technology Blog - March 10, 2022 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news

Penn Medicine lands $12M NIH grant to advance ultra-fast delivery method for radiation therapy
The National Institutes of Health awarded Penn Medicine researchers a five-year, $12.3 million grant to study an emerging form of radiation therapy treatment that could mean both a shorter duration and frequency for patients. The grant will be used to build on preclinical research conducted by researchers at the Abramson Cancer Center at the University of Pennsylvania. Their research is looking at a potential new form of radiation that provides ultra-fast doses in under a second, compared to several… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - March 1, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: John George Source Type: news

PET reduces radiation therapy dose for throat cancer
PET scans acquired before and midway through radiation therapy in patients wit...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: New treatment may cure HPV-linked throat cancer faster Oral HPV infection increasing in young men Matted lymph nodes portend poor prognosis in throat cancer (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - February 28, 2022 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Rural areas have less access to CT lung cancer screening
People living in rural areas who are eligible for annual CT lung cancer screenin...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: Radiation therapy increases heart attack risk in lung cancer patients ACR praises CMS for updated lung cancer screening decision CMS lowers lung cancer screening start age in final screening guide Outreach boosts uptake of lung cancer screening in rural areas What factors influence incidental lung nodule follow-up? (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - February 16, 2022 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

New ERLEADA ® (apalutamide) Analysis Demonstrates Rapid, Deep Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) Response in Patients with Metastatic Castration-Sensitive Prostate Cancer (mCSPC)
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 14, 2022 – The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson today announced new real-world evidence data showing the initiation of ERLEADA® (apalutamide) results in high rates of rapid and deep prostate-specific antigen (PSA) response among patients with metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer (mCSPC). In a separate post-hoc analysis of the registrational Phase 3 SPARTAN and TITAN studies, rapid and deep PSA responses with ERLEADA® were associated with improvement in patient-reported outcomes (PROs) related to quality of life, physical wellbeing, pain, and fatigue intensity. The...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - February 14, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Innovation Source Type: news

CAC Tied to Cardiovascular Risk During Radiation Therapy for NSCLC
MONDAY, Feb. 14, 2022 -- The burden of coronary artery calcium (CAC) may help predict the risk for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) during radiation treatment for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), according to a study presented at the... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - February 14, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Radiation therapy increases heart attack risk in lung cancer patients
Thoracic radiation therapy increases the risk of heart disease, heart attack...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: Higher coronary artery calcium scores increase COVID-19 mortality risk New studies show how CT reveals 'silent' atherosclerosis How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected CT CAC testing? CT CAC helps determine which patients benefit from statin therapy JAMA Internal Medicine stirs debate on coronary CT (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - February 14, 2022 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Accuray reports revenue gains in Q2
Accuray reported revenue gains for the second quarter of fiscal year 2022 an...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: Accuray touts CyberKnife results in breast cancer radiation therapy Accuray reports revenue gains for Q1 Accuray to introduce Volo Ultra at ASTRO 2021 Accuray inks collaboration with C-RAD Accuray promotes prostate cancer research at ESTRO 2021 (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - January 28, 2022 Category: Radiology Source Type: news