Mayo Clinic study suggests improved time efficiency, accuracy with AI-automated head and neck radiotherapy model
ROCHESTER, Minn. — A study conducted by Mayo Clinic suggests artificial intelligence could potentially improve time efficiency and standardization for radiation therapy planning in patients with head and neck cancers. The validation study, published in Frontiers in Oncology, evaluated the efficiency of an algorith m trained by Mayo Clinic and developed in collaboration with Google Health. Radiation therapy planning for head and neck cancers requires a heavy time investment from multiple specialty areas due to the… (Source: Mayo Clinic Research News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Research News - April 27, 2023 Category: Research Source Type: news
Model Can Predict Postoperative RT Delay in Head & Neck Cancer
MONDAY, April 24, 2023 -- A model incorporating individual-level factors with health literacy and community-level factors predicts postoperative radiation therapy (PORT) delay for patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC),... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - April 24, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Viewray posts 2023 Q1 revenue increases
Viewray posted revenue increases in its first quarter and outlined strategi...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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ViewRay's radiation therapy system can be sold in China (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 13, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Addition of Metastasis-Directed Therapy Increases PFS in Prostate Cancer
THURSDAY, April 13, 2023 -- The addition of metastasis-directed therapy (MDT), consisting of definitive radiation therapy to all sites of disease, to hormone therapy results in improved progression-free survival for men with oligometastatic prostate... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - April 13, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Initiating Salvage RT When PSA & gt;0.25 ng/mL Linked to All-Cause Mortality
FRIDAY, March 31, 2023 -- For men with one high-risk factor, initiating post-radical prostatectomy salvage radiation therapy (sRT) when prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels are greater than 0.25 ng/mL is associated with an increased risk for... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - March 31, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
SBRT: Alternative to Surgery in Early Stage Lung Cancer? SBRT: Alternative to Surgery in Early Stage Lung Cancer?
Registry data show stereotactic body radiation therapy and surgery provide almost equal survival rates in early stage lung cancer and could be a good therapeutic option in some patients.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - March 28, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Patients with multiple tumors in one breast may not need mastectomy, research finds
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Patients who have multiple tumors in one breast may be able to avoid a mastectomy if the tumors can be removed while leaving enough breast tissue, according to research led by the Alliance in Clinical Trials in Oncology and Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center. Patients would receive breast-c onserving therapy: a lumpectomy followed by whole-breast radiation therapy, rather than mastectomy. The study is published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Watch: Dr. Judy… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - March 28, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic Q and A: Treating colon cancer
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: A family member recently was diagnosed with colon cancer. After researching potential treatment options, I came across intraoperative radiation therapy. What is the difference between this and normal radiation? Is radiation a standard treatment option, or are there other approaches? ANSWER: Colon cancer is one of the most common malignancies in the U.S., with more than 100,000 new cases diagnosed each year. Over a lifetime, it is estimated that 1 in 23 men and… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - March 28, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
CRT Regimen Boosts Complete Response Rate in Unresectable Vulvar Cancer
(MedPage Today) -- TAMPA, Fla. -- More than 70% of patients with unresectable, locally advanced vulvar carcinoma had complete responses to chemoradiation with intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), according to a prospective study reported... (Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology)
Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology - March 27, 2023 Category: Hematology Source Type: news
Tempe medical device firm raises $45M to expand technology to treat brain tumors
Tempe-based GT Medical Technologies Inc. raised $45 million to expand its technology to treat patients with operable brain tumors.
The funding will be used to expand the company's commercialization of its GammaTile Therapy, a targeted radiation therapy the U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared in July 2018 for patients with operable brain tumors, according to GT Medical Technologies.
This series C financing follows a $16 million raise in November 2020 and a $10 million raise in early 2019. … (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care News Headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care News Headlines - March 24, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Angela Gonzales Source Type: news
New radiation shield eliminates need for lead aprons
A new radiation exposure shield designed to provide total-body protection coul...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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Sonographers exposed to radiation from MPI patients (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 23, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Tumor Treating Fields With Radiation for Glioblastoma Tumor Treating Fields With Radiation for Glioblastoma
Are there benefits to the concurrent delivery of radiation therapy with tumor treating fields? Does current evidence support this approach?Chinese Clinical Oncology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - March 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology Journal Article Source Type: news
Long-Term Study Supports'Watch and Wait' for Most Prostate Cancers
MONDAY, March 13, 2023 -- A man with prostate cancer who takes the“watch-and-wait” approach has the same long-term survival odds as those who undergo radiation therapy or surgery, according to a new large-scale study.
Patients had the... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 13, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
ASTRO: Radiation oncology workforce appears stable
The U.S. radiation oncology workforce is expected to remain stable through 2030...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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ASTRO: Radiation therapy boosts survival rate from liver cancer (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 8, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
'Our Goal Is Not to Omit Radiation Therapy' in Breast Cancer
(MedPage Today) -- MIAMI BEACH -- Advances in breast cancer management have created opportunities to omit radiotherapy (RT) in selected situations, but women who choose RT should not be considered unreasonable, a radiation oncologist said here... (Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN)
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - March 6, 2023 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
