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NIH: Occupational radiation dose to RTs needs careful monitoring

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Nuclear Regulatory Commission limits occupational radiation exposure to 50 mSv per year.) And although these procedures benefit patients by reducing recovery time compared with conventional surgery, they expose medical staff to significant radiation. The complete study can be found here.

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Radiologists Outperformed AI in Identifying Lung Diseases on Chest X-ray

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milla1cf Tue, 09/26/2023 - 15:32 September 26, 2023 — In a study of more than 2,000 chest X-rays , radiologists outperformed AI in accurately identifying the presence and absence of three common lung diseases, according to a study published in Radiology , a journal of the Radiological Society of North America ( RSNA ).

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Widespread Staff Shortages Exacerbate Pressures Facing Radiation Oncology Clinics; ASTRO Advocacy Day Calls for Action

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milla1cf Tue, 05/23/2023 - 11:36 May 23, 2023 — More than 9 in 10 radiation oncologists report that their practices face clinical staff shortages , according to a new national survey from the American Society for Radiation Oncology ( ASTRO ). Radiation oncologists from across the country are in Washington, D.C.

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Multi-Institutional Study Data Presented at ASTRO 2023 Builds Upon Growing Evidence of GammaTile for Patients with Brain Tumors

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2 poster presentation at the American Society for Radiation Oncology's (ASTRO) 65th Annual Meeting, ASTRO 2023 , being held this week in San Diego, CA. sites were treated with GammaTile, a treatment that provides immediate radiation where it is needed most after brain tumor removal surgery.

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PSMA-PET helps plan treatment in men with relapsed prostate cancer

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in 2020, wrote lead author Wesley Armstrong, a medical and doctoral student, and colleagues. The researchers included a total of 178 with salvage RT plans available who had enrolled in the trial between September 2018 and August 2020 at UCLA and the University of California, San Francisco.

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SNMMI: Y-90-FAPI-46 more effective for advanced sarcoma

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Study participants underwent a total of 77 cycles of Y-90-FAPI-46 therapy between June 2020 and December 2023. Lanzafame and colleagues reported that Y-90-FAPI-46 controlled disease progression in nearly half of the patients in the study, signaling a "specific benefit" for the advanced sarcoma patient group. Image courtesy of SNMMI.

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Lymphoscintigraphy underused in the U.S. to diagnose lymphedema

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Lymphedema is a chronic disease of the lymphatic system caused by the accumulation of proteins in the interstitium, ultimately leading to inflammation, and can be caused by damage to the lymphatic system from surgery or radiation treatment, the authors explained. The disease is a particular concern among cancer patients, they noted.

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