AuntMinnie

MAY 15, 2024

The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) applauded the introduction of legislation in Congress on May 15 that could radically change the way Medicare pays for radiation therapy. It unifies payments across settings based on hospital technical payments. The bipartisan bill was introduced by Sen.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has released a proposed update to clinical practice guidelines for partial breast radiation as an alternative to whole breast radiation for early-stage invasive breast cancer and ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS).

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Imaging Technology

AUGUST 3, 2023

milla1cf Thu, 08/03/2023 - 20:52 August 3, 2023 — RaySearch Laboratories AB announced that Lausanne Univeristy Hospital (CHUV), Switzerland, has treated their first patient using RayStation treatment planning system together with the oncology information system RayCare in combination with the Accuray CyberKnife treatment delivery system.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 20, 2024

Accuray has inked an agreement with TrueNorth Medical Physics to provide radiation oncology departments with third-party support designed to boost their department’s capabilities.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 7, 2024

In 2023, 38% of PET systems were operated by the PET department, 28% by nuclear medicine, 24% by radiology/imaging, 5% by radiation oncology, and 2% by molecular imaging. Want to share your knowledge of medical imaging? Click here to sign up for the IMV Survey panel today.

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Imaging Technology

MAY 20, 2024

announced that internationally recognized radiation oncology physician, researcher and thought leader Steven E. DABR, FACRO , has joined its care team as Director of the Center of Advanced Radiation Excellence (CARE) and Director of Radiation Oncology Research. Finkelstein, M.D., is an affiliate of U.S.

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Imaging Technology

DECEMBER 1, 2023

milla1cf Fri, 12/01/2023 - 13:13 December 1, 2023 — The Radiation Oncology Program at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles is one of only a few in the country to care exclusively for children. We’re entering an era of personalized medicine on all fronts, including pediatric radiation oncology ,” says Dr. Chang of USC.

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Aidoc

JULY 19, 2023

Becker’s Hospital Review recently released their list highlighting the “Great Hospitals in America.” At Carle Foundation hospital, Dr. Brian Mason and colleagues deployed medical imaging AI and care coordination workflows to expedite care and improve outcomes for stroke patients.

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Imaging Technology

JANUARY 8, 2024

These efforts are reflected in the company’s mission to make hospitals more efficient, clinicians more effective, therapies more precise, and patients healthier and happier.

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Imaging Technology

APRIL 29, 2024

a professor in Radiation Oncology at the Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center , aims to demonstrate the feasibility of PGHD collection during proton beam radiotherapy for lung cancer. These adverse events often lead to hospitalizations and treatment interruptions that can reduce treatment efficacy.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Radiation oncology automation firm Radformation has secured regulatory clearances for its radiotherapy automation software from four regulatory bodies around the world.

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Imaging Technology

AUGUST 30, 2023

milla1cf Wed, 08/30/2023 - 14:45 August 30, 2023 — A published study by researchers at the University of Cincinnati Cancer Center and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center shows that multiple beams and intervals in delivery during FLASH proton therapy treatment reduced skin-saving effects in preclinical models.

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Imaging Technology

JUNE 6, 2023

christine.book Tue, 06/06/2023 - 14:41 June 6, 2023 — RaySearch Laboratories has announced that New York University (NYU) Langone Hospital - Long Island (Mineola, NY) has placed an order for the treatment planning system RayStation.

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Imaging Technology

APRIL 28, 2023

Chen is a board-certified radiation oncologist and Medical Director of the Central Nervous System (CNS) program at Jersey Shore University Medical Center , where he recently joined the staff. ProCure entered into an affiliation with Hackensack in 2020. ProCure entered into an affiliation with Hackensack in 2020.

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Imaging Technology

JUNE 12, 2023

In a Review article published in The Lancet Oncology, Susu Yan, PhD, and Thomas Bortfeld, PhD, from the Biophysics Division of MGH’s Department of Radiation Oncology, and co-authors describe the evolution of proton therapy and its benefits to patients and society.

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Imaging Technology

JUNE 14, 2024

The proton system is scheduled to be installed in 2025, and once in use will usher in a new era of cutting-edge radiation oncology services. Simon Cancer Center, located at Morristown Medical Center in New Jersey.

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Imaging Technology

APRIL 26, 2023

The guideline is published in Practical Radiation Oncology. The multidisciplinary ASTRO/ESTRO task force included radiation, medical and surgical oncologists, a radiation oncology resident, a pulmonologist, thoracic surgeons, a medical physicist and a patient representative.

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Imaging Technology

DECEMBER 27, 2023

milla1cf Wed, 12/27/2023 - 20:01 December 27, 2023 — Nationwide Children’s Hospital and The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. This technology has the potential to literally improve the health and well-being of millions of people across Ohio and beyond.”

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Imaging Technology

OCTOBER 3, 2023

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. The findings add to the growing evidence of the efficacy and safety of its FDA-approved GammaTile Therapy, and were presented during an Oct.

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Imaging Technology

MAY 23, 2023

CCPSC is the first in France to offer ZAP-X and is part of the renowned American Hospital of Paris, known for offering the most innovative technologies and most advanced treatment methods. milla1cf Tue, 05/23/2023 - 11:18 May 23, 2023 — ZAP Surgical Systems, Inc.,

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Imaging Technology

JULY 5, 2023

By partnering with RaySearch, we can further optimize the capabilities of our systems, bringing innovative solutions to the field of radiation oncology. Johan Löf , founder and CEO, RaySearch, says: “We are thrilled to join forces with B dot Medical in this groundbreaking collaboration.

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Imaging Technology

OCTOBER 23, 2023

This collaboration pioneered the use of IBA Proteus PLUS systems and Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy (IMPT) in hospitals globally. Olivier Legrain , Chief Executive Officer of IBA, commented: "We are very pleased to continue our work with Massachusetts General Hospital after a rewarding 25 years of collaboration.

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Imaging Technology

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

milla1cf Mon, 11/20/2023 - 12:49 November 20, 2023 — The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) issued a clinical guideline on partial breast irradiation for patients with early-stage invasive breast cancer or ductal carcinoma in situ ( DCIS ).

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Imaging Technology

OCTOBER 5, 2023

At the meeting, held from October 1 to October 4, 2023, in San Diego, Simon Powell, MD, PhD, FRCP , Chair of MSK’s Department of Radiation Oncology and Enid A. Haupt Chair in Radiation Oncology, was honored with ASTRO’s Gold Medal Award. It is caused by an inherited mutation in the gene TP53.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 3, 2024

Eliot Siegel, MD; Stanislav Spiridonov, MD; Nathan Gee, MD; and Anthony Chang, PhD, are among a niche gathering of early adopters, entrepreneurial physicians, medical physicists, and investors with a sweet spot for nuclear medicine, diagnostic radiology, and radiation oncology. Now sites are now getting cycled up to start doing it."

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Imaging Technology

MAY 21, 2024

Proton therapy treatments will be provided by physicians affiliated with the Yale School of Medicine , the Yale New Haven Smilow Cancer Hospital , and Yale Cancer Center , which is a National Cancer Institute-designated (NCI) Comprehensive Cancer Center, and the Harford HealthCare Cancer Institute.

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 4, 2024

Even if some private urology, radiation oncology practices, or radiologist groups are building the ability to perform theranostics, experts are cautious about patient management, radiation safety, and the risk of unnecessary imaging. However, few freestanding theranostics centers exist today. Hope added.

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Imaging Technology

APRIL 2, 2024

These new capabilities align with our precision care strategy to personalize care, enhance hospital efficiency and clinician effectiveness, and appeal to new and existing GE HealthCare and MIM Software users who see this as an opportunity to better serve patients and help improve outcomes." Oncotarget. 2017 Jun 8;8(37):62742-62758.

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Imaging Technology

MAY 15, 2023

milla1cf Mon, 05/15/2023 - 10:26 May 15, 2023 — GE HealthCare is presenting three new global innovations – Intelligent Radiation Therapy (iRT), Auto Segmentation, and an updated Magnetic Resonance (MR) Radiation Therapy Suite (AIR Open Coil Suite) – that underscore the company’s commitment to enhancing the radiation oncology care pathway.

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Imaging Technology

MARCH 28, 2024

This was much higher than the 47% who felt the responsibility should be shared with physicians, or the 43% who felt it should be shared with hospitals. When asked who has responsibility for medical or legal problems arising from AI use, 91% of respondents pointed to AI developers. Oncologists need to be part of that conversation.

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Imaging Technology

AUGUST 17, 2023

The five-week course of treatment is part of a European clinical trial involving both PSI and University Hospital Zurich. This is the first time this type of radiotherapy has been used in Switzerland to treat an oesophageal tumour.

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Imaging Technology

JULY 10, 2023

President-Elect: Mario Pistilli , CRA, FAHRA, Director of Imaging Services, at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.) Directors for 2023-2024 include: Brian Fox, FACHE, MBA, CRA, RT(R)(MR) , Executive Director, Radiology and Patient Transport with Barnes Jewish Hospital (St. Wendy Renneke R.T.(R)(CT)

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Imaging Technology

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

With 39 sites throughout Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and Long Island, Perlmutter Cancer Center is the only full-service Comprehensive Cancer Center in Brooklyn with a local hospital ( NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn ) for acute care and surgery. “Dr. Neel, MD, PhD , director of the Perlmutter Cancer Center.

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Imaging Technology

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Findings will be presented today at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Annual Meeting. Allen, MD , a radiation oncology resident physician at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore. Black patients with prostate cancer in the U.S.

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TTG Imaging Solutions

MAY 5, 2023

Enhances TTG’s continued commitment to offer a full spectrum of high-quality and cost-effective service solutions in the cardiology and radiation oncology markets PITTSBURGH, PA (May 5, 2023) – TTG Imaging Solutions, LLC (TTG) announced today the acquisition of Digirad Health, Inc., headquartered in Suwanee, GA. Digirad Health, Inc.

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Imaging Technology

MAY 19, 2023

Muroff, MD, FACR , the 2023 Leadership Luminary Award recipients for their exceptional lifetime achievements, innovation, leadership and service to the medical specialties of radiology or radiation oncology.

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Midstate Radiology Associates

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

is a professional organization in existence since 1960, providing diagnostic and therapeutic radiology and radiation oncology services for The Hospital of Saint Raphael and surrounding communities in the Greater New Haven Area. About New Haven Radiology Associates, PC. New Haven Radiology Associates, PC.

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