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Radiation Oncology/Therapy
VMAT provides same treatment as IMRT in half the time
A study using volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) for prostate cancer affirms the feasibility of the novel technique. Researchers from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center compared VMAT with standard intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) using retrospective data from five patients who were prescribed a dose of 86.4 Gy.
October 30, 2008
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MRI
MRI magnet explosions warrant improved venting and inspections
At least five MRI magnets have exploded in U.S. healthcare facilities over the last 10 years, but the incidents have gone mostly unreported, according to Wlad Sobol, Ph.D., a medical physicist and professor of radiology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Health System.
September 29, 2008
Digital X-Ray
Large CR study reveals wide variation in adult and pediatric protocols
A retrospective study of more than 40,000 computed radiography exams obtained from six University of Maryland departments suggests wide variations in protocols among hospital departments and slightly higher-than-necessary radiation exposure to patients, particularly children.
September 2, 2008
Nuclear Medicine
PET dose-painting methods produce discordant results
As intensity-modulated radiation therapy becomes more sophisticated, oncologists are investigating new dose-painting methods to determine which areas of tumor target volume should receive additional radiation dose. But a new study indicates that two promising methods to guide dose painting actually produce sharply varied results.
August 26, 2008
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Image Processing
New method reduces scatter in portable x-ray systems
Researchers at Emory University's Winship Cancer Institute and GE Global Research are collaborating on a software-based method for reducing scatter in portable systems. Tested on thorax phantom images, the algorithm reduced the x-ray signal by 50% to 100% without loss of image quality.
August 21, 2008
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Radiation Oncology/Therapy
Options abound for radiation therapy QC
Quality control is a vital issue in radiation therapy. A panel of experts recently discussed various approaches for radiation therapy quality control, ranging from peer reviews and data sharing to regulatory approaches and standards.
August 18, 2008
Radiation Oncology/Therapy
Surrogate organs stand in for lung tumors during fluoroscopic tracking
Working from the premise that other more visible anatomic features move in concert with lung tumors, researchers have developed a computer algorithm that uses these visible features as tumor stand-ins. In a feasibility study, the method localized the tumor position to an accuracy of within 1 mm and 2.5 mm.
August 7, 2008
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Nuclear Medicine
SPECT/CT mammography system produces first patient images
HOUSTON - Duke University researchers have begun the first patient studies of a hybrid SPECT/CT mammography system, and the unit has several advantages over conventional breast imaging technology, according to their findings.
July 29, 2008
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Radiation Oncology/Therapy
AAPM speaker tackles topic of healthcare reform
HOUSTON - Physics-based technology has had an undeniably positive effect on medical diagnosis and treatment, but that same technology is overused and its expense is contributing to America's exorbitant healthcare costs, according to the opening address at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) annual meeting.
July 28, 2008
Breast
Digital breast tomosynthesis boosts reader accuracy, cuts recall rate
Digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) boosts radiologists' cancer detection rates compared to full-field digital mammography (FFDM) alone, according to a multicenter, multireader study that evaluted reader performance with DBT. For this study, a dozen radiologists at five clinics took part in the trial, which compared radiologists' cancer detection rates and screening recall rates using DBT.
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Body composition analysis, MRI safety topped 2024's most read articles
While COVID and radiology salaries hit the top of AuntMinnie.com's Top 10 most-read posts of 2023, they rounded out the bottom of this year's list.
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Neiman index outperforms Charlson for predicting imaging use
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Practices must comply with the Corporate Transparency Act
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Kidneys appear to tolerate Lu-177 treatments
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Body composition analysis, MRI safety topped 2024's most read articles
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While COVID and radiology salaries hit the top of AuntMinnie.com's Top 10 most-read posts of 2023, they rounded out the bottom of this year's list.
December 20, 2024
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Neiman index outperforms Charlson for predicting imaging use
By Kate Madden Yee
The Neiman Imaging Comorbidity Index outperforms the Charlson Comorbidity Index for predicting advanced imaging use.
December 20, 2024
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40% of women in their 40s forgo biennial breast cancer screening
By Amerigo Allegretto
About two in every five women in their 40s do not undergo biennial breast cancer screening per USPSTF recommendations.
December 20, 2024
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Practices must comply with the Corporate Transparency Act
By Healthcare Administrative Partners
A new column from Healthcare Administrative Partners discusses the impact of the Corporate Transparency Act on medical practices.
December 20, 2024
Corporate Transparency
Kidneys appear to tolerate Lu-177 treatments
By Will Morton
Kidney-absorbed doses of lutetium-177 (Lu-177)-based treatments for prostate cancer and neuroendocrine tumors appear to be below toxicity thresholds.
December 19, 2024
Kidneys
Higher Medicaid-to-Medicare reimbursement ratios boost imaging use
By Kate Madden Yee
Higher Medicaid-to-Medicare reimbursement ratios are linked to increased likelihood of Medicaid patients receiving CT, MR, ultrasound, and x-ray imaging.
December 19, 2024
Money Hundred Bills
AI algorithm 'harmonizes' brain MRI data from different scanners
By Kate Madden Yee
A novel machine-learning algorithm used with MRI can harmonize brain volumetric data of patients undergoing Alzheimer's disease assessment gathered from different scanners.
December 18, 2024
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Recommendations address AI bias, data transparency
By Amerigo Allegretto
New recommendations seek to make medical AI safe and effective for everyone by tackling the issues of bias and transparency.
December 18, 2024
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AdvaMed applauds House Task Force on AI report
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
AdvaMed commended the end-of-year report submitted to the U.S. Congress on December 17 by the House Task Force on AI.
December 18, 2024
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African American men respond more favorably to Ra-223 therapy
By Will Morton
African American men with metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer may respond more favorably than white men to treatment with radium-223.
December 17, 2024
Prostate Imaging
What radiology trainees should know heading into 2025
By Liz Carey
Radiologists discuss specialty and job market: 10 takeaways.
December 17, 2024
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Solis acquires San Antonio, TX imaging centers
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Solis Mammography has acquired Avestēe Women's Imaging Centers in San Antonio, TX.
December 16, 2024
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