Oncology Imaging

High-dose radiation therapy safe, effective for kidney cancer patients with one kidney
Stereotactic radiation therapy is a safe and effective treatment for cancer patients with only one…
ASTRO 2018: African-Americans with prostate cancer respond better to radiation therapy than Caucasian men
Contrary to recent data suggesting African-Americans face a higher mortality risk from prostate…
Researchers find best MRI sequence for whole-body PET/MRI to diagnoses high-risk prostate cancer
Researchers have found diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DWI) or gadolinium-enhanced…
Tulane researcher awarded $1.6M grant to develop prostate cancer scanner
A $1.6 million, four-year grant from the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of…
High-dose radiation therapy improves survival in formerly incurable cancer patients
Results of a new randomized, phase II clinical trial have demonstrated an aggressive form of…
3D mammography detects 34% more breast cancers than traditional methods
A multi-year, Swedish study found three-dimensional (3D) mammography detected over 30 percent more…
Microscopic imaging of kidney damage from contrast dyes opens door for novel drug therapies
Using microscopic imaging, researchers from the University of Calgary in Alberta, Canada have shown…
Study: Frequent lung cancer CT screening doesn't improve survival rate
More frequent surveillance imaging does not improve overall survival or post-recurrence survival…
ASTRO, industry leaders issue new radiation treatment guidelines for early-stage prostate cancer
Prominent medical societies have issued new clinical guidelines, Thursday, Oct. 11, recommending…
SBI, Oxford University Press to publish new Journal of Breast Imaging
On Wednesday, Oct. 10, the Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) and Oxford University Press (OUP)…
NHS brings mobile CT units to London for lung cancer screening
The £1 million ($1.3 million U.S.) pilot project will target more than 7,000 smokers or former…
FDG PET/CT accurately predicts radiotherapy response, clinical outcomes in spinal metastases patients
Korean researchers using metabolic monitoring with FDG PET/CT imaging modalities found the method…
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