New ultrafast photon detectors allow for rapid processing of data from positron emission or X-ray scans without the need for tomography to reconstruct images. This image shows a brain phantom (model) scanned by positron emission using the new technology.
News | PET Imaging
Detector Advance Could Lead to Cheaper, Easier Medical Scans

November 1, 2021 — Researchers in the U.S. and Japan have demonstrated the first experimental cross-sectional medical ...

Time November 01, 2021
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18F-FDG PET in patients with long-COVID syndrome. A and B: Transaxial sections of group averaged, spatially normalized 18F-FDG PET scans in patients with long-COVID syndrome (A) and control patients (B). C: The pattern expression score (PES; *adjusted for age and sex, for illustration purposes) of the previously established COVID-19-related spatial covariance pattern was not significantly different between patients with long-COVID syndrome and control patients. Boxplots (grey), as well as individual values
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Molecular Imaging Suggests Long-COVID Symptoms may be Caused by Fatigue

November 1, 2021 — Long-term cognitive problems after a COVID-19 diagnosis may be a result of fatigue rather than ...

Time November 01, 2021
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ClariCT.AI helps improve the image quality of low-dose CT scans. This image shows before and after denoising imaging.
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ClariPi Joins Nuance AI Marketplace for Ultra-Low-Dose CT Image Denoising Solution

October 29, 2021 — ClariPi Inc. recently announced that its ClariCT.AI software will be available on the Nuance AI ...

Time October 29, 2021
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News | Molecular Imaging
NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes Expansion Event Unveils Advanced Radioisotope Production Equipment and Breaks Ground on First-in-Kind Therapeutic Radioisotope Production Facility

October 29, 2021 — NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes, LLC, a global innovator in the development, production and ...

Time October 29, 2021
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News | Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT)
Serial Radiation Therapy is Safe and Effective as Alternative Treatment to Systemic Therapy for Kidney Cancer

October 29, 2021 — In a new single-arm study, researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center reported ...

Time October 29, 2021
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Elekta Harmony radiation therapy system at ASTRO 2021.
360 Photos | Radiation Therapy
360 Degree View of the Harmony Radiation Therapy System at ASTRO 2021

This is a virtual tour of the New Elekta Harmony radiation therapy system at the American Society of Radiation Oncology ...

Time October 28, 2021
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This is a 360 degree view inside one of the brachytherapy treatment rooms at the Northwestern Medicine's center center in Warrenville, Ill., in the western suburbs of Chicago. The room is equipped with a Varian VariSource brachytherapy afterloader.
360 Photos | Brachytherapy Systems
Brachytherapy Treatment Room 360 Degree View at Northwestern Medicine

This is a 360 degree view inside one of the brachytherapy treatment rooms at Northwestern Medicine's center in ...

Time October 28, 2021
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In a phase 2 single-institution study, UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers found that dose-equivalent preoperative radiation therapy for extremity/trunk soft tissue sarcoma delivered in five days rather than over the conventional five weeks produced similar benefits and treatment side effects.
News | Radiation Therapy
Optimizing Preoperative Radiation Therapy in High-risk Sarcoma

October 28, 2021 — In a phase 2 single-institution study, UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers found ...

Time October 28, 2021
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An individual patient data (IPD) meta-analysis of randomized, controlled clinical trials provides strong evidence for the addition of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) to definitive radiotherapy (RT) for the treatment of prostate cancer, with the projection that adding ADT to the treatment of 10-15 men would prevent the development of distant metastasis in one man.
News | Prostate Cancer
International Meta-analysis Quantifies Impact of Three Prostate Cancer Therapy Intensification Strategies

October 28, 2021 — An individual patient data (IPD) meta-analysis of randomized, controlled clinical trials provides ...

Time October 28, 2021
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ViewRay, Inc. announced that the results of a multi-center study of 148 inoperable pancreatic cancer patients treated with MRIdian SMART (MR-guided stereotactic adaptive radiation therapy) were presented as part of the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), the world's largest radiation oncology society, held October 24-27, 2021 in Chicago.
News | Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT)
New Outcomes Data Demonstrating Prolonged Survival for Inoperable Pancreatic Cancer Patients

October 28, 2021 — ViewRay, Inc. announced that the results of a multi-center study of 148 inoperable pancreatic cancer ...

Time October 28, 2021
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Chest radiograph without Auto Lung Nodule Detection (ALND) and chest radiograph with lung nodule marked.
News | Artificial Intelligence
Samsung Receives FDA Clearance for AI Algorithms that Detect Lung Nodules in Chest X-rays

October 28, 2021 — NeuroLogica Corp. announced it has received Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for ...

Time October 28, 2021
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News | Mammography
Penn Medicine, Siemens Healthineers Offer Mobile 3D Mammography Screenings for Underserved Patients

October 27, 2021 — As part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Penn Medicine will be providing free breast cancer ...

Time October 27, 2021
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The top two rows show images of cars and digits. Given such data, conventional methods are fairly good at spotting anomalies (right) among ordinary cases (left). The bottom two rows show medical scans — these prove to be more difficult. Image courtesy of Nina Shvetsova et al./IEEE Access
News | Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence Spots Anomalies in Medical Images

October 27, 2021 — Scientists from Skoltech, Philips Research, and Goethe University Frankfurt have trained a neural ...

Time October 27, 2021
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Carestream’s AI features are powered by Eclipse—the engine behind the company’s cutting-edge imaging software platforms—that uses proprietary algorithms and AI to amplify the value of the entire imaging chain.
News | Artificial Intelligence
Carestream Showcases Artificial Intelligence Innovation at RSNA 2021

October 27, 2021 — Carestream Health will highlight the imaging and workflow value of artificial intelligence (AI) in ...

Time October 27, 2021
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Health Canada, and the United Kingdom’s (UK) Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) jointly issued the Good Machine Learning Practice for Medical Device Development: Guiding Principles.
News | Information Technology
Good Machine Learning Practice for Medical Device Development: Guiding Principles from the FDA

October 27, 2021 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Health Canada, and the United Kingdom’s (UK) Medicines ...

Time October 27, 2021
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Prevencio, Inc. presented data demonstrating that its artificial intelligence (AI) driven HART CVE blood test scores strongly correlate with subsequent adverse cardiac events in lung cancer patients undergoing radiation treatment.
News | Treatment Planning
Prevencio and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Data Demonstrates Significant Correlation of AI-driven HART CVE Blood Test Scores with Development of Adverse Heart Events Following Cancer Radiation Treatment

October 27, 2021 — Prevencio, Inc. presented data demonstrating that its artificial intelligence (AI) driven HART CVE ...

Time October 27, 2021
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Analysis finds that insurance approval processes create substantial time and cost burdens despite most treatments being delivered as originally prescribed
News | ASTRO
New Study Estimates Prior Authorization Costs Radiation Oncology Clinics More Than $40M Each Year

October 27, 2021 — The time required to secure prior authorization approvals for radiation therapy treatments equates to ...

Time October 27, 2021
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A new study shows that system-level changes to the way cancer care is delivered can also eliminate Black-white disparities in survival from early-stage lung and breast cancer.
News | Radiation Oncology
Intervention Eliminates Black-white Gaps in Survival from Early-stage Breast and Lung Cancer

October 25, 2021 — A new study shows that system-level changes to the way cancer care is delivered can also eliminate ...

Time October 25, 2021
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A new meta-analysis finds that a genetic biomarker test accurately predicts how men with high-risk prostate cancer will respond to treatment with radiation and hormone therapy.
News | Prostate Cancer
Genetic Biomarker Test Predicts Recurrence and Survival Outcomes for Men with High-risk Prostate Cancer

October 25, 2021 — A new meta-analysis finds that a genetic biomarker test accurately predicts how men with high-risk ...

Time October 25, 2021
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 Using fewer—but higher—doses of radiation to treat men with prostate cancer who had their prostates removed does not increase long-term side effects or lower their quality of life compared to conventional radiation treatment, a new, multi-institutional clinical trial shows.
News | Prostate Cancer
Shortened Course of Radiation Therapy Offers Similar Long-term Side Effects Following Prostate Removal Surgery

October 25, 2021 — Using fewer—but higher—doses of radiation to treat men with prostate cancer who had their prostates ...

Time October 25, 2021
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