Prostate Cancer
News and new technology innovations concerning how imaging technology can help diagnose and treat prostate cancer can be found on this channel.
News | Prostate Cancer | June 01, 2016
June 1, 2016 — A new Phase III clinical trial will look to evaluate if magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can replace the...
News | Prostate Cancer | May 18, 2016
May 18, 2016 — Rational Surgical Solutions announced at the American Urological Association 2016 Annual Meeting (...
News | Radiopharmaceuticals and Tracers | May 13, 2016
May 13, 2016 — Blue Earth Diagnostics, a molecular imaging diagnostics company, announced it has established operations...
Radiation dose is delivered by beams directed from many angles combined with implanted seeds (white spots). By integrating the two types of radiation, the highest dose is delivered only within the tumor. The external beams correct any irregularity from the seeds. Thanks to MRI planning, very little dose goes to critical adjacent structures. Image courtesy of University of Michigan Health System.
News | Prostate Cancer | May 12, 2016
May 12, 2016 — The prostate is a tiny organ surrounded by critical structures. When radiation treatments deliver dose...
News | Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) | April 28, 2016
April 28, 2016 — Physicians at University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center (Cleveland) have started a clinical trial...
News | Prostate Cancer | April 19, 2016
April 19, 2016 — A five-year study shows that stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) offers a higher cure rate for...
News | Prostate Cancer | April 08, 2016
April 8, 2016 — Prostate cancer patients and their doctors may want to think twice about the best timing for...
News | Prostate Cancer | April 06, 2016
April 6, 2016 — Giving early-stage prostate cancer patients a slightly higher daily dose of radiation can cut more than...
News | Prostate Cancer | April 01, 2016
April 1, 2016 — Augmenix Inc. announced the publication of the SpaceOAR System U.S. Clinical Trial results of the...
News | Prostate Cancer | March 31, 2016
March 31, 2016 — New technology has enabled doctors to administer higher doses of radiation to prostate cancer patients...
Technology | March 30, 2016
March 30, 2016 — Philips Healthcare introduced the first commercially available magnetic resonance (MR)-only simulation...
News | Prostate Cancer | March 29, 2016
March 29, 2016 — Choosing ongoing monitoring instead of immediate curative treatment (surgery or radiotherapy) leads to...
News | Prostate Cancer | March 23, 2016
March 23, 2016 — Florida Cancer Affiliates (FCA) is helping to pioneer a new tool aimed to protect prostate cancer...
News | Prostate Cancer | March 17, 2016
March 17, 2016 — New research finds improvement in overall survival rates among men with aggressive prostate cancer who...
News | Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) | March 08, 2016
March 8, 2016 — Brainlab announced the results of a study with leading international cancer centers aimed at...
News | Prostate Cancer | March 01, 2016
March 1, 2016 — Queen’s University Belfast, in partnership with the Belfast Trust, is leading the world’s first ever...
News | Prostate Cancer | February 29, 2016
February 29, 2016 — Metastatic prostate cancer, where better therapeutic strategies are desperately needed, appears to...
News | Prostate Cancer | February 19, 2016
February 19, 2016 — For most men with low-risk prostate cancer, the recommended strategy is active surveillance with...
News | Prostate Cancer | February 18, 2016
February 18, 2016 — Manhattan Scientifics Inc. announced its wholly-owned subsidiary Senior Scientific LLC, which is...
Technology | Biopsy Systems | February 02, 2016
February 2, 2016 — Focal Healthcare Inc. announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug...
