The idea behind clinical decision support (CDS) is simple — ensure that tests or procedures ordered by referring physicians are best suited to benefit the patient. But does CDS software really work? And how well?

Among the companies likely to highlight CDS on the RSNA exhibit floor are:

Outcomes for pediatric patients as young as 12 months with ependymoma who are treated with immediate post-operative radiation therapy are favorable and consistent based upon the patients’ tumor surgical resection and tumor grade, according to new research. Findings from the study were presented at the American Society for Radiation Oncology’s (ASTRO’s) 57th annual meeting.

The steroid dexamethasone reduces radiation-induced pain flare in cancer patients with painful bone metastases, according to research presented at the American Society for Radiation Oncology’s (ASTRO’s) 57th annual meeting.

Bracco Diagnostics Inc. announced that Lumason was approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for pass-through status under the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (HOPPS). Lumason is an ultrasound contrast agent indicated for use in adults with suboptimal echocardiograms to opacify the left ventricular chamber and to improve the delineation of the left ventricular endocardial border.

Agfa HealthCare announced it is launching its new Enterprise Imaging platform that simplifies the creation of a single comprehensive patient imaging record. The software empowers physicians to make informed decisions through multi-specialty collaboration, helping improve delivery of patient care and streamlining costs. Providing a modular approach to building and deploying, it enables organizations to move at their own pace to fulfill their enterprise strategy.

non-small cell lung cancer, NSCLC, IMRT, intensity-modulated radiation therapy, 3-D CRT, ASTRO 2015

October 21, 2015 — Stage III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients receiving intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) have 44 percent fewer cases of severe pneumonitis and improved likelihood of completing consolidative chemotherapy after radiation, compared to patients who receive three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy (3-D CRT). These findings were derived from research presented at the American Society for Radiation Oncology’s (ASTRO’s) 57th annual meeting.

iCAD Inc. presented updated clinical data, hosted in-booth clinician presentations and showcased the latest in radiation technology at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) meeting in San Antonio, Texas, Oct. 18-21, 2015.

A collaborative, patient reported outcome (PRO)-based approach by palliative care and radiation oncology teams results in better outpatient symptom management and a decrease in end-of-life hospitalizations and costs for late-stage cancer patients, according to new research.

An updated breast cancer screening guideline from the American Cancer Society (ACS) recommends that women at average risk start regular annual mammography screening at age 45 and transition to screening every two years starting at age 55.

IBA announced that Korea’s National Cancer Center (NCC) has recently installed and deployed its pencil beam scanning (PBS) delivery modality. On Sept. 22, PBS treatment was initiated for the first cancer patient to benefit from the superior precision of this delivery technique in Korea.

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