Patients in their 80s and 90s who have early-stage lung cancer but cannot undergo an operation can be treated safely and effectively with stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT), according to research presented at the 2017 Multidisciplinary Thoracic Cancers Symposium. The advanced form of radiation therapy (RT) was well tolerated among this relatively understudied elderly population, indicating that SBRT is a viable option for patients who may otherwise be offered no curative treatment.

March 16, 2017 — Exact Imaging has received Health Canada approval and the corresponding medical device license (#98667) ...

Solis Mammography recently released a statement taking issue with incorrectly interpreted terminology used by reporters and others referring to a mammogram callback as a “false positive.” As evidence, the statement highlighted a study published Feb. 9 in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention that referred to mammography recalls as false positive mammograms. This led to news reports across the country stating that a false positive was defined as “a doctor telling a woman that cancer is present, but it turns out not to be.” Solis Mammography said this is more than a simple misspeak on the part of a reporter. It’s a common misunderstanding and is blatantly false.

During the 66th Annual Scientific Session & Expo of the American College of Cardiology (ACC), March 17-19 in Washington, D.C., Siemens Healthineers will showcase technologies that integrate images and information at every step of the treatment process, with a theme of “Making Complex Simple.”

Researchers at the University of California Irvine now have access to Toshiba Medical’s most advanced magnetic resonance (MR) technology for their cutting-edge neurology work investigating cerebral microbleeds (CMB) in high school football players as a potential precursor to chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). As part of its ongoing, first-of-its-kind study to identify early signs of brain trauma in young athletes, UCI doctors will now leverage Toshiba Medical’s Vantage Galan 3T MR system as a key diagnostic tool.

CAD Inc. announced that more than 3,000 early-stage breast cancer patients have been treated with intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT) using the Xoft Axxent Electronic Brachytherapy (eBx) System. The Xoft System and its suite of products were showcased in the Xoft booth during Physicians’ Education Resource (PER)’s 34th Annual Miami Breast Cancer Conference at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach Hotel in Miami Beach, Fla., March 9-12, 2017.

The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) presented its highest honor, the SIR Gold Medal, to three individuals during its 2017 Annual Scientific Meeting, March 4-9 in Washington, D.C. These awards acknowledge distinguished and extraordinary service to SIR or to the discipline of interventional radiology.

March 14, 2017 — Over half of older women with early stage breast cancer received more radiation therapy than what might ...