ADVANCE for Imaging & Radiation Oncology

2010 Conference Calendar

November 16, 2009

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Calypso Partners with Siemens for Beam Control

November 16, 2009

Calypso Medical Technologies Inc., a developer of real-time localization technology used for the precise tracking of tumor targets, announces it has entered into a strategic development agreement with Siemens Healthcare to jointly develop products integrating the Calypso System with the Siemens ARTISTE linear accelerator and other Siemens radiotherapy technologies.

Calypso and Siemens have already demonstrated the feasibility of MLC tracking through a partnership with the German Canc

My View: Mammography and the Right to Choose

By Valerie M. Chapman, RN, MSN — November 20, 2009

A nurse and breast cancer survivor speaks out against the USPSTF recommendations.

Nov. 16, 2009---CMS Changes Direction on Rad Onc Cuts

November 16, 2009

In what the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) calls a "major policy victory" the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced that it will not implement the proposed 19 percent Medicare physician payment cuts to radiation oncology for 2010. Instead, the agency will reduce radiation oncology payments by only five percent over a four-year period. In other words, the proposed 19 percent cuts for next year has been significantly reduced to only 1

Nov. 16, 2009---Minimally Invasive Surgery Safe, Effective for Rectal Cancer

November 16, 2009

Laparoscopic surgery has been used in the treatment of intestinal disorders for close to 20 years, but its benefits have only recently begun to be extended to people with rectal cancer. In a prospective study of 103 patients who underwent straightforward or "hand-assisted" laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer, a team of colon and rectal surgeons at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center has shown that the minimally invasive approach can be as effective

Nov. 17, 2009---Breast Imaging Groups: New Recommendations Hurt

November 17, 2009

If cost-cutting U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) mammography recommendations are adopted as policy, two decades of decline in breast cancer mortality could be reversed and countless American women may die needlessly from breast cancer each year. The recommendations ─ created by a federal government-funded committee with no medical imaging representation ─ would advise against regular mammography screening for women 40-49 years of age, provide mammograms only every other year fo

Nov. 17, 2009---Structured Reporting Software Creates Less Complete, Accurate Radiology Reports Than Free Text

November 17, 2009

As many software companies work to create programs that will give uniform structure to the way radiological test results are reported, a new study by researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine shows that such a system does not improve, but rather decreases the completeness and accuracy of the reports.

The study, published recently in Radiology, compared the accuracy and completeness of reporting test results in a free text, n

Nov. 18, 2009---Migraine Raises Risk of Most Common Form of Stroke

November 18, 2009

Pooling results from 21 studies, involving 622,381 men and women, researchers at Johns Hopkins have affirmed that migraine headaches are associated with more than twofold higher chances of the most common kind of stroke: those occurring when blood supply to the brain is suddenly cut off by the buildup of plaque or a blood clot.

The risk for those with migraines is 2.3 times those without, according to calculations from the Johns Hopkins team, to b

Nov. 19, 2009---ACR Applauds HHS Secretary on USPSTF Mammo Position

November 19, 2009

The American College of Radiology (ACR) is pleased to see that Secretary Sebelius has reaffirmed that mammography is a vital and lifesaving tool in the battle against breast cancer. We strongly urge women and providers to continue to adhere to the current American Cancer Society and American College of Radiology policies regarding mammographic screening. Additionally, as the Task Force is referenced in health care reform legislation as a significant factor in determining which preventative servi

Nov. 19, 2009---New Study Finds Cardiac CT Scans Improve Survival

November 19, 2009

Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) announces a new study which finds cardiac CT scans improve survival. Utilizing newer cardiac computed tomography (CT) machines to find plaque and blockages in the coronary arteries led to better survival among those undergoing the test. The study was presented November 15, 2009 at the American Heart Association Meeting in Orlando Florida.

SCCT's president elect, Matthew J. Budoff, M

Nov. 20, 2009---New Intervention for DVT Shows Promise

November 20, 2009

Deep venous thrombosis (DVT) is a common condition with estimates suggesting that the condition affects 600,000 patients each year with up to 100,000 deaths related to DVT.1 Approximately 30% of patients with a DVT will suffer from a recurrent episode of DVT within 10 years, with the greatest risk occurring in the first 2 years. Approximately 30% of patients with a DVT will suffer from a recurrent episode of DVT within 10 years, with the greatest risk occurring in the first 2 years.2

Nov.19, 2009---Breast Surgeons Oppose Task Force Changes in Mammo Guidelines

November 19, 2009

The American Society of Breast Surgeons is strongly opposed to the recommendations released November 16, 2009 by the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF.) We believe there is sufficient data to support annual mammography screening for women age 40 and older. We also believe the breast cancer survival rate of women between 40 and 50 will improve from the increased use of digital mammographic screening, which is superior to older plain film techniques in detecting breast cancer in