Checking in with the first install of IBA's compact proton system
Project was let go by Advanced Particle Therapy when it ran into funding trouble
Large tumors may require T cell-boosting treatment with radiation therapy.
Winship's department of radiation oncology appoints executive vice president
Achieves 98 percent sensitivity and 89 percent specificity
Studies reported favorable outcomes for prostate cancer patients' quality of life following treatment with proton therapy.
New survey illustrates need for greater communication
Exclusive negotiations with Carlyle Group started in late June
Provides 'adequate control' of prostate cancer, averts side effects of conventional treatments
Final CMS rule includes 32 percent decrease in revenue for complex proton therapy cases.
ICUS calls on liver disease association to include CEUS in its liver imaging guidelines
Examining the harmful side of dose preoccupation
Researchers have found that radiation therapy can prolong the lives of men with aggressive prostate cancer when tumors return.
Adding radiation therapy to surgery has a better improvement rate for patients than by treating with surgery alone, according to a study in the June issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, the official Journal of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology.
Includes a newly combined MR and cardiac catheterization lab
Provides the resolution that's needed
Surveyed men say they are satisfied with proton therapy treatment.
May also be useful for other neurodegenerative conditions
DOTmed News spoke to Dr. Carl Rossi, medical director of the Scripps Proton Therapy Center, to learn what to expect