Search Tag: Cancer
GE Healthcare Collaborates with RaySearch to Improve Radiation Oncology Treatment Planning
2022 09 May
GE Healthcare is proud to announce that it has entered into an agreement to collaborate with RaySearch Laboratories AB (publ), a leading radiation oncology software provider, to develop a new radiation therapy simulation and treatment planning workflow solution, designed to simplify how radiation will be targeted to shrink a tumor. The companies... Read more
AI to support Breast Tomosynthesis Image Interpretation
2021 09 May
Digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) is increasingly used in breast cancer screening, as it increases sensitivity of mammography. Due to the large number of images, reading errors occur as well as an increase in reading time. This is based on findings from a study on the “Impact of artificial intelligence support on accuracy and reading time in breast... Read more
Less Shut-Eye if You have Breast Cancer
2021 11 Apr
A recent study has shown that women with breast or endometrial cancer have increased levels of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). Researchers from the Ludwig Engel Centre for Respiratory Research, the Westmead Institute for Medical Research, and the University of Sydney, Australia, found that various epidemiological studies reported increased mortality... Read more
Future Forward: Particle-Beam Therapy Zaps Cancer
2021 05 Apr
Researchers from the Centre for the Clinical Application of Particles (CCAP) [i] recently presented results from a study on “An interdisciplinary collaboration transforming personalised, precision, particle-beam therapy of the future.” This study includes the LhARA project that is currently in the Research and Development phase. Cancer is the... Read more
A Long and Winding Road from Surgery to PORT?
2021 22 Mar
Researchers from the Brighton and Sussex University Hospital Trust (BSUH) presented results from a study on “ Time from Surgery to Post-operative Radiotherapy ” at the Annual Radiotherapy and Oncology Meeting of the British Institute of Radiology (BIR) from 17 to 19 March 2021. Survival rates are significantly worse for patients with head and... Read more
We Care about Cancer Care
2021 08 Mar
The Lancet Oncology Commission on Medical Imaging and Nuclear Medicine presented their research aims, findings and recommendations at ECR 2021, on policy and investment regarding the imaging of cancer patients at country and global levels. These findings may aid in implementing the 2017 Cancer Resolution “Cancer prevention and control in the context... Read more
World Cancer Day: I Am And I Will
2021 04 Feb
Today, February 4, is World Cancer Day . The goal is to raise awareness about cancer. The campaign theme this year is I Am And I Will . The campaign is designed to resonate and inspire change and to increase global awareness. This 3-year campaign for impact began with a commitment to act in 2019, and to Progress is Possible in 2020. Today,... Read more