TheraSphere.com, the new TheraSphere website, provides resources and targeted information about radioembolization therapy and is available as an iPad app, according to a company release. read more
Prostate patients, according to data announced by the Diagnostic Center for Disease, Florida, USA, said that there could be a 95% cure rate when biopsy is used in conjunction with 3 telsa magnetic resonance imaging spectroscopy. read more
According to Surefire Medical and a study published in CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology, the Surefire infusion system can prevent embolics, such as those used for treating liver cancer, entering distal non-target vessels. read more
According to results of a study published in the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, a transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) procedure using an emulsion of lipidol, an anthracycline agent and gelatin sponge particles, in Asia, was favourable for patient outcomes compared with Western TACE. read more
According to a company release, designed for quick and easy reference, Coding Strategies has launched two new HCPCS resource guides for radiology and oncology. read more
In a study published in the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Siddharth A Padia and colleagues compared 100–300µm and 300–500µm drug-eluting beads for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma patients. read more
A study, jointly led by Robert L Zondervan and Susanna Lee, has said that young adults who undergo computed tomography (CT) are more at risk from underlying medical conditions rather than radiation-induced cancer from CT. read more
Edge radiosurgery suite, a new dedicated system for performing advanced radiosurgery using real-time tumour tracking and motion management technologies, has been granted FDA approval. read more
In a presentation at ISET, data from a study using Y-90 radioactive beads for the treatment of liver-dominant metastases from colorectal cancer showed that patients may live longer than with chemotherapy alone. read more
