The findings underscore the importance of training, best-practice protocols, and up-to-date equipment to reduce exposure for ...

Compared with interventional cardiologists, interventional imagers are exposed to markedly higher levels of radiation during structural heart procedures, according to new single-center data. These ...

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Renowned cancer centre has implemented quality assurance software for a range of radiotherapy procedures resulting in efficiencies and allowing the introduction of new complex treatment techniques The ...

Studies estimating cancer risk from CT radiation use data from different people exposed to different radiation (like atomic ...

Few surgeries carry the risks of brain surgery, especially when cancerous tumors are removed. The follow-up radiation has the potential to do even more damage, but a newly approved procedure does a ...

CHICAGO -- Some women with breast cancer who prefer breast conserving surgery consisting of lumpectomy and radiation may choose a procedure that delivers radiation to the malignant tumor and not to ...

An episode-based payment model, the Radiation Oncology Alternative Payment Model (RO-APM), has been proposed for Medicare reimbursement of radiation services provided to oncology patients. RO-APM may ...

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is characterised by damage to the central part of the retina (the macula) resulting in progressive loss of central vision. Peripheral vision is not affected so ...

Colorectal cancer is a common cancer. It typically occurs in people older than 50, with the risk increasing with age. About 5% to 20% of people with colorectal cancer have locally advanced disease, in ...