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The Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) has just begun work on three potentially ground-breaking studies of cancer of the brain, prostate and lung.

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The American College of Radiology (ACR) today reaffirmed its strong support for mammography screening for women in their 40s and said that a National Institutes of Heath Panel failed to recognize and incorporate into its report important new follow-up data from clinical trials that confirms the benefits of this test.

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A national meeting to discuss ways to encourage minorities to join medical clinical trials will be held February 23-25 in Tuskegee, AL, the site of the infamous Tuskegee Syphilis Study which involved 400 impoverished African-American men.

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Studies covering topics ranging from screening mammography for women 40-49 to the best ways to evaluate infants for suspected child abuse will be presented at the American Roentgen Ray Society Annual Meeting. The meeting will be held in Boston, MA, May 4-9 at the Sheraton Boston Hotel and Towers.

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The American College of Radiology today strongly endorsed the American Cancer Society's recommendation that women aged 40-49 receive screening mammography every year rather than every 1-2 years.

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Mammography screening every year finds more treatable breast cancers in women 40-49 than does screening every two years, according to a new study.

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A new technology called virtual colonoscopy, shows great promise in detecting colon cancer, far less invasively than some current testing methods, a South Carolina study concludes.

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Radiologists who use high resolution x-ray systems, rather than standard systems, are more likely to detect fractures due to child abuse, according to a University of Massachusetts study.

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A new use for a common test helps emergency room physicians rapidly identify patients in danger of having a heart attack, also saving money in the process, according to a Midwest study.

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Radiologists using a freezing technique guided by ultrasound to treat prostate cancer have had much lower failure and complication rates than radiation therapy or radical surgery, a Michigan study reports.

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The vast majority of medical and surgical staff at the Baltimore, MD VA Medical Center say that they prefer reading radiologic images on a digital, filmless system compared to standard x-ray film.

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African-Americans with cancer can benefit greatly from participating in clinical trials, according to a report released today by key national cancer organizations.

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Studies covering topics ranging from the quality of life after permanent prostate implants to using radiation therapy to treat soft tissue sarcomas in children will be presented at the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology. The meeting will be held in Orlando, FL October 19-23 at the Orange County Convention Center.

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Using low doses of radiation immediately after angioplasty can significantly reduce the risk that a heart patient's arteries will once again become too narrow in the future, a new study has found. An estimated 600,000 patients undergo such interventional procedures a year and researchers say up to 90 percent of these patients could be eligible for this new use for radiation therapy.

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Radiation therapy delivered to the pelvis and area of the vagina was effective in preventing the return of endometrial cancer for certain patients, a new study in Wisconsin has found.

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Radiation therapy prevents local relapses of melanoma (skin cancer) and also improves the quality of life of patients whose disease has spread, a new study in Germany has found.

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An international study reports that children with some difficult to treat tumors can benefit from radiation therapy.

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Radioactive seed implants are a safe, effective way to treat prostate cancer with few side effects, a Michigan study reports.

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Women under 50 benefit from screening mammography as much as women over 50, a University of Chicago study reports.

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Studies covering topics ranging from computer- assisted mammography to the role of ultrasound in breast cancer detection will be presented at the 28th National Conference on Breast Cancer. The meeting, sponsored by the American College of Radiology, will be held April 18-21 at the Marriott Hotel on Woodley Road in Washington, DC.

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Rapid magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can effectively determine whether breast cancer has spread to other parts of the body, a Yale University study has found. The results of the pilot study were presented at the American College of Radiology's 28th National Conference on Breast Cancer, held in Washington DC April 18-21.

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A new study shows that ultrasound is a useful tool in detecting lobular carcinoma, a type of breast cancer that is difficult to see on a mammogram. The results of the study were presented April 18 at the American College of Radiology's 28th National Conference on Breast Cancer, held in Washington DC April 18-21

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Computers can help mammographers make a more accurate breast cancer diagnosis, according to an international study. The study was presented April 18 at the American College of Radiology's 28th National Conference on Breast Cancer, held in Washington, DC.

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Radiologists now have a new diagnostic tool to find cancers in dense breasts, when mammography is not as effective.

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Using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) radiologists are now able to examine the brains of fetuses in the womb to better determine if the organ is developing normally, a Philadelphia, PA study reports.

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A Yale University study shows that magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can be useful in evaluating some equivocal or abnormal mammograms. Results of the study were presented April 28 at the 98th Annual Meeting of the American Roentgen Ray Society held in San Francisco.

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Studies ranging from ultra-fast MRI imaging of the fetal brain to virtual reality technology will be presented at the 98th Annual American Roentgen Ray Society Annual Meeting, San Francisco, April 26 - May 1.

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A new type of open magnetic resonance imaging system, called Magnetic Resonance Therapy (MRT), is making it possible for physicians to watch joints in motion and reach into the unit to perform joint examinations on patient during scanning, a Stanford study shows.

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With the use of computers, radiologists can make more accurate diagnoses of breast cancer and reduce the number of biopsies, a new North Carolina study has found.

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New virtual reality technology is making it possible for doctors to "fly" into a body organ and to practice surgery before actually performing it, as well as plan treatments for a variety of urinary problems, a Boston study shows.

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"Watchful waiting" is not a viable option for most prostate cancer patients, a new study indicates. "The study found that high dose three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy is better than standard external beam treatment," says Gerald Hanks, M.D., chairman of the department of radiation oncology at Fox Chase Cancer Center.

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1- Effectiveness of seed impants for prostate cancer; 2- postmenopausal women receiving tamoxifen for breast cancer--risk of recurrence; 3- External-beam radiation-based stereotactic radiosurgery to treat malformations in the veins and arteries.

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Featured papers at the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) annual meeting in Phoenix, AZ Oct. 25-28: 1- Seed Implants, 2- Treatments to Reduce Blood Flow to Tumors.

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Patients with early prostate cancer have a choice: brachytherapy and external beam radiaiton therapy, researchers presented at the ASTRO meeting.

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3-D confromal external beam radiation therapy is as effective as surgery in treating patients with early state prostate cancer, researchers presented at the ASTRO meeting.

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African American patients with early stage prostate cancer are not more likely than their Caucasian counterparts to have their cnacer recur, researchers presented at the ASTRO meeting.

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Breast-conserving treatment for early-stage breast cancer patients is still being under-used, but the number of patients receiving lumpectomy followed by radiation is increasing nationwide, researchers presented at the ASTRO meeting.

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Women 40 years old and younger who have breast-conserving surgery for breast cancer appear to have a higher risk for recurrence and spread of the disease than older patients, researchers presented at the ASTRO meeting.

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82% of patients with a single site of metastatic brain tumor, who had surgery and postoperative radiation, did not have a recurrence of their brain cancer, researchers presented at the ASTRO meeting.

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Aetna U.S. Healthcare today became the first national managed care organization to announce it will require participating magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) providers to be accredited under the American College of Radiology (ACR) accreditation program, effective Jan. 1, 2000.

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The American College of Radiology (ACR) and the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations today announced the signing of a cooperative agreement that will reduce duplicative onsite evaluations of radiation oncology programs.

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A new national clinical study will help evaluate the best manner in which to give patients radiation and chemotherapy to treat locally advanced, non-small cell lung cancer.

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The Society for Breast Imaging (SBI) and the American College of Radiology (ACR) will jointly sponsor their fourth postgraduate course in Boston, MA May 26-29. A faculty of more than 50 experts in diagnostic and interventional radiology will discuss a wide variety of techniques.

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Two new European (UK and Scotland) studies strongly supporting the effectiveness of mammography screening for women under 50 were published this week in The Lancet.

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More than 2,100 American College of Radiology accredited facilities from coast-to-coast will participate in National Mammography Day, October 15, this year. On this day, and throughout the month of October, participating facilities will offer free or reduced-fee mammograms.

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A skin care cream from France, now available in the United States, can help selected patients, which include large-breasted or non-smoking women, achieve faster healing of treatment-induced skin reactions following radiation therapy for breast cancer, according to a national study.

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Using hormonal and radiation therapy versus radiation therapy alone has had the best results in treating locally advanced, non-metastatic prostate cancer, according to a national study.

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A Radiation Therapy Oncology Group clinical study has shown preliminarily that conservative surgery plus radiation and outpatient chemotherapy may increase the rate of bladder preservation in bladder cancer patients without decreasing the cure rate.

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A Radiation Therapy Oncology Group pilot study has successfully created a method that will someday be able to measure the cost effectiveness of clinical trials.

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Double-contrast barium enema is a safe, accurate, cost-effective test that is used to detect colorectal cancer in both average and high-risk patients, according to the American College of Radiology.