Radiology

PROSTOX predicts late genitourinary toxicity, yielding area under the curve of 0.76

Poor communication contributed to 24.0 percent of safety incidents in 42 studies that examined its contribution along with other causes

Largest number of cancers was projected to result from abdomen and pelvic CT in adults, reflecting 37 percent of those 103,000 cancers

Among individuals eligible for lung cancer screening, use of BCS and CCS is much higher than use of LCS

Targeted screening to participants in ≥90th percentile of polygenic risk score results in detection of cancer warranting clinical management in 55.1 percent

Total inappropriate Medicare imaging exams estimated to have produced 3.55 to 129.2 kT carbon dioxide equivalents per year

Incidence of RTOME is 5.83 percent in patients with head and neck cancer, with significant variation seen by cancer type

Expected breast shrinkage about 20 percent within one year after breast-conserving therapy/radiation therapy

Number of averted lung cancer deaths accounted for 51.4 percent of the estimated declines in overall cancer deaths

Physician-scored and patient-reported bowel toxicity higher with dose-escalated moderately hypofractionated radiotherapy