Tag: Radiation
Trend Seen for Improved Recurrence-Free Survival With Pembrolizumab in Merkel Cell Carcinoma
Recurrence-free survival was numerically higher with adjuvant pembrolizumab, but difference was not significant
American Society for Radiation Oncology, Sept. 27-Oct. 1
ASTRO: SABR Offers Long-Term Benefits Comparable to Surgery for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Comparable overall survival seen at seven and 10 years, lung cancer-specific survival, and recurrence-free survival
ASTRO: Stereotactic Arrhythmia RT Safer Than Repeat Catheter Ablation for High-Risk Ventricular Tachycardia
STAR recipients had superior median time of freedom from death, shock, or storm; more catheter ablation recipients developed serious adverse events
ASTRO: Low-Dose Radiation Improves Clinical Outcomes in Mild-to-Moderate Knee Osteoarthritis
Significantly higher responder rate seen at four months with 3 Gy/six fractions versus sham irradiation
ASTRO: HRQOL Superior With SBRT for Intermediate-Risk Localized Prostate Cancer
Favorable bowel HRQOL seen with stereotactic body radiation therapy compared with intensity-modulated radiation therapy; no difference seen in disease-free survival
Guidelines Developed for Postmastectomy Radiation Therapy
PMRT indicated for most with node-positive breast cancer and select patients with node-negative disease
Low Metastasis Rate Seen for Radiation Plus Silicone Oil in Uveal Melanoma
In recent study, only 16 percent of patients developed metastases
Radiation Exposure From Medical Imaging Linked to Hematologic Cancer Risk in Children
10.1 percent of hematologic cancers in this cohort may have been attributable to radiation exposure from medical imaging
2016 to 2023 Saw Decline in U.S. Pediatric Radiologists
Annual unique pediatric radiologist count decreased as did their proportion as a percentage of all radiologists
