When planning for palliative radiotherapy, clinicians can forgo an additional CT scan on the same day as treatment and instead use a recent diagnostic CT scan, according to a results from a randomized ...

Development of a performance status prediction model for use in administrative data analyses. Background: Technical studies suggest CT-based simulation can improve the therapeutic ratio for thoracic ...

Older adults are receiving a greater share of CT scans, prompting debate about radiation risk and repeat imaging. Learn more ...

Sara Moniuszko is a health and lifestyle reporter at CBSNews.com. Previously, she wrote for USA Today, where she was selected to help launch the newspaper's wellness vertical. She now covers breaking ...

Rebecca Smith-Bindman, a professor at the University of California-San Francisco medical school, has spent well over a decade researching the disquieting risk that one of modern medicine’s most ...

A stock photo of a person undergoing a CT scan A recently published study has found that the radiation from CT scans could potentially lead to thousands of cancer diagnoses "These findings suggest ...

Palliative radiation therapy is a cornerstone of modern oncological care, offering symptomatic relief and improved quality of life for patients with advanced or metastatic cancer. By targeting tumours ...

New Rembra RT and Areta RT [1] CT platforms drive accuracy and efficiency in radiation therapy with advanced workflows and long-term value Philips debuts helium-free [2] BlueSeal RT 1.5T 70cm MR ...

Rebecca Smith-Bindman, a professor at the University of California-San Francisco School of Medicine, has spent well over a decade researching the disquieting risk that one of modern medicine’s most ...