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Medicare coverage and nationwide utilization of computed tomographic colonography (CTC), commonly referred to as virtual colonoscopy, has tripled in recent years, according to a study in the April issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology (www.jacr.org). CTC employs virtual reality technology to produce a three-dimensional visualization that permits a thorough and minimally invasive evaluation of the entire colon and rectum. CT colonography is an alternative to conventional optical colonoscopy for colorectal cancer screening and diagnosis.

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In light of the ongoing nuclear crisis in Japan, the American College of Radiology (ACR) has several radiation experts available for media interviews.

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The American College of Radiology’s Imaging Network (ACRIN) and the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG), National Cancer Institute (NCI) Clinical Trials Cooperative Group members, today announced their intent to merge their clinical cancer research programs.

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In wake of the nuclear crisis in Japan, the American College of Radiology (ACR) has several radiation experts available for media interviews.

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As part of Patient Safety Awareness Week, the American College of Radiology (ACR) reminds patients that everyone should understand radiology benefits and risks before they or a loved one receives an X-ray, computed tomography (CT) scan or other medical imaging exam.

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Representatives from the American College of Radiology outlined strategies for transforming computed tomography (CT) technology and its use to minimize medical radiation exposure today at the National Institutes of Health "Summit to Focus on Management of Radiation Dose in Computerized Tomography – Emphasis Toward the Sub-mSv CT Exam."

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Nearly 300 attendees, including a significant number from overseas, will take part in the first Radiologic-Pathology Correlation Course presented by the American Institute for Radiologic Pathology (AIRP). The launch will mark the seamless transition from the now ended Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP) course to the AIRP course, sponsored by the American College of Radiology.

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The landmark breast cancer screening study of women 40-49, published online in Cancer, has proven that annual mammography screening of women in their 40s reduces the breast cancer death rate in these women by nearly 30 percent. The results of this largest study ever conducted on women in this age group confirm that the use of the age of 50 as a threshold for breast cancer screening is scientifically unfounded. Women should begin getting annual mammograms at age 40.

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Women confused about when to have a mammogram have a new interactive source of information — MammographySavesLives.org — launching this week along with a series of public service announcements on television and radio stations across the country.

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The use of Taxol(tm) plus Paraplatin(tm) combined with radiation is producing promising results in stage III lung cancer patients, according to a study being presented during the 37th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.

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The drug thalidomide, blamed for birth defects 40 years ago, now shows promise in treating malignant brain tumors in combination with radiation therapy, a Radiation Therapy Oncology Group study shows. The findings are to be presented during the American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting in San Francisco on May 13, 2001.

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Pilocarpine, a drug that stimulates the salivary glands, improved flow of saliva when used during radiation therapy for head and neck cancer, a Radiation Therapy Oncology Group study reports. The findings are to be presented during the American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting on May 13, 2001 in San Francisco.

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Combining chemotherapy and radiation treatment at the same time offers patients with advanced cancer of the larynx better hope of preserving their voice, according to a Radiation Therapy Oncology Group eight-year study. The findings are to be presented during the plenary session of the American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting on May 14, 2001.

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Move to weaken existing self-referral law could result in the loss of more than $400 million in savings that could be applied to urgent medical programs, such as providing prescription drugs for Medicare patients.

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A Canadian study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute concludes that adding mammography for breast cancer screening to physical examinations does not reduce deaths. This study is badly flawed.

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The American College of Radiology urged women to register for National Mammography Day, October 20.

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The American College of Radiology said a study in the June 12 NEJM grossly underestimates the value of double-contrast barium enema as a tool for preventing colon cancer.

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Digital mammography has the potential to improve breast cancer detection, provide immediate access to second opinions, and improve service to under-served areas, a national breast cancer expert predicts, Dr. Carl D'Orsi of Worcester, MA, predicted at the 29th National Conference on Breast Cancer.

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Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is a highly useful adjunct to mammography for detecting breast cancer early, Dr. Susan G. Orel of Philadelphia, PA, reported at the 29th National Conference on Breast Cancer.

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Surgeons have begun to offer biopsy of the sentinel lymph node (the first node breast cancer strikes) as an alternative to removing several lymph nodes in women with small spreading breast cancers, they reported at the 29th National Conference on Breast Cancer.

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Radiologists armed with a new family of instruments using radio-frequency (RF) energy will, in the next several years, be able to cut out breast cancers while making only a tiny incision, an expert from Denver predicts at the 29th National Conference on Breast Cancer.

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Studies covering topics ranging from newly approved digital mammography to malpractice issues and breast cancer diagnosis will be presented at the American College of Radiology's 29th National Conference on Breast Cancer (San Francisco, April 8-11).

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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.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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"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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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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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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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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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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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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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.