Background Invasive procedures, including endomyocardial biopsy (EMB), right heart catheterisation (RHC) and coronary ...

A study published in The Lancet showed a significant survival benefit for patients with oropharyngeal cancers who were treated with proton therapy (IMPT) compared to those treated with traditional ...

Interventional procedures rely extensively on real-time X-ray imaging to guide minimally invasive therapies, offering substantial clinical benefits but also posing radiation risks to both patients and ...

Compared with interventional cardiologists, interventional imagers are exposed to markedly higher levels of radiation during structural heart procedures, according to new single-center data. These ...

Brachytherapy is a type of radiation therapy. It involves placing radioactive material inside or near a tumor to destroy cancer cells. The procedure has some benefits over other radiation techniques ...

The National Institute for Clinical Excellence is examining radiotherapy for macular degeneration and will publish guidance on its safety and efficacy to the NHS in England and Wales. The Institute's ...

Health care professionals performing minimally invasive procedures in fluoroscopy laboratories, often called "cath labs," ...

Renowned cancer centre has implemented quality assurance software for a range of radiotherapy procedures resulting in efficiencies and allowing the introduction of new complex treatment techniques The ...

Egg Medical, a developer of enhanced radiation protection devices (ERPDs) for interventional procedures, announced the launch ...

OKLAHOMA CITY — Every year, Guthrie resident Donna Romine is diligent about getting her mammogram. In 2014, her diligence may have saved her life. “One year it wasn’t there, the next year it was,” ...