Radiation oncologists will head to Capitol Hill Tuesday, June 26, to urge Congress to protect policies that preserve cancer patients' access to high-quality and value-centered care, during the 15th American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Advocacy Day.

In 2014, after telling his primary care physician he had noticed a small bump on his chest, Khevin Barnes was diagnosed with breast cancer. A mastectomy of his left breast followed.

Scientists have developed a novel PET radiotracer that outpaces current methods of imaging for cardiovascular bacterial infections, according to research presented at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 

Two nonprofits in the Philadelphia area have joined forces to deliver personalized meals to Medicaid beneficiaries.

Stella Kang, MD, MSc, was the lead author of a study that determined women who undergo breast cancer screening with mammography are much more likely to utilize other preventive services than unscreened women. She spoke to Radiology Business about the importance of that study and more.

After his appointment as CEO of the new Amazon-Berkshire Hathaway-JPMorgan Chase healthcare venture, Atul Gawande, MD, stated the undertaking will look to target wasteful spending, while providing better outcomes and satisfaction and removing “some of the middlemen" from the system.

More than half of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients in Ontario, Canada, are in need of palliative radiotherapy, according to data published in Radiotherapy & Oncology—but many are never treated.

Satoshi Minoshima, MD, PhD, officially assumed office as 2018-2019 president of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) at the SNMMI 2018 Annual Meeting in Philadelphia.