Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 100

Merit Medical wraps up purchase of Cianna Medical

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Disposable products developer Merit Medical has finalized its acquisition of breast tumor localization technology provider Cianna Medical.

November 13, 2018

TeamBest to acquire Tenn. cyclotron firm

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation oncology firm TeamBest has announced an agreement to acquire ABT Molecular Imaging, a Knoxville, TN-based cyclotron manufacturing company.

November 12, 2018

Elekta highlights Unity abstracts at ASTRO

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation oncology vendor Elekta is highlighting the findings covered in nearly a dozen abstracts on its Elekta Unity radiation therapy system that were presented at the 2018 American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) meeting in San Antonio.

November 8, 2018

ViewRay adds to revenue and net loss in Q3

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Buoyed by sales of its MRIdian linear accelerator, image-guided radiation therapy developer ViewRay reported higher revenue but also a growing net loss in its third quarter.

November 8, 2018

CT tumor evaluation criteria may need to be reworked

By Abraham Kim

Current guidelines used to determine the effect of cancer treatment on metastatic tumors often yield inconsistent results, say researchers from Germany, who uncovered notable differences in tumor selection on CT among radiologists. Their findings were published online November 6 in Radiology.

November 8, 2018

3D head models reduce workload for brain radiotherapy

By Abraham Kim

3D-printed models of human heads may remove the need for brain cancer patients to undergo a simulation CT exam before receiving whole-brain radiotherapy -- reducing costs and increasing workflow efficiency, according to an article published in the January issue of Technology in Cancer Research and Treatment.

November 7, 2018

Life Image teams up with Mendel.ai

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Medical image-sharing software provider Life Image has formed a strategic partnership with Mendel.ai, the developer of an artificial intelligence platform for oncology clinical trials.

November 6, 2018

Many clinicians don't follow PET/CT reporting guidelines

By Wayne Forrest

There is plenty of room for improvement when it comes to clinicians following established reporting guidelines for oncology PET/CT scans. A survey of more than 200 imaging sites worldwide found a "lack of awareness" that reporting standards even exist, according to results published online November 2 in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

November 6, 2018

Proton therapy works well for pediatric brain tumors

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Children with brain tumors who were treated with proton therapy had better neurocognitive outcomes than those who received traditional x-ray-based radiation therapy, according to a study by researchers from Northwestern University.

November 5, 2018

3D printing, AR promote patient education

By Abraham Kim

Wednesday, November 28 | 3:30 p.m.-3:40 p.m. | SSM13-04 | Room E353CPatients with cancer may better understand their disease and treatment options by examining personalized 3D models made with 3D printing or augmented reality (AR) technology, according to this Wednesday presentation.

November 5, 2018

VR, AR facilitate planning for brain cancer surgery

By Abraham Kim

Tuesday, November 27 | 10:50 a.m.-11:00 a.m. | SSG10-03 | Room E353AClinicians can use virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) technology to view 3D models of MRI scans during presurgical planning for brain tumor resection, according to this Tuesday session.

November 5, 2018

Hands-free ultrasound could guide radiation therapy

By Kate Madden Yee

Sunday, November 25 | 11:45 a.m.-11:55 a.m. | SSA20-07 | Room S102CDA hands-free, 4D ultrasound transducer shows promise as a tool that could help guide radiation therapy, University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers have found.

November 4, 2018

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