Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 110

Breast cancer treatments may boost heart disease risk

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Breast cancer patients may be at increased risk of cardiovascular disease, and their treatment should be considered with this potential risk in mind, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association (AHA) published online February 1 in Circulation.

January 31, 2018

Elekta teams up with IBM Watson Health

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation oncology vendor Elekta has formed a new partnership with IBM Watson Health to offer the Watson for Oncology artificial intelligence platform along with its offerings for cancer care.

January 30, 2018

Microbubbles improve breast cancer radiation therapy

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Injecting breast cancer with oxygen-filled microbubbles makes tumors three times more sensitive to radiation therapy, according to results from an animal study published online January 21 in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics.

January 29, 2018

Varian inks deal to acquire Sirtex for $1.3B

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Varian Medical Systems has agreed to acquire interventional oncology therapy provider Sirtex Medical for approximately $1.3 billion in cash.

January 29, 2018

FDA approves new radionuclide therapy by AAA

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

French molecular imaging firm Advanced Accelerator Applications (AAA) said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new drug application for its Lutathera radiopharmaceutical.

January 28, 2018

Varian posts double-digit Q1 gain

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Powered by double-digit growth in its Oncology business segment, Varian Medical Systems achieved healthy revenue gains in the first quarter of its fiscal 2018.

January 24, 2018

Accuray posts revenue gains, lower net loss in Q2

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Strong product revenue growth propelled radiation oncology firm Accuray to a 15% increase in revenue for its 2018 fiscal second quarter.

January 23, 2018

Hitachi nets FDA OK for proton therapy technology

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Hitachi has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its real-time image gating system for proton beam therapy.

January 23, 2018

ScandiDos brings Delta4 Discover to U.S. market

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Swedish radiation therapy quality assurance firm ScandiDos has received the first U.S. order for its Delta4 Discover in vivo dosimetry system.

January 23, 2018

SBRT bests surgery in post-treatment lung cancer survival

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Patients with non-small cell lung cancer who underwent stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) had a better post-treatment survival rate than those who received surgery in a new study, published online January 19 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

January 21, 2018

FDG-PET/CT predicts outcomes in pediatric osteosarcoma

By Wayne Forrest

The best way to predict a good outcome for pediatric patients with osteosarcoma is by performing FDG-PET/CT scans at regular intervals in the first several months after the start of chemotherapy, according to a study published in the January issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

January 18, 2018

Varian pursues partnership in China

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Varian Medical Systems has signed a memorandum of understanding with healthcare equipment and financing firm Ping An Health Technology to explore a strategic partnership in China.

January 8, 2018

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