Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 116

Risk-based lung cancer screening tops USPSTF guidelines
By Abraham Kim
Using individual risk-based criteria to determine eligibility for CT lung cancer screening may avert more deaths from cancer than using current U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) guidelines, according to research published online January 1 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
January 1, 2018
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FDA clears Xcision's breast cancer radiotherapy device
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical technology company Xcision Medical Systems has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its GammaPod radiotherapy device.
December 21, 2017
Accuray secures $40M term loan
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Accuray has secured a $40 million term loan with MidCap Financial Trust.
December 20, 2017
Study: Use radiosurgery for certain brain lesion patients
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
In a subset of patients, radiosurgery may be the best choice for those with lung cancer who have four or more brain lesions, according to a study published December 18 in the Journal of Thoracic Oncology.
December 17, 2017
Women not getting recommended breast radiation therapy
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Almost 10% of women don't receive radiation therapy after breast conservation surgery, although it is proved to reduce the risk of cancer recurrence, according to research published in the January issue of the Journal of Surgical Research.
December 14, 2017
Molecular gel helps cancer imaging
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Researchers from the City College of New York have developed an aid for optical imaging that improves cancer detection in the form of a molecular gel derived from the horse chestnut plant.
December 13, 2017
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Oncology Services receives another ISO certification
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy service firm Oncology Services International has obtained International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 13485 certification for its radiation oncology devices. It already holds ISO 9001 certification.
December 12, 2017
Hitachi to buy Mitsubishi particle therapy business
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Hitachi of Tokyo has signed an agreement to buy the particle therapy business of Japanese industrial conglomerate Mitsubishi Electric.
December 7, 2017
iCAD touts study on radiation therapy savings
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
iCAD is touting a study that found intraoperative radiation therapy could directly save the U.S. healthcare system more than $630 million over the lifetime of patients diagnosed annually with early-stage breast cancer.
December 7, 2017
Varian's Halcyon receives Brazilian market clearance
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Varian Medical Systems' Halcyon radiation therapy system has received clearance from Brazil's medical device regulation body, the Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária (ANVISA).
December 5, 2017
Cianna debuts ScoutCare program
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cianna Medical is launching its ScoutCare support program at this week's 2017 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.
December 5, 2017
FDA recognizes radiotherapy readiness standard
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recognized the RT-2 Radiotherapy Readiness Check standard published earlier this year by the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation.
December 5, 2017
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