Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 140

ACS: U.S. cancer survivors will number 20M by 2026

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

In a study conducted by the American Cancer Society (ACS), researchers found that there will be 20 million cancer survivors in the U.S. by 2026, an increase of almost 5 million compared with the number of survivors alive today.

June 1, 2016

Elekta's Gamma Knife Icon clears 2 hurdles

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation oncology firm Elekta's Leksell Gamma Knife Icon has received clearance for clinical use in the U.S. and Japan.

May 31, 2016

Navidea secures $1.8M NIH grant

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiopharmaceutical developer Navidea Biopharmaceuticals has received a $1.8 million grant from the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) to evaluate an investigational immunotargeted treatment for Kaposi's sarcoma, based on its Manocept agent.

May 26, 2016

Radiation oncologists urge Congress for more funding

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Nearly 100 American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) members met with congressional representatives on May 24, urging them to secure sustainable cancer funding and to protect patients' access to cancer care.

May 25, 2016

Varian to spin off Imaging Components x-ray unit

By Brian Casey

Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems has announced that it is spinning off its Imaging Components business into an independent publicly traded company that will focus on components for x-ray systems.

May 22, 2016

Varian adds linear accelerators in Texas

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems has signed an agreement with MD Anderson Cancer Center at the University of Texas to install six TrueBeam linear accelerators.

May 22, 2016