Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 161

ASTRO: RT alone helps relieve dysphagia
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy (RT) alone is as effective as radiation therapy combined with chemotherapy for decreasing swallowing complications experienced by advanced esophageal cancer patients, according to research presented at this week's American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) meeting in San Francisco.
September 15, 2014
ASTRO: Manuka honey no help for esophagitis pain
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Don't depend on manuka honey to relieve esophagitis pain due to radiation therapy, according to a study presented at this week's American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) annual meeting in San Francisco.
September 14, 2014
ASTRO: Rad therapy ups early-stage Hodgkin's survival
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Despite data showing an increased 10-year survival rate among early-stage Hodgkin's disease patients who receive consolidated radiation therapy, the treatment method is being used less, researchers reported at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) meeting in San Francisco.
September 14, 2014
Varian forms strategic alliance with Infor
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Varian Medical Systems has agreed to implement business application software developer Infor's Cloverleaf integration engine.
September 14, 2014
Mevion, RaySearch ink partnership
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Mevion Medical Systems and RaySearch Laboratories are teaming up to develop treatment planning technology for Mevion's S250 proton therapy system.
September 14, 2014
ASTRO, AANS to launch stereotactic radiosurgery registry
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) and the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) plan to launch a stereotactic radiosurgery patient registry.
September 14, 2014
ProNova joins forces with MedPhoton
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
ProNova Solutions is teaming up with Australian start-up MedPhoton to offer a pencil-beam intensity-modulated proton therapy system with integrated 3D imaging capability.
September 14, 2014
IBA reports 1st proton therapy CBCT treatment
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ion Beam Applications (IBA) said that its proton therapy-specific conebeam CT (CBCT) technology is in clinical use for the first time worldwide.
September 14, 2014
ASTRO: Rad therapy doesn't increase lymphedema risk
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Patient-reported data show that radiation therapy does not increase the risk of lymphedema in node-negative breast cancer patients, according to research presented at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) meeting in San Francisco.
September 14, 2014
ASTRO: 5 rad oncology treatments to question
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
At its annual meeting in San Francisco, the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) released its second list of five radiation oncology-specific treatments that are commonly ordered but may not always be appropriate.
September 14, 2014
Mirada highlights study at ASTRO 2014
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Mirada Medical is highlighting a study to be presented at this week's American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) meeting in San Francisco.
September 14, 2014
Perfusion CT's great potential remains unrealized
By Eric Barnes
Challenges remain on the road to more precise assessment of tumor treatment response with CT perfusion, but the techniques are already robust and far more sensitive than the old methods based on tumor size. In this emerging field, tumor biology and treatment response combine to make CT an ideal modality for monitoring cancer treatment, according to Boston researchers.
September 14, 2014
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