Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 171

Controversy breaks out over how to study cell death in cancer

By Philip Ward

VIENNA - When Dr. Uwe Haberkorn drew breath after his ECR presentation during a New Horizons session on imaging the hallmarks of cancer, he probably didn't anticipate the lively debate that was to follow.

March 8, 2014

Ultrasound offers answers in tumor therapy evaluation

By Frances Rylands-Monk

VIENNA - A multicenter study of 500 patients using dynamic contrast-enhanced ultrasound nudges radiologists further toward standardization in functional evaluation of tumor perfusion, which until recently was lacking in the toolkit of oncologic imaging specialists, French researchers reported at ECR 2014.

March 8, 2014

iCAD's Xoft hits patient treatment milestone

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

iCAD announced that more than 1,000 early-stage breast cancer patients have been treated with its Xoft Axxent electronic brachytherapy system.

March 5, 2014

Varian signs 1st Myanmar customer

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Varian Medical Systems has delivered a medical linear accelerator and high-dose-rate brachytherapy system to Yangon General Hospital, a 1,500-bed hospital in Myanmar.

February 27, 2014

Increase in thyroid cancer may be due to 'overdiagnosis'

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

While the incidence of thyroid cancer has nearly tripled since 1975, mortality rates have remained stable, suggesting that there is an epidemic of diagnosis rather than an epidemic of disease.

February 20, 2014

Elekta to highlight new Mosaiq features at HIMSS

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Elekta will highlight improvements to its Mosaiq oncology information system at the upcoming HIMSS 2014 conference.

February 20, 2014