Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 181

Shorter radiotherapy course works for breast cancer

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Giving radiotherapy at a lower overall dose in fewer, higher doses over a shorter amount of time is at least as safe and effective as the current standard for most women with early breast cancer, concluded a study published online in Lancet Oncology.

September 17, 2013

Fla. radiation oncologists pay $3.5M settlement

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Two radiation oncologists in Pensacola, FL, will pay $3.5 million to the government and the state of Florida to resolve Medicare fraud allegations, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

September 17, 2013

Eckert & Ziegler to buy Biocompatibles

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Eckert & Ziegler's medical device division plans to acquire the prostate cancer implants business of Biocompatibles for $5 million U.S. (3.75 million euros).

September 16, 2013

GE signs deal with Mirada Medical

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

GE Healthcare has signed a licensing deal with medical imaging software developer Mirada Medical.

September 16, 2013

PET/MRI shows growing edge over PET/CT in oncology

By Wayne Forrest

FDG-PET/MRI more accurately evaluated and more often changed the management of patients with various forms of cancer in a comparison with PET/CT, according to preliminary research published online September 5 in Radiology.

September 16, 2013

2013 cancer report offers new hope -- and more cases

By Eric Barnes

Researchers have made substantial progress against cancer in the past year, but demographics and lifestyle issues continue to complicate the battle against the disease, according to the 2013 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Cancer Progress Report.

September 16, 2013