Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 195

Poor Q2 results prompt Accuray restructuring
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Accuray is projecting a decline in product revenue of between 45% and 50% in the second quarter of fiscal 2013, prompting the company to lay off some employees.
January 2, 2013
SGR fix hammers imaging; MRI and obesity; SBRT vs. IMRT
By Brian Casey
January 2, 2013
ART receives Fla. order
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Women's health firm Advanced Radiation Therapy (ART) has received a contract to install its AccuBoost system for the treatment of early-stage breast cancer at 1st Line Oncology in Coconut Creek, FL.
January 2, 2013
RaySearch, Siemens end partnership
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm RaySearch Laboratories and multimodality vendor Siemens Healthcare have agreed to terminate their partnership in radiation therapy treatment planning.
January 2, 2013
ASTRO decries rad therapy cuts in 'fiscal cliff' bill
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has issued a statement opposing Medicare payment cuts to cobalt-60 radiation therapy treatments in the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, the legislation passed this week that resolved the "fiscal cliff" emergency.
January 2, 2013
Lymph node ratio predicts RT benefit for oral cancer
By Cynthia E. Keen
Radiation therapy (RT) can benefit some patients with oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma, but they can suffer acute as well as long-term toxicities. The use of lymph node ratios may help identify which patients will benefit the most, according to an article published online in Radiotherapy and Oncology.
January 2, 2013
SBRT halves cost vs. IMRT for prostate cancer
By Cynthia E. Keen
As members of Congress grapple over ways to reduce the U.S. budget, the publication on December 27 in the American Journal of Clinical Oncology of a complex model analyzing the costs of radiation therapy for prostate cancer seems particularly timely.
January 2, 2013
Brain mets patients need long-term follow-up after SRS
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Patients with brain metastases who survive for three or more years after stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) should be monitored for delayed complications, according to an article in the January issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics.
December 30, 2012
Court orders mediation in alleged Fla. Medicare fraud
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Federal prosecutors pursuing a multimillion dollar whistleblower lawsuit alleging fraudulent billing of radiation therapy services by multiple healthcare providers in Pensacola, FL, have been ordered to attempt to mediate a settlement, according to an article in the Pensacola News Journal.
December 30, 2012
Rad therapy doesn't help survival for stage I endometrial cancer
By Cynthia E. Keen
A Cochrane update evaluating radiation therapy for stage I endometrial cancer patients has again concluded that the treatment doesn't affect survival outcomes. But its findings, published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, sparked some controversy.
December 30, 2012
IAEA debuts radiotherapy patient safety tool
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has debuted a new tool for radiotherapy patient safety known as SAFRON, or Safety in Radiation Oncology.
December 27, 2012
Malpositioned APBI catheter linked to cancer recurrence
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Accelerated partial-breast irradiation (APBI) is proving to be an effective treatment for qualified patients with early-stage breast cancer, but precise placement of the balloon catheter is imperative. A case of local recurrence believed to be caused by a malpositioned catheter was recently presented in the Breast Journal.
December 26, 2012
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