Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 197

AuntMinnie.com Radiation Oncology Insider
By Cynthia E. Keen
December 13, 2012
Elekta completes 500th Gamma Knife install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Elekta announced that the 500th Leksell Gamma Knife system was recently installed at Instituto de Neurologia de Curitiba in Brazil.
December 11, 2012
Ultrashort APBI viable to treat breast cancer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
An ultrashort course of accelerated partial-breast irradiation (APBI) using a balloon device is achievable and well-tolerated by patients, according to results from a prospective, phase II clinical trial presented at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium held last week.
December 9, 2012
Elekta completes Montreal install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Elekta has installed its Agility 160-leaf collimator at Centre Intégré de Cancérologie de Laval (CICL) in Montreal.
December 5, 2012
CIVCO taps new imaging, rad therapy VPs
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound and radiotherapy products developer CIVCO Medical Solutions has announced two new management appointments for its Multi-Modality Imaging and Radiation Oncology business units.
December 4, 2012
ASRT: Rad therapy vacancy rate dips in 2012
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A survey by the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) has found a 2.1% position vacancy rate for radiation therapists in 2012, down from 3.1% in 2011.
December 3, 2012
Adding a radiologist improves rad therapy treatment planning
By Cynthia E. Keen
CHICAGO - Having a consultant diagnostic radiologist as a member of a radiation oncology treatment planning team can help improve the accuracy and appropriateness of radiotherapy for cancer patients, according to study results presented on Tuesday at the RSNA annual meeting.
November 27, 2012
Low-dose mammo, wireless US probe, 3T MRI pace Siemens at RSNA
By Wayne Forrest, Brian Casey
CHICAGO - A new digital mammography system with lower radiation dose, a wireless ultrasound probe, a 3-tesla MRI scanner designed for high-performance clinical and research work, and a new line of angiography systems are among the highlights in the RSNA 2012 booth of Siemens Healthcare.
November 27, 2012
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Study shows PET/CT lights up 'chemo brain' regions
By Edward Susman
CHICAGO - Researchers utilizing F-18 FDG PET/CT imaging have found that women who express "chemo brain" symptomology appear to have sharply reduced glucose metabolism in critical areas of the brain. Results from the study were presented on Tuesday at the RSNA meeting.
November 27, 2012
ClearCanvas teams with MGH on tumor imaging metrics system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS/RIS developer ClearCanvas has announced the integration between its open-source PACS and workstation and the Tumor Imaging Metrics Core (TIMC) clinical trials system developed at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH).
November 26, 2012
Australians tackle challenge of designing low-cost RT system
By Cynthia E. Keen
CHICAGO - An Australian research team has designed a compact radiotherapy (RT) system intended to lower the costs of building and operating a radiotherapy center. The goal is to reduce a known global shortage of radiotherapy, especially in countries with challenged economies.
November 24, 2012
Philips reaches Ambient Experience milestone
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare has received the 500th order for its Ambient Experience design.
November 19, 2012
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