Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 198

IBA set to bring proton therapy center to India
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiopharmaceutical provider Ion Beam Applications (IBA) has inked a deal to install its first proton therapy center in India.
January 20, 2013
AAPM issues guidelines for radiation therapy error databases
By Cynthia E. Keen
With the goal of improving radiation therapy safety, the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) has published technical recommendations to aid developers of databases that are designed to track and record treatment errors and near misses.
January 17, 2013
Sirtex dose sales surge in fiscal Q2
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Liver cancer therapy firm Sirtex Medical said that dose sales of its SIR-Spheres microspheres grew 29% in the U.S. for its 2013 fiscal second quarter.
January 15, 2013
ASRT: Fewer new radiography students
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
While enrollment in radiation therapy and nuclear medicine programs climbed in 2012, the number of students entering radiography educational programs dipped by 4.7%, according to a new report from the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT).
January 14, 2013
CIVCO names marketing VP
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound and radiotherapy products developer CIVCO Medical Solutions has named Brad Dunlap as vice president of marketing and product line management for multimodality imaging.
January 14, 2013
ART acquires AccuBoost assets from Elekta
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Women's health firm Advanced Radiation Therapy (ART) has signed an agreement to acquire the assets of all AccuBoost installations held by radiation oncology firm Elekta.
January 13, 2013
Stereotactic radiosurgery shows promise for renal cancer
By Cynthia E. Keen
Stereotactic radiosurgery could be a useful treatment option for patients with localized primary renal cancer who do not have a prior history of pelvic or abdominal radiation, and for whom surgery is not appropriate, researchers in Ohio have concluded.
January 13, 2013
RT of the brain effective with smaller margins
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Patients who undergo radiation therapy (RT) for glioblastoma experience the same patterns of failure regardless of whether smaller or larger radiation fields are utilized, according to a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Oncology.
January 9, 2013
Beta-blockers improve outcomes of NSCLC patients
By Cynthia E. Keen
In a large study from MD Anderson Cancer Center, patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) survived longer if they took beta-blockers while receiving treatment that included radiotherapy. Results were published online January 8 in the Annals of Oncology.
January 8, 2013
Cancer death rates continue decline in U.S.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Overall cancer death rates in the U.S. are continuing a slow decline that began in the early 1990s, according to an annual report of cancer incidence and death rate statistics, published this week. The reduction in annual deaths from cancer is applicable to men, women, and children of all major racial and ethnic groups.
January 7, 2013
AngioDynamics makes 1st Ill. NanoKnife sale
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional technology developer AngioDynamics announced that Cancer Treatment Centers of America's Midwestern Regional Medical Center in Zion has acquired a NanoKnife surgical ablation system.
January 7, 2013
FDA gives OK to Elekta Mosaiq software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Elekta announced that Mosaiq Evaluate, a toolset that integrates radiation therapy treatment planning features into its Mosaiq oncology information system, has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
January 7, 2013
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