Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 201

Elekta raises money for cancer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Elekta raised a total of $52,200 for Facing Cancer Together at this week's American Society for Radiation Oncology annual meeting in Boston.
October 31, 2012
Accuray gets FDA OK for CyberKnife M6
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Accuray has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its new CyberKnife M6 series.
October 31, 2012
ASTRO: SBRT for prostate cancer sustains cancer-free survival
By Cynthia E. Keen
Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) yields excellent cancer-free survival rates for intermediate-risk, organ-confined prostate cancer patients and results in few long-term rectal side effects, according to research presented at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) annual meeting.
October 31, 2012
Varian awards grant for U.S. brachytherapy registry
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems has awarded a $100,000 grant to the American Board of Radiology Foundation to establish a national brachytherapy registry.
October 30, 2012
ASTRO: Rad therapy helps older women with breast cancer survive
By Cynthia E. Keen
Older women with early-stage, low-risk breast cancer who were treated with radiation therapy after breast-conserving surgery showed higher survival rates than those who did not have radiation therapy, a California study found. Results were presented at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) meeting.
October 30, 2012
Varian debuts oncology IT options at ASTRO
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems is launching a new line of oncology IT deployment options, called FullScale, at this week's American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) meeting.
October 30, 2012
ASTRO: APBI with EBRT may not be best for breast cosmesis
By Cynthia E. Keen
Breast cancer patients who undergo breast-conserving surgery and then get accelerated partial-breast irradiation (APBI) with 3D external-beam radiation therapy (EBRT) have worse cosmetic outcomes than those who receive whole-breast irradiation, concluded research presented at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) meeting.
October 30, 2012
ASTRO sets course with initiatives for future success
By Wayne Forrest
BOSTON - American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) President Dr. Michael Steinberg on Tuesday outlined several key initiatives in science, health policy, and patient advocacy to help the field of radiation oncology combat what he called seven "megatrends" in healthcare over the next several decades.
October 30, 2012
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ASTRO: Prostate screening has edge for high-risk patients
By Cynthia E. Keen
Annual prostate-specific antigen screening yields a slightly greater quality-adjusted life expectancy among patients who have a high risk of developing metastatic disease compared to unscreened patients, according to research presented on Tuesday at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) annual meeting.
October 30, 2012
Qfix announces ASTRO product launches
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiotherapy patient positioning technology developer Qfix is launching a range of new products at this week's American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) meeting in Boston.
October 30, 2012
ASTRO: SBRT provides advances for NSCLC patients
By Cynthia E. Keen
Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) yielded higher overall survival rates and low toxicity for patients with inoperable, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) compared to conventional radiation therapy, according to research presented on Monday at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) meeting in Boston.
October 30, 2012
Mirada launches new software at ASTRO
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical imaging software developer Mirada Medical is launching new software designed to perform automated image processing for radiation therapy at this week's American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) meeting.
October 29, 2012
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