Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 207

Sensus sells 100th system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Superficial radiation therapy provider Sensus Healthcare said it has made the 100th sale of its SRT-100 device for treating nonmelanoma skin cancers.
October 15, 2012
American Shared nets MD Anderson proton center sale
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiosurgery and radiation therapy center operator American Shared Hospital Services (AMS) has confirmed that it will supply a Mevion S250 proton therapy system for the MD Anderson Cancer Center Orlando proton therapy facility under construction.
October 14, 2012
Sirtex enters Argentine market
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Liver cancer therapy company Sirtex Medical has sold its radioembolization product SIR-Spheres to the Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires in Argentina.
October 14, 2012
Accuray CEO Thomson resigns
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Accuray's long-time CEO Euan Thomson, PhD, has resigned, and in his place the company has appointed Joshua Levine as president and CEO.
October 11, 2012
Elekta, Brainlab collaborate on cancer treatment
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Elekta and image-guided therapy firm Brainlab used the venue of the 2012 Congress of Neurological Surgeons currently under way in Chicago to announce a joint collaboration in which the firms can use each other's radiation oncology treatment plans.
October 7, 2012
Hybrid linac-MRI tracks motion during radiotherapy
By Tami Freeman
Real-time tumor tracking could prove invaluable for radiotherapy of moving targets such as lung tumors. Using MRI for such tracking provides position verification without ionizing radiation. Researchers recently discussed the latest results of a prototype hybrid linac-MRI system being developed at the Cross Cancer Institute in Canada.
October 7, 2012
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ASTRO ends accreditation partnership with ACR
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has ended its radiation oncology practice accreditation affiliation with the American College of Radiology (ACR).
October 4, 2012
Real-time dose monitoring tool enhances VMAT radiotherapy QA
By Cynthia E. Keen
Radiation oncology departments expect their linear accelerators to delivery radiation doses accurately as programmed. While it's possible to check planned dose delivery after treatment, safety for patients is increased if dose data can be monitored in real-time.
October 2, 2012
Fasting enhances response of glioma to radiation therapy
By Cynthia E. Keen
Controlled fasting improves the effectiveness of chemotherapy and radiation therapy in mice with aggressive brain tumors, extending their survival, according to research published in September in PLOS One.
October 2, 2012
SNMMI issues I-131 guidelines
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) has issued an updated practice guideline on the treatment of thyroid cancer patients with iodine-131 (I-131) in the October issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
October 1, 2012
Sensus touts study in dermatology journal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Superficial radiation therapy provider Sensus Healthcare is promoting a study recently published online in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology on treating patients with nonmelanoma skin cancer.
October 1, 2012
Risk markers found for erectile dysfunction after RT
By Cynthia E. Keen
Genetic markers associated with the development of erectile dysfunction in prostate cancer patients following radiation therapy (RT) have been identified, according to a study published online on September 27 in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics.
September 30, 2012
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