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New takes on image guidance for radiation therapy
By Tami Freeman
Kilovoltage and megavoltage conebeam CT are predominantly used for real-time imaging during radiation therapy, with systems based on ultrasound or MRI now also being developed. But there are other imaging modalities that could be used, including those that offer functional and molecular information regarding the tumor being treated.
August 23, 2012
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RT radiation dose to pancreas linked to adult diabetes risk
By Cynthia E. Keen
Childhood cancer survivors whose treatment included abdominal radiotherapy (RT) have an increased risk of developing diabetes. Now, a study published online August 23 in Lancet Oncology has narrowed the location of radiation dose vulnerability to the tail of the pancreas.
August 23, 2012
Varian creates South Korean subsidiary
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy vendor Varian Medical Systems is expanding into South Korea by establishing a subsidiary there.
August 22, 2012
Varian brings IMRT to central Vietnam
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy vendor Varian Medical Systems has received a contract to provide an intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) system to Da Nang Cancer Hospital in Vietnam.
August 21, 2012
Molecular signature predicts radiotherapy's benefit
By Cynthia E. Keen
Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, FL, working with colleagues in Sweden, the Netherlands, and Puerto Rico, have validated a radiosensitivity molecular signature that could lead to better radiation therapy decisions for patients with breast cancer.
August 20, 2012
Adding ultrasound boosts radiotherapy for prostate cancer
By Tami Freeman
Combining pulsed nonthermal focused ultrasound with radiotherapy could increase the efficacy of prostate cancer treatment, according to a presentation at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine annual meeting held in Charlotte, NC, earlier this month.
August 16, 2012
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Sirtex Medical expands U.S. operations
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Liver cancer therapy company Sirtex Medical said it's expanding its operations in the U.S. by boosting sales, marketing, and functional support staff at its Massachusetts headquarters and in regional offices across the country.
August 15, 2012
What's the thinking behind rad therapy cuts? And, Muroff on radiology's 8 trends
By Brian Casey
August 15, 2012
Radiation therapy fights back against proposed Medicare cuts
By Cynthia E. Keen
Few radiation oncology practices were prepared when the federal government proposed double-digit cuts in Medicare reimbursement in July. But the specialty's defenders are mobilizing to fight back with a major line of attack on the methodology used to justify the payment changes.
August 15, 2012
Varian supports radiosurgery study
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems said it has become a supporter of a phase III study comparing radiosurgery with conventional surgery for the treatment of early-stage, high-risk, operable non-small cell lung cancer.
August 14, 2012
Does urologist self-referral force patients to travel for IMRT?
By Cynthia E. Keen
Men in Texas may be driving more than three times farther than necessary to receive intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) for prostate cancer if they are being treated at a urology practice that owns its own IMRT equipment, researchers reported on Wednesday in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics.
August 14, 2012
Guertin to step down as Varian chief executive
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems has announced that its president and CEO, Timothy Guertin, will retire from these positions on September 28, the end of the company's fiscal year.
August 12, 2012
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