Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 211

RTA opposes CMS payment cuts for rad therapy
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Radiation Therapy Alliance (RTA) has warned that double-digit reimbursement cuts for radiation therapy services proposed on July 6 by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) may have a deep and devastating impact on cancer care services because community cancer centers may close.
July 16, 2012
Varian completes 1st Australian TrueBeam install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems has installed its first TrueBeam radiotherapy treatment system in Australia.
July 16, 2012
Accuray to buy Morphormics for $5.7M
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Accuray has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Morphormics for approximately $5.7 million.
July 15, 2012
Prostate brachytherapy bests IMRT in cost-effectiveness
By Cynthia E. Keen
Five-year outcomes of men with localized low- or intermediate-risk prostate cancer are comparable after either intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) or prostate brachytherapy. But the latter treatment costs thousands of dollars less, according to an analysis published online in Brachytherapy.
July 15, 2012
AuntMinnie.com Radiation Oncology Insider
By Cynthia E. Keen
July 11, 2012
Mo. researchers use ViewRay image-guided RT
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
ViewRay announced that its image-guided radiation therapy (RT) system is being studied at Siteman Cancer Center, part of Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine.
July 10, 2012
CIVCO taps new radiation oncology VP
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound and radiotherapy products developer CIVCO Medical Solutions has appointed a new vice president of marketing and product line management for radiation oncology.
July 9, 2012
NYC hospital acquires breast cancer IORT system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center said it has purchased an Intrabeam intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT) system from Carl Zeiss Meditec.
July 9, 2012
BSD Medical posts Q3 results
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Hyperthermia and ablation system developer BSD Medical saw revenues for its third quarter of fiscal 2012 nosedive compared to the same period in 2011.
July 9, 2012
EMR improves review of cancer patients' portal images
By Cynthia E. Keen
Physicians are more likely to view portal images via an electronic medical record (EMR) rather than on x-ray films, potentially leading to better care for patients receiving radiation therapy, according to a study in the July issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
July 9, 2012
ASTRO critiques CMS payment cuts for rad therapy
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) roundly criticized a proposed rule released on July 6 by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that would cut payment for radiation oncology services by 15%.
July 8, 2012
New CMS fee schedule hits radiology, radiation oncology
By Kate Madden Yee
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed a new Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2013 that will slash payments to radiologists by 4% and radiation oncologists by 15%. The proposal would also expand to other medical specialties a controversial policy on imaging contiguous body parts.
July 8, 2012
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