Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 220

Breast brachytherapy heats up again; risk of CT radiation; breast screening redux
By Brian Casey
April 30, 2012
West Physics partners with Mirion
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical and health physics consulting firm West Physics Consulting has entered into a strategic relationship with the Dosimetry Services Division of radiation monitoring firm Mirion Technologies.
April 29, 2012
Elekta moves North American headquarters
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Oncology firm Elekta is relocating its North American headquarters to Atlanta's Central Perimeter business district.
April 25, 2012
Varian posts Q2 revenue, profit gains
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Demand for its TrueBeam radiation therapy system and x-ray tubes and flat-panel digital detectors contributed to revenue and earnings growth for radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems in its fiscal second quarter.
April 24, 2012
Varian, Siemens to collaborate on radiotherapy
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems and Siemens Healthcare have announced a collaboration under which they will provide advanced diagnostic and therapeutic devices and services for treating cancer with image-guided radiotherapy and radiosurgery.
April 24, 2012
WellPoint, Ind. cancer center partner on IBM Watson tool
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare insurer WellPoint and Indiana University Simon Cancer Center are working together to develop commercial applications utilizing IBM's Watson artificial intelligence platform.
April 23, 2012
RaySearch wins Korean order for RayStation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm RaySearch Laboratories has received an order for its RayStation treatment planning system from Hallym University Medical Center in Seoul, South Korea.
April 22, 2012
Personalized dosimetry highlights Y-90 talks at SIR show
By James Brice
Radiation therapy with yttrium-90 (Y-90) microbeads is making strides, as witnessed by presentations at last month's Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) meeting. Papers at the San Francisco meeting covered topics ranging from personalized dosimetry to just how close loved ones can get to patients who have received Y-90 therapy.
April 22, 2012
MD Anderson forms Brazilian alliance
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston announced that it has finalized a 10-year agreement with Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein in São Paulo, Brazil, to develop a multidisciplinary oncology program at the hospital.
April 18, 2012
Some breast cancer surgeons avoid rad onc input
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Surgeons are not always including radiation oncologists early enough in the decision-making process about treatment for a patient with breast cancer. This may reduce treatment options, according to a study in the April issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics.
April 18, 2012
Chemo with RT best for muscle-invasive bladder cancer
By Cynthia E. Keen
The combined treatment of chemotherapy and radiation therapy (RT) is more effective than radiation therapy alone for patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer who don't have a cystectomy, according to a study to be published in the April 19 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
April 17, 2012
Is proton therapy worth the cost? And, overdiagnosis and DCIS
By Brian Casey
April 16, 2012
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