Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 221

Radiology test-drives new iPad; adverse effects of rad therapy; new MedPAC report
By Brian Casey
March 19, 2012
Radiotherapy has a price for survivors: risk of new cancers
By Cynthia E. Keen
Early detection of cancer and better treatment are producing positive results: A steadily increasing percentage of patients survive. However, survival gains are being offset by serious treatment-associated late adverse effects, an article in the March issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute reports.
March 19, 2012
ProCure opens new proton therapy center in NJ
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The ProCure Proton Therapy Center of New Jersey, the third in a national network being developed by ProCure Treatment Centers, opened on March 20.
March 19, 2012
IBA posts 2011 gains but net loss
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Gains in its proton therapy division added to sales and services at Ion Beam Applications (IBA) in 2011, but the growth was not enough to avoid a net loss last year.
March 18, 2012
PET/CT predicts survival of patients with hepatic metastases
By Wayne Forrest
FDG-PET/CT is useful for predicting the survival of breast cancer patients with hepatic metastases after treatment with selective internal radiation therapy (SIRT), according to a study published in the March issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
March 18, 2012
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Elekta gets Guinness World Records mention
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Oncology firm Elekta's Leksell Gamma Knife received a mention in Guinness World Records for halting the growth of the world's tallest human.
March 15, 2012
iCAD launches postmarket IORT study
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
iCAD has launched a postmarketing study to assess the safety and efficacy of the company's Xoft Axxent eBx system when used for single-fraction intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT) at the time of lumpectomy for early-stage breast cancer.
March 14, 2012
Brain PET enhances radiation therapy planning
By Tami Freeman
A brain PET scanner based on semiconductor detectors can provide more accurate tumor delineation than a conventional whole-body PET system, according to researchers from Japan, who found that the newly developed system had twice the spatial resolution of conventional PET systems.
March 14, 2012
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Smoking reduces radiotherapy's effectiveness
By Cynthia E. Keen
Diehard smokers diagnosed with head and neck cancers need to be told that it's never too late to stop smoking, especially if they are about to begin radiation therapy for their smoking-induced disease, according to an article published online this month in Radiotherapy and Oncology.
March 13, 2012
ViewRay wraps up financing round
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image-guided therapy developer ViewRay has completed the final tranche of a $45 million round of Series C venture capital financing.
March 12, 2012
ASTRO: Proton beam therapy shows promise
By Cynthia E. Keen
Proton beam therapy shows promise as a radiotherapy treatment for cancer, but more robust prospective trials are needed to determine the appropriate clinical setting for its use, according to an American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) task force.
March 12, 2012
Rad oncologists discuss infertility issues with young patients
By Cynthia E. Keen
Both radiation and medical oncologists are twice as likely as other cancer care specialists to discuss fertility preservation with young cancer patients before they start their treatments, according to a study published online in Practical Radiation Oncology.
March 8, 2012
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