Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 222

RT may not be needed for seniors with breast cancer subtype
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy may not be necessary for women with the luminal A subtype of breast cancer, especially if they are older than 60, according to study results presented at the American Association of Cancer Research meeting held this week in Chicago.
April 3, 2012
Radiotherapy complicates implant-based breast reconstruction
By Cynthia E. Keen
Radiation therapy for the treatment of breast cancer significantly increases the incidence of major complications for women having implant-based breast reconstruction, according to new research published in the April issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
April 3, 2012
ACR updates EBRT treatment planning for prostate cancer
By Cynthia E. Keen
The American College of Radiology (ACR) has published a summary of its updated evidence-based guidelines for external-beam radiation therapy (EBRT) treatment planning for clinically localized prostate cancer in the April issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
April 3, 2012
ASRT publishes safety guidelines for radiation therapists
By Cynthia E. Keen
Radiation therapists are responsible for the safety of patients who are undergoing radiotherapy treatments. Do they know if their safety standards and responsibilities correspond to best-practice guidelines and recommendations?
April 2, 2012
Varian installs 1st TrueBeam RT system in Thailand
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems announced that Chulabhorn Hospital in Bangkok is now using its TrueBeam radiosurgical treatment system, the first hospital in Thailand to use this product.
April 1, 2012
IMRT reduces risk of side effects in breast cancer patients
By Cynthia E. Keen
Breast cancer patients treated with intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) instead of conventional whole-breast irradiation have a lower incidence of acute or chronic toxicities, according to a study published online in Practical Radiation Oncology.
March 29, 2012
AuntMinnie.com Radiation Oncology Insider
By Cynthia E. Keen
March 28, 2012
Patients treated with SAVI APBI have good outcomes
By Cynthia E. Keen
Two-year cosmetic outcomes were good to excellent for nearly 800 women who had accelerated partial-breast irradiation (APBI) treatment for early-stage breast cancer using a multichannel single-entry brachytherapy device called a strut-adjusted volume implant (SAVI).
March 28, 2012
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GE names healthymagination challenge winners
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has selected five winners in the first stage of its $100 million GE healthymagination Cancer Challenge awards program.
March 26, 2012
Accuray introduces iPad app for CyberKnife
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Accuray has released PlanTouch software, an Apple iPad app to remotely review and approve patients' radiation treatment plans using the CyberKnife radiosurgery system.
March 26, 2012
SIR: Electric-pulse IR therapy used for pancreatic cancer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Irreversible electroporation, a new interventional radiology procedure, is being used to treat patients with inoperable locally advanced pancreatic cancer, attendees at the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) annual meeting learned this week.
March 26, 2012
Bigger is better for breast tumor resection margins
By Cynthia E. Keen
Women diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ who have a lumpectomy face the lowest risk of cancer recurrence when enough breast tissue is resected to have a pathologically confirmed wide negative margin, according to an article published online March 22 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
March 22, 2012
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