Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 224

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
New report shows radiation therapy volume remains stable
By Lin Muschlitz
Radiation therapy treatment visit volume in 2010 in the U.S. appears to have bounced back to 2007 levels. Patients made 20.8 million treatment visits that year, after dips in the number of visits in 2008 and 2009, according to a report from market research firm IMV Medical Information Division.
March 7, 2012
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Nordion takes sales hit in Q1
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Lower than expected sales adversely affected Nordion's sales and profit in the company's first quarter of fiscal 2012.
March 6, 2012
RTOG/ACRIN trial to assess radiotherapy through PET/CT
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) and the American College of Radiology Imaging Network (ACRIN) have launched a joint phase II trial to evaluate adaptive radiation therapy with FDG-PET/CT in patients with non-small cell lung cancer.
March 6, 2012
Alaska introduces radiography licensure bill
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
State Rep. Chris Tuck (D-Anchorage) has introduced a bill in the Alaska Legislature that would require individuals to secure a license before performing radiography, radiation therapy, or nuclear medicine procedures.
March 6, 2012
Prepare for a shock: There's a new kid on the block in tumor ablation
By Philip Ward
VIENNA - Ever thought of giving your patient an electric shock? The idea may sound like something out of a Frankenstein movie, but more interventional radiologists may soon be doing this if the initial promise of irreversible electroporation is supported by further research.
March 6, 2012
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CIVCO promotes Schroeder, Rich
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound and radiotherapy products developer CIVCO Medical Solutions has promoted Brandy Schroeder to director of OEM sales and business development and Diana Rich to marketing manager of the Multi-Modality Imaging business sector.
March 5, 2012
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