Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 225

Accuray touts CyberKnife study
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Accuray said recent research found its CyberKnife robotic radiosurgery system to be beneficial in treating central lung tumors.
January 26, 2012
AuntMinnie.com Radiation Oncology Insider
By Cynthia E. Keen
January 25, 2012
HIV lowers RT response in head/neck cancer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy with or without chemotherapy is less effective for HIV-positive than HIV-negative head and neck cancer patients in terms of recurrence and overall survival rates, according to a study presented at the Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancer Symposium, which starts today in Phoenix.
January 25, 2012
Varian wins $77M Saudi proton contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems has booked a $77 million contract with a Saudi Arabian firm to equip a new proton therapy facility.
January 25, 2012
Oral HPV infection increasing in young men
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The incidence of oral human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, the principal cause of a form of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma, is increasing in young men in the U.S., according to a study presented at the Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancer Symposium, which begins today in Phoenix.
January 25, 2012
Prostate brachytherapy reduces death rates of high-risk men
By Cynthia E. Keen
Prostate brachytherapy for high-risk prostate cancer patients has historically been considered a less effective treatment, but a new study of almost 13,000 men published online January 23 in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics suggests otherwise.
January 25, 2012
Proton firm Mevion gets $45M investment
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Proton therapy developer Mevion Medical Systems has closed a $45 million investment from venture capital firms.
January 25, 2012
Revenues up, profit down in Varian's Q1
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
An increase in international orders helped offset lower sales in North America and grow overall revenues for radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems in the company's first quarter of fiscal year 2012.
January 25, 2012
ACRIN merges with ECOG
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology Imaging Network (ACRIN) and the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) have combined organizations to become the ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group (ECOG-ACRIN).
January 24, 2012
Mevion sells proton therapy unit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Proton therapy developer Mevion Medical Systems has received an order from South Florida Radiation Oncology for its S250 proton therapy system.
January 22, 2012
Chromosomal abnormality guides rad therapy
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) has released clinical trial results indicating that a chromosomal abnormality -- specifically, the absence of chromosomes 1p and 19q -- has prognostic and predictive value for managing the treatment of adult patients with rare brain tumors.
January 19, 2012
Matted lymph nodes portend poor prognosis in throat cancer
By Cynthia E. Keen
The identification of matted lymph nodes on a CT image does not bode well for throat cancer patients who are infected with the human papillomavirus. These patients have a significantly higher risk of their cancer spreading, an article published online January 13 in Head and Neck reports.
January 19, 2012
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