Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 228

RT enrollment stays same in 2011
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The number of first-year students enrolled in radiologic technology programs in 2011 remains relatively steady compared to 2010, according to the American Society of Radiologic Technologists.
December 8, 2011
RTOG names Lu to chair post
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) has appointed Dr. Bo Lu, PhD, as chair of the lung cancer subcommittee of the Translational Research Program Committee.
December 8, 2011
AuntMinnie.com Radiation Oncology Insider
By Cynthia E. Keen
December 7, 2011
ASRT launches CT basics course
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) announced it has launched a new course, called CT Basics: Radiation Therapy Series.
December 6, 2011
Varian gets FDA OK for radiation product
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its Pivotal Care Solution for prone breast treatment.
December 5, 2011
RTOG launches glioma brain tumor study
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) has begun a phase II study to evaluate the best treatment strategies for patients with low-risk, low-grade glioma brain tumors.
December 4, 2011
Repeat brachytherapy a viable option for prostate cancer
By Cynthia E. Keen
CHICAGO - Prostate cancer patients who undergo brachytherapy treatments that fail due to inadequately placed radioactive seeds -- but who don't develop distant metastases -- may have better luck the second time around, concluded a study presented at the RSNA meeting.
December 1, 2011
PET/CT prevents dissections for head and neck cancer patients
By Cynthia E. Keen
CHICAGO - Using F-18 FDG-PET/CT scans to evaluate the response of patients who received chemoradiotherapy for head and neck cancer can prevent unnecessary dissections for some, researchers from the U.K. and the U.S. said at an RSNA 2011 scientific session.
November 28, 2011
IsoRay ships 1st GliaSite system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical isotope developer IsoRay Medical announced that it has shipped its first GliaSite radiation therapy system.
November 28, 2011
IsoRay nets local OK for GliaSite
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical isotope developer IsoRay Medical has received final approval from the state of Washington's Department of Health to manufacture its GliaSite radiation therapy system balloon catheter device for treating brain cancer.
November 21, 2011
IBA grows sales in Q3
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Gains in its proton therapy segment offset a decline in dosimetry products to grow revenues for radiopharmaceutical developer Ion Beam Applications (IBA) in the third quarter.
November 21, 2011
Varian reports 1st motion review use
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems said that the University of Alabama at Birmingham Health System is the first medical center in the world to utilize its intrafraction motion review technology to continuously monitor tumor location during radiosurgery for lung cancer.
November 21, 2011
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