Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 235

American Shared reports proton therapy progress

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiosurgery center operator American Shared Hospital Services announced that Mevion Medical Systems is making progress in the development of a compact proton therapy system.

November 2, 2011

ACR makes RTOG appointments

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American College of Radiology (ACR) has appointed Dr. Quynh-Thu Le as chair of the Head and Neck Cancer Committee for the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG).

November 2, 2011

Varian brings TrueBeam to Asia

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems said that the Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital became the first clinic in Asia to begin cancer treatments using its TrueBeam system.

November 2, 2011

More radionuclide therapy needed for bone mets

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Prostate cancer patients with bone metastases benefit from repeated administration of radionuclide therapy, according to research published in the November issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

November 1, 2011

Tiny oxygen generator boosts radiotherapy

By Jacqueline Hewett

A tiny oxygen generator that can be implanted directly into the hypoxic center of tumors using a biopsy needle has been unveiled by researchers in the U.S. The micro-oxygen generator could potentially improve the efficacy of radiotherapy.

November 1, 2011

Software estimates motion effects for proton dose planning

By Jacqueline Hewett

Tumor motion due to respiration is a serious problem when it comes to ensuring that a scanned proton beam delivers the planned dose to a given target volume. Now, software simulating the delivery of a scanning proton beam to a moving lung tumor is resolving this problem.

October 31, 2011