Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 236

Areva Med acquires Macrocyclics
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Areva Med, the nuclear medicine subsidiary of Paris-based Areva, has acquired Macrocyclics of Dallas.
October 20, 2011
Philips partners with Integrated Oncology
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare has formed an alliance with Integrated Oncology Network, an oncology development, practice management, and advisory firm.
October 17, 2011
SBRT advised in lieu of surgery for elderly NSCLC patients
By Cynthia E. Keen
Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) is a safe alternative to surgery for elderly patients diagnosed with stage I non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). This is true for patients considered to be medically inoperable and also those healthy enough to have surgery.
October 17, 2011
CyberKnife Society takes on new identity
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The CyberKnife Society has changed its name to the Radiosurgery Society.
October 16, 2011
AuntMinnie.com Radiation Oncology Insider
By Cynthia E. Keen
October 12, 2011
Survey tracks rapid growth of SBRT in the U.S.
By Cynthia E. Keen
Use of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) in the U.S. is escalating rapidly, according to survey findings described this month in Cancer and in three poster presentations at last week's American Society for Radiation Oncologists annual meeting.
October 11, 2011
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IsoRay receives MD Anderson order
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical isotope developer IsoRay Medical said that MD Anderson Cancer Center at the University of Texas has begun ordering its cesium-131 brachytherapy seeds.
October 9, 2011
Radiotherapy's impact on breast implant failure still unclear
By Cynthia E. Keen
Does radiation therapy affect the failure rates of implants used for breast reconstruction after a mastectomy? Although a study published online September 14 in Cancer identified a 30% failure rate, what couldn't be determined was if radiotherapy treatments played a part.
October 9, 2011
ASTRO: Prototype software automates QA of treatment plans
By Cynthia E. Keen
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. - If you're a radiation dosimetrist, you spend hours analyzing your facility's radiation treatment plans on a regular basis. But such quality assurance (QA) has to be performed manually, an unpleasant drudgery. Fortunately, a better way was described at this week's American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) meeting.
October 6, 2011
Varian promotes ASTRO spinal mets study
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy developer Varian Medical Systems is highlighting results from a multi-institutional phase II clinical trial indicating that image-guided stereotactic radiosurgery can be an effective and feasible approach for treating up to three spinal metastases.
October 5, 2011
ASTRO: FDG-PET aids prognosis for NSCLC
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Post-treatment FDG-PET scans may be able to predict the prognosis of patients with stage II and III inoperable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), according to a study presented on October 5 at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) annual meeting in Miami Beach, FL.
October 5, 2011
Hologic promotes MammoSite study
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Women's imaging firm Hologic is touting six-year follow-up results from the American Society of Breast Surgeons MammoSite Registry Study.
October 4, 2011
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