Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 237

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
Rad oncologists avoid error-reporting tools
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncologists don't use online error-reporting systems to improve patient safety and the quality of care for fear of getting into trouble and being embarrassed, according to a new study from Johns Hopkins University.
October 4, 2011
Varian touts prostate cancer study at ASTRO
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy developer Varian Medical Systems is highlighting early results from a prospective phase II trial showing that patients with low-risk prostate cancer who underwent stereotactic body radiation therapy experienced minimal toxicities.
October 4, 2011
ASTRO ponders updating its APBI guidelines
By Cynthia E. Keen
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. - In July 2009, the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) issued consensus guidelines for the use of accelerated partial-breast irradiation (APBI) to treat women with early-stage breast cancer not enrolled in clinical trials. The guidelines were commended but also criticized as being too limiting. Is it time to revise them?
October 3, 2011
ASTRO: Radiation oncology needs safety focus; MRI safety and implanted cardiac devices
By Brian Casey
October 3, 2011
ASTRO: Cancer docs reach out to bereaved patients
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
While most cancer care physicians surveyed initiate contact with the bereaved family and caregivers of their patients who have died, more than two-thirds feel they did not receive adequate training in this area during their residency or fellowship, according to a study presented at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) meeting this week in Miami Beach, FL.
October 3, 2011
GE showcases new products at ASTRO
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare is showcasing several new tools designed for radiation oncologists at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) annual meeting being held in Miami Beach, FL, this week.
October 3, 2011
Varian shuffles management
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems has promoted a number of executives.
October 3, 2011
MASEP Infini signs 1st U.S. customer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiosurgery technology developer MASEP Infini has received an order for its Infini gamma ray stereotactic radiosurgery system from Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles.
October 3, 2011
ProTom begins installing synchrotron
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Proton radiotherapy developer ProTom International has begun installing a synchrotron accelerator at the McLaren Proton Therapy Center, which is being formed on the Flint campus of the McLaren Regional Medical Center and the Great Lakes Cancer Institute by McLaren Health Care and ProTom.
October 3, 2011
Orbital Therapy adds to installed base
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast cancer treatment products developer Orbital Therapy has signed several new users for its ClearVue prone breast platform.
October 3, 2011
IBA scores 1st U.S. Proteus One order
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiopharmaceutical developer Ion Beam Applications (IBA) will install its first U.S. Proteus One single-room compact proton therapy system at a facility being developed by Willis-Knighton Cancer Center in Shreveport, LA.
October 3, 2011
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