Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 241

Medspira gets $2.3M investment
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Respiratory motion monitoring technology developer Medspira has received a $2.3 million investment from a private venture group.
September 6, 2011
New IORT CPT codes released
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Medical Association has released two new reimbursement codes for intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT).
September 5, 2011
Modeling the costs of radiotherapy in Europe
By Cynthia E. Keen
How long can the economies of European countries afford to provide radiotherapy treatments to a steadily increasing percentage of their populations diagnosed with cancer? A new article published in Radiotherapy and Oncology shows how expenses almost doubled during the course of a decade.
September 4, 2011
Philips takes multisite NY order
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare has received an order to install its Pinnacle3 SmartEnterprise radiation treatment planning system at several campuses of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.
September 1, 2011
Accuray debuts user organization
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Accuray has created a global organization for users of its CyberKnife robotic radiosurgery systems and TomoTherapy radiation therapy systems.
August 31, 2011
MRI ADC values can help predict NSCLC prognosis
By Wayne Forrest
Apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values generated by MRI scans may be a promising tool to monitor early response and predict prognosis after chemotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), according to a study published online August 18 in Radiology.
August 31, 2011
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Obesity, diabetes increase risk of chest wall pain from SBRT
By Cynthia E. Keen
Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) is increasingly being used to treat lung cancer patients when surgery is not an option. But overweight and diabetic patients have a greater risk of developing chest wall pain, according to a study in the September International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics.
August 30, 2011
Accuray CyberKnife use increases
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Accuray achieved a 24% increase in worldwide use of its CyberKnife robotic radiosurgery system for prostate stereotactic body radiotherapy in its fourth quarter of fiscal 2011 and 17% gain over the third fiscal quarter.
August 29, 2011
Breast IORT doesn't change pain levels
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Women with breast cancer whose treatment includes radiotherapy may experience persistent pain. Intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT) treatment does not seem to either increase or decrease this risk, according to a study published August 23 online in the journal Breast.
August 25, 2011
Varian buys back common stock
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems has signed an agreement with Bank of America to repurchase $250 million of its common stock.
August 25, 2011
RaySearch nets RayStation order
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm RaySearch Laboratories has received an order for its RayStation treatment planning system from Health Quest Systems in LaGrange, NY.
August 23, 2011
Varian, Accuray develop Aria interface
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firms Varian Medical Systems and Accuray have collaborated to develop an interface designed for Varian's Aria oncology information system to manage treatment on Accuray's CyberKnife system.
August 23, 2011
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