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Advances in IMRT discussed in honor of technology pioneer
By Tami Freeman
With the clinical success of intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT), research is now focused on optimizing and evolving IMRT techniques. Three distinguished medical physicists recently examined the current state of the art and future directions in advanced IMRT planning, quality assurance, and image guidance.
August 22, 2011
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Univ. of Alberta gets rad therapy funds
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The University of Alberta has announced it will receive funding to develop MR real-time guided radiation therapy.
August 18, 2011
AuntMinnie.com Radiation Oncology Insider
By Cynthia E. Keen
August 17, 2011
Calypso co-sponsors prostate cancer fundraiser
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Electromagnetic localization technology developer Calypso Medical Technologies is partnering with Zero, a nonprofit Washington, DC-based organization to end prostate cancer, to co-sponsor a series of fundraising 5K and 10K races in five cities.
August 16, 2011
Nomogram developed for laryngeal cancer treatment planning
By Cynthia E. Keen
Of the many treatment options for laryngeal cancer, radiation therapy by itself may cause the least toxicity and preserve the voice of a patient. But how effective will it be if used as the sole treatment? A new risk-prediction nomogram could help provide the answer.
August 16, 2011
IsoRay Cs-131 used for gyn procedure
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cesium-131 (Cs-131) brachytherapy seeds from medical isotope developer IsoRay Medical have been used at the University of Kentucky for gynecological cancer in a female patient whose disease recurred after previous radiation treatment.
August 14, 2011
Int'l Isotopes grows revenue in Q2
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Revenue gains in all business segments in the first six months of 2011 propelled radioisotope manufacturer International Isotopes to double-digit growth in the first half of this year.
August 11, 2011
Flaxseed offers radiation protection in animal study
By Eric Barnes
Dietary flaxseed protects against the harmful effects of radiation, according to a new study in BMC Cancer, which found that the foodstuff when given to mice not only protected tissues before radiation exposure occurred, it reduced damage after exposure as well.
August 11, 2011
Anal cancer treatment toxicities may require colostomy
By Cynthia E. Keen
Radiotherapy, with or without chemotherapy, is the preferred treatment for anal cancer because it preserves sphincter function. However, it's no guarantee that a patient will be spared having a colostomy, according to an article published online August 8 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
August 11, 2011
Concord Medical signs China deal with GE
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Concord Medical Services, operator of a network of radiotherapy and diagnostic imaging centers in China, announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with GE Healthcare through GE subsidiaries to form a preferred strategic partnership in China.
August 10, 2011
Studies show Varian RapidArc benefits
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Two studies presented at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine and the Canadian Organization of Medical Physicists joint meeting show benefits from Varian Medical Systems' RapidArc radiotherapy technology.
August 9, 2011
FDA clears GE RT planning systems
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared a new portfolio of CT scanners developed by GE Healthcare for use in performing radiation therapy (RT) simulation procedures.
August 8, 2011
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