Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 248

Varian inks pact with Auckland UniServices
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Centella Therapeutics, a subsidiary of Varian Medical Systems, and Auckland UniServices have signed a licensing agreement granting Centella exclusive rights to CEN-209.
May 24, 2011
RaySearch hit with patent claim
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm RaySearch Laboratories said it has been sued for patent infringement by radiation treatment planning software developer Prowess.
May 22, 2011
IORT boost yields improved long-term breast tumor control
By Becky McCall
Intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT) administered as a boost during breast surgery provides outstanding tumor control outcomes compared to a conventional boost, attendees were told at the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology meeting earlier this month in London.
May 22, 2011
RTOG announces glioblastoma trial results
By Cynthia E. Keen
A trial comparing two chemotherapy doses combined with radiotherapy showed equivocal results for glioblastoma. However, it did prove the feasibility of collecting and analyzing tumor tissue prospectively in an international, multicenter setting, the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) announced.
May 19, 2011
Yoga helps reduce radiation therapy side effects
By Cynthia E. Keen
Yoga offers unique benefits for breast cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy, according to research from MD Anderson Cancer Center at the University of Texas scheduled to be presented at next month's American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting in Chicago.
May 19, 2011
Ohio hospital to build proton therapy center
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center in Cleveland has announced plans to build a $30 million proton therapy center that is scheduled to open in 2014.
May 19, 2011
Radiation therapy vacancies decrease
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Vacancy rates for radiation therapists and medical dosimetrists have declined since 2009, according to a new survey from the American Society of Radiologic Technologists.
May 18, 2011
ViewRay nets U.S., European patents
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image-guided therapy developer ViewRay has been awarded patents in the U.S. and Europe for its combined MRI and radiation therapy technologies.
May 18, 2011
Calypso reaches treatment milestone
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Electromagnetic localization technology developer Calypso Medical Technologies has reached a milestone with the 10,000th prostate cancer patient having received radiation treatment with the Calypso system.
May 17, 2011
IsoRay nets revenue gain in Q3
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A 21% increase in patient cases helped medical isotope developer IsoRay Medical to a third-quarter revenue gain and a lower net loss compared to the same quarter of the prior year.
May 16, 2011
ESTRO: Shortage of medical physicists forecast for U.S.
By Becky McCall
Residency positions to train medical physicists are in seriously short supply, and training is taking too long, according to a speaker at the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ESTRO) annual meeting held last week in London.
May 15, 2011
ACR launches CT dose registry; PET/CT directs radiation therapy
By Brian Casey
May 11, 2011
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