Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 252

SIR: Radiation protection supplement protects DNA
By Eric Barnes
A new antioxidant formula earned high marks in a small study for protecting against DNA damage from radiation exposure, according to a presentation at this week's Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) annual meeting in Chicago.
March 28, 2011
Gammex debuts AccuChrom 3
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation monitoring developer Gammex has released AccuChrom 3, an optical aligner for treatment room patient preparation.
March 28, 2011
Elekta adds Xstrahl interface
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Oncology firm Elekta has incorporated an interface to superficial and orthovoltage radiotherapy systems from Xstrahl into its Mosaiq oncology information system.
March 27, 2011
Nordion touts TheraSphere trial results
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Nordion said that a phase II trial showed that its TheraSphere therapeutic radiopharmaceutical provides safe and well-tolerated treatment for patients with liver metastases.
March 27, 2011
Radiation plus statins effective in prostate
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Men with high-risk prostate cancer who take cholesterol-lowering statin drugs while receiving radiation therapy are less likely to have their cancer return than patients who do not take statins, according to a study published in the March issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics.
March 24, 2011
Intraoperative brachytherapy gets noticed; do CT calcium scores change lifestyles?
By Brian Casey
March 23, 2011
iCAD sales dip in fourth quarter, year-end
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection firm iCAD posted a decline in 2010 fourth-quarter revenues and profits, which the firm attributed to transaction costs sustained from its purchase of brachytherapy device developer Xoft.
March 23, 2011
Adverse events reported in electronic brachytherapy patients
By Cynthia E. Keen
A form of intraoperative radiation therapy for breast cancer is making headlines this week following news reports of adverse events in patients treated with the technique. The reports indicate that tungsten particles were left behind in patients, and at least one lawsuit has been filed.
March 23, 2011
Nordion gets FDA approval for TheraSphere trials
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Nordion has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval to conduct two phase III clinical trials for its TheraSphere therapeutic radiopharmaceutical.
March 22, 2011
ART lands Ga. AccuBoost install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Women's health firm Advanced Radiation Therapy (ART) and radiation oncology firm Nucletron have won a contract to install an AccuBoost breast brachytherapy system at a cancer center in Georgia.
March 22, 2011
Nucletron posts strong 2010
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Growth in its North American and Asia-Pacific markets helped drive a 14% sales gain in 2010 for radiation oncology firm Nucletron.
March 22, 2011
Radiation therapy wait times meet guidelines in Canada
By Rosemary Frei
A report released this week indicates that 98% of Canadians begin radiation therapy for cancer within four weeks after the patients are ready to receive the treatment, meeting nationally accepted standards. Meanwhile, wait times for imaging procedures varied greatly by province, although the report did not produce a national average.
March 22, 2011
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