Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 255

CIVCO names Schiemann to VP post
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound and radiotherapy products developer CIVCO Medical Solutions has named Axel Schiemann as vice president of Asia-Pacific Rim sales for radiation oncology.
February 21, 2011
ASTRO issues palliative radiotherapy treatment guidelines
By Cynthia E. Keen
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has issued evidence-based guidelines for the use of palliative radiotherapy to treat bone metastases. The International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics published the guidelines online January 28.
February 20, 2011
TomoTherapy expands, reaches milestone
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm TomoTherapy is expanding into Central America, with the introduction of TomoTherapy treatments at the International Cancer Center of El Salvador in San Salvador.
February 17, 2011
NRC advises against hotel stays for I-131 patients
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is advising healthcare facilities that treat thyroid outpatients with iodine-131 (I-131) to recommend that those patients not stay at hotels immediately after treatment.
February 17, 2011
Cochrane supports chemo + rad therapy; poverty and radiation
By Brian Casey
February 16, 2011
Cochrane review advises chemo + RT for early Hodgkin's
By Cynthia E. Keen
Chemotherapy followed by radiation therapy (RT) is the standard treatment for patients with early-stage Hodgkin's lymphoma, and it should remain so, according to a review published February 16 by the Cochrane Collaboration of Oxford, U.K.
February 16, 2011
Gold nanoparticles boost radiotherapy efficacy
By Jacqueline Hewett
By using gold nanoparticles with conventional megavoltage x-rays, researchers are predicting that tumor vasculature will receive a significant enhancement in local dose. Not only could this dose boost promote vascular shutdown in tumors, the hope is that it will suppress metastases and improve patient outcomes.
February 16, 2011
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Journal's inaugural issue focuses on radiation oncology safety
By Cynthia E. Keen
The fast pace of innovation and technological development in radiation oncology today can make it challenging to maintain an effective quality assurance program. So it's apropos that Practical Radiation Oncology tackles this subject in its inaugural issue.
February 15, 2011
IsoRay sales, net losses decrease in Q2
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical isotope developer IsoRay Medical posted a drop in sales but also a lower net loss in the second quarter of its 2011 fiscal year.
February 14, 2011
CIVCO completes Fla. install, debuts guide
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound and radiotherapy products developer CIVCO Medical Solutions has installed its Protura robotic patient positioning system and Universal Couchtop at Boca Raton Regional Hospital's Lynn Cancer Institute.
February 6, 2011
Surveillance/chemo recommended for testicular cancer
By Cynthia E. Keen
Active surveillance or chemotherapy work well for most men diagnosed with seminomatous testicular cancer, according to an analysis published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology of five-year outcomes of a community-based treatment protocol used throughout Norway and Sweden.
February 6, 2011
Mayo receives $100M gift for proton beam therapy
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Mayo Clinic said it has received a $100 million gift to help establish a multisite proton beam therapy program.
February 3, 2011
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