Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 257

FDA OKs Areva isotope trials
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Nuclear medicine firm Areva Med has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to begin U.S. clinical trials of its lead-212 radioactive isotope as a new treatment for cancer.
January 24, 2011
Maryland court upholds state self-referral law
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Maryland State Court of Appeals has ruled against the practice of self-referral of advanced medical imaging and radiation therapy, reaffirming the state's physician self-referral law, according to the American College of Radiology.
January 24, 2011
Immunomedics touts pancreatic drug studies
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Antibody-directed drug and radionuclide therapeutics for pancreatic cancer improved efficacy with minimal toxicity in preclinical studies, according to results presented at the Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium held last week in San Francisco.
January 23, 2011
Heart, spine benefit from IMRT in esophageal cancer
By Edward Susman
SAN FRANCISCO - Researchers suggest that radiation exposure to the heart and spine can be reduced by using intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) as opposed to 3D conformal radiation therapy when treating patients with distal esophageal cancer.
January 21, 2011
ASRT: RT enrollment drops for 3rd year
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The number of first-year students enrolled in radiologic technologist programs in the U.S. dropped for the third straight year in a row, according to the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT).
January 19, 2011
Elekta awarded CE Mark
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish oncology firm Elekta said it has received CE Mark clearance for its Fraxion patient-specific cranial immobilization system.
January 18, 2011
Acacia buys radiation therapy patent rights
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Patent holding company Acacia Research said that a subsidiary has acquired rights to a patent for radiation therapy technology.
January 18, 2011
Varian lands South African install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems has installed its RapidArc system at the largest private hospital in South Africa, the Netcare Unitas Hospital in the Pretoria suburb of Centurion.
January 18, 2011
Short-course RT helps non-Hodgkin's lymphoma patients
By Cynthia E. Keen
Low-dose palliative radiation therapy (RT) delivered in just two sessions is a highly effective treatment for patients with advanced-stage indolent non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, according to an article published online December 16 in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics.
January 18, 2011
Accuray hires Pauwels for marketing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Accuray this week hired Eric Pauwels as senior vice president and chief marketing officer.
January 17, 2011
IBA nabs proton therapy deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiopharmaceutical developer Ion Beam Applications (IBA) has been awarded a contract by Universitätklinikum Carl Gustav Carus from the Dresden Technical University in Germany for the installation of a proton therapy system.
January 17, 2011
IMRT reduces xerostomia in head and neck cancer patients
By Cynthia E. Keen
In a U.K. study evaluating dry mouth toxicities, intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) proved to be far less debilitating for cancer patients than conventional radiation therapy. Results were published online January 12 in Lancet Oncology.
January 17, 2011
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