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Brachytherapy improves outcomes for localized prostate cancer
By Cynthia E. Keen
High-dose intensity-modulated radiation therapy and prostate brachytherapy have been considered to produce equally excellent survival outcomes for men diagnosed with low-risk localized prostate cancer. But a new study published online December 31 in Urology challenges this assumption.
January 17, 2011
RT provides more long-term benefit for older DCIS patients
By Cynthia E. Keen
Radiation therapy (RT) is more effective for older women with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) in preventing recurrence of ipsilateral breast cancer, according to an article published in the January issue of Lancet Oncology.
January 13, 2011
AuntMinnie.com Radiation Oncology Insider
By Cynthia E. Keen
January 12, 2011
Calypso wins Mo. install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Electromagnetic localization technology developer Calypso Medical Technologies has won an installation of its real-time localization technology at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
January 12, 2011
RaySearch launches U.S. unit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish radiation therapy firm RaySearch Laboratories has formed a U.S. subsidiary.
January 11, 2011
Demand for radiation therapy rises in Canada
By Cynthia E. Keen
An aging population of baby boomers will increase the need for cancer treatment facilities in Canada. But government health planners shouldn't rely on population and cancer incidence statistics alone to estimate radiation therapy resource requirements, according to an article in the February issue of Clinical Oncology.
January 11, 2011
NCI estimates 2020 cancer care cost at $158B
By Cynthia E. Keen
The estimated total cost of cancer care in the U.S. in 2020 is expected to be $158 billion, a 27% increase from 2010, according to an article published online January 12 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
January 11, 2011
Accuray touts prostate cancer study
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Accuray said that a five-year outcomes study has demonstrated long-term efficacy of its CyberKnife robotic radiosurgery system in low-risk prostate cancer patients.
January 10, 2011
IMRT drives growth in rad therapy costs; CAD helps chest x-ray, breast MRI
By Brian Casey
January 10, 2011
Varian nets FDA nod
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for a new proton therapy system.
January 9, 2011
Cost of radiation therapy for U.S. senior citizens soars
By Cynthia E. Keen
How much is the U.S. government paying for cancer treatment for its senior citizens? From a radiation oncology perspective, the answer is a lot more than it used to pay before sophisticated radiation therapy treatments such as intensity-modulated radiation therapy were developed.
January 9, 2011
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BSD Medical posts Q1 results
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Brachytherapy and hyperthermia therapy developer BSD Medical has posted its first-quarter financial results.
January 5, 2011
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