Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 261

Total resection, surgery with RT best for brain tumors in kids
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Children with low-grade brain tumors have an increased survival rate when treated with either aggressive surgery that completely removes the tumor or less than total resection coupled with radiation therapy (RT), according to a Mayo Clinic study presented at the recent NeuroOncology meeting in Montreal.
November 30, 2010
Varian installs linac in Bulgaria
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems has installed its RapidArc-equipped Clinac iX linear accelerator at Queen Giovanna University Hospital in Sofia, Bulgaria, the company announced.
November 29, 2010
Mirada adds Oncology Fusion to Vitrea Enterprise Suite
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical imaging software developer Mirada Medical announced its Oncology Fusion XD3 multimodality image fusion analysis package is now available as a fully integrated option with the Vitrea Enterprise Suite from advanced visualization firm Vital Images.
November 28, 2010
ASRT releases radiation therapy workplace survey results
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Results of a recent survey by the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) reveal that nearly 70% of respondents believe that the number of radiation therapists at their facility is appropriate for the number of linear accelerators being used and the number of patients being treated.
November 27, 2010
QCT identifies bone loss after ob/gyn cancer treatment
By Cynthia E. Keen
With the use of quantitative CT (QCT), researchers from the University of Minnesota determined that gynecologic cancer patients lost as much as one-fourth of their bone mineral density after undergoing chemotherapy and radiation therapy.
November 25, 2010
Positive results reported with stereotactic RT for prostate cancer
By Cynthia E. Keen
The verdict won't be in for years. But early outcomes were encouraging for prostate cancer patients treated with stereotactic radiation therapy (RT), according to research presented at the American Society for Radiation Oncology annual meeting held earlier this month in San Diego.
November 22, 2010
IsoRay lands financing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical isotope developer IsoRay Medical has inked an agreement to sell $2.25 million in common stock to an investor.
November 21, 2010
CT-guided cryoablation safe for kidney lesions
By Eric Barnes
Friday, December 3 | 10:30 a.m.-10:40 a.m. | SST16-01 | Room E353BThere's more than one way to kill a kidney cancer without surgery. Freezing renal tumors percutaneously is safe and effective and delivers very low complication rates, say researchers from Duke University in Durham, NC.
November 18, 2010
Brachytherapy plus cryotherapy cuts lung cancer recurrence
By Eric Barnes
Wednesday, December 1 | 10:30 a.m.-10:40 a.m. | SSK04-01 | Room S504ABCryotherapy is a safe and effective option for lung cancer treatment, particularly in patients with unresectable tumors. In this scientific session, researchers from China will address the high recurrence rates that can affect this treatment.
November 18, 2010
AuntMinnie.com Radiation Oncology Insider
By Cynthia E. Keen
November 17, 2010
Varian wins Colo. TrueBeam install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems has won an installation of its TrueBeam image-guided radiation therapy and radiosurgery system at a Colorado hospital.
November 17, 2010
Structured report developed for MRI staging of rectal cancer
By Cynthia E. Keen
Tuesday, November 30 | 12:45 p.m.-1:15 p.m. | LL-INS-TU3B | Lakeside Learning CenterA structured report template developed for MRI staging of rectal cancer will be introduced and explained in this poster presentation from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. It represents an example of a unique template designed specifically for a specialized examination.
November 17, 2010
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