Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 263

Accuray hits CyberKnife milestone
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Accuray said that the 100,000th patient has been treated with its CyberKnife robotic radiosurgery system.
October 5, 2010
Varian, IMRIS partner on MR-guided system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems and intraoperative MRI technology developer IMRIS will co-develop a new MR-guided radiation therapy system for use in treating a variety of cancers.
October 5, 2010
Benchmarking can forecast radiation therapy utilization
By Cynthia E. Keen
In countries such as Canada that provide healthcare services to their citizens, it's critically important to accurately estimate healthcare utilization. Healthcare institutions that answer directly to their citizens, and the government agencies that oversee them, need to optimize resources invested in facilities, equipment, and staff while ideally providing equal and timely access to all.
October 4, 2010
Oncology info systems challenging to design, implement
By Cynthia E. Keen
Oncology information systems do not receive strong ratings from clinical cancer specialists who use them. In a newly published report from market research firm KLAS, cancer healthcare providers stated that oncology IT vendors seem less interested in functionality than in integrating medical and radiation oncology, or with the enterprise clinical system.
October 3, 2010
EANM issues radiation therapy rules for PET
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) has released new guidelines for PET scanning in oncology radiation therapy.
September 30, 2010
Elekta rolls out ABAS 2.0 software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Elekta has launched its new Atlas-based Autosegmentation (ABAS) 2.0 software, which features the simultaneous truth and performance level estimation (STAPLE) algorithm to enhance contouring accuracy.
September 30, 2010
AuntMinnie.com Radiation Oncology Insider
By Cynthia E. Keen
September 29, 2010
Calif. governor signs medical radiation bill into law
By Eric Barnes
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger of California on Wednesday signed a medical radiation protection bill into law, paving the way for implementation of the first state law in the U.S. aimed at protecting patients from excessive radiation exposure received during CT scans and radiation therapy procedures.
September 29, 2010
Nucletron signs license agreements
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Nucletron has signed license agreements with MedCom and Pi Medical for Oncentra Seeds, the next-generation seeds treatment planning module of Oncentra Prostate.
September 27, 2010
IsoRay revenue dips in FY10
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Revenue for IsoRay Medical decreased slightly in fiscal 2010, while the medical isotope developer reduced its net loss.
September 27, 2010
Study confirms model for predicting dysphagia after RT
By Cynthia E. Keen
Aggressive treatment using chemotherapy and radiation therapy (RT) is producing better curative and survival outcomes for individuals with head and neck cancers. But these treatments are like a double-edged sword, because the risk of developing acute and late toxicities, especially swallowing dysfunction, is high.
September 23, 2010
CIVCO unveils Exit Dose module
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound and radiotherapy products developer CIVCO Medical Solutions has introduced its new Exit Dose module for Dosimetry Check IGQA.
September 22, 2010
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