Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 264

Electronic breast brachytherapy does well for APBI and IORT
By Cynthia E. Keen
A pair of recently published studies reported encouraging outcomes for electronic brachytherapy, a relatively new technology that offers the possibility of performing more sophisticated breast radiation therapy without the radiation shielding requirements used in more conventional external-beam treatments.
September 21, 2010
Elekta posts Q1 increases
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Oncology firm Elekta reported that demand for its clinical products and services remained strong in the first three months of its 2011 fiscal year.
September 20, 2010
Varian installs TrueBeam at Stanford
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems has installed its TrueBeam linear accelerator at the Stanford Cancer Center in Stanford, CA.
September 14, 2010
Cranial RT encouraged for lung cancer patients
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Prophylactic cranial radiation therapy (RT) can increase the odds of survival for patients with limited-stage small cell lung carcinoma, but these patients often decline the treatment due to concerns about potential toxicities, according to a new study published online in Cancer.
September 14, 2010
Varian completes Dutch installation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems has installed its TrueBeam linear accelerator at VU University Medical Center in Amsterdam.
September 13, 2010
Nucletron partners with Velocity
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Nucletron is partnering with Velocity Medical Solutions of Atlanta to distribute Velocity Advanced Imaging products worldwide.
September 13, 2010
Image Gently rationale is applied to image-guided RT
By Tami Freeman
Image guidance in radiation therapy (RT) -- be it conebeam CT positioning scans or intrafraction kilovoltage imaging of moving tumors -- offers the potential to increase targeting accuracy. The associated imaging dose delivered to the patient, however, can be cause for concern.
September 9, 2010
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Nucletron posts 6-month results, taps VP
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Nucletron enjoyed strong financial results over the first half of 2010.
September 8, 2010
Midtreatment boost during WBRT reduces skin dermatitis
By Cynthia E. Keen
A radiation boost scheduled midway through whole-breast radiation therapy (WBRT) for breast cancer patients significantly reduced the occurrence of grade III dermatitis, according to a study published in the August 1 issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics.
September 8, 2010
New Monte Carlo sources enable high-resolution simulations of RT
By Tami Freeman
Advanced radiation therapy (RT) modalities employ sophisticated dose calculation engines for treatment planning. As such, Monte Carlo simulations could prove invaluable for patient-specific treatment plan quality assurance of these complex beam delivery techniques.
September 7, 2010
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ASTRO restructures into 4 divisions
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) announced that it has restructured itself into four divisions.
September 5, 2010
Accuray wins French CyberKnife contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Accuray has installed its first CyberKnife VSI system in France.
September 2, 2010
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