Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 266

ViewRay nets $20M in financing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image-guided therapy developer ViewRay has secured $20 million in financing from a new investor, Siemens Venture Capital, and existing investors Aisling Capital, Fidelity Biosciences, Kearny Venture Partners, and OrbiMed Advisors.
August 24, 2010
Varian signs stock repurchase pact
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems has signed an agreement with Bank of America to repurchase $225 million of its common stock under an accelerated share repurchase program.
August 24, 2010
Gulmay Medical becomes Xstrahl
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Gulmay Medical of Camberley, U.K., is changing its name to Xstrahl, effective immediately.
August 23, 2010
Elekta wins Australian contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish oncology firm Elekta has won a contract with an Australian hospital for its Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion system.
August 18, 2010
BSD Medical makes direct offering
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Brachytherapy and hyperthermia therapy developer BSD Medical has inked a purchase agreement with two investors for the sale of shares of its common stock.
August 18, 2010
Radiosurgery an option for head/neck cancer reirradiation
By Cynthia E. Keen
The use of fractionated stereotactic radiosurgery can provid good response rates and low toxicity for patients with recurrent head and neck cancer, according to a report published in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics.
August 18, 2010
Elekta brings Perfexion to Hawaii
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish oncology firm Elekta will install its Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion system at the Gamma Knife Center of the Pacific in Honolulu.
August 15, 2010
Silicone oil may save vision of eye cancer patients
By Cynthia E. Keen
Eye cancer patients enter treatment knowing that their surgeon's strategy to kill the tumor with radiation may also sacrifice their eyesight. But California researchers have discovered that applying a layer of silicone oil while radiation therapy is being administered may shield healthy eye tissue and preserve vision.
August 15, 2010
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AuntMinnie.com Radiation Oncology Insider
By Cynthia E. Keen
August 11, 2010
FDG-PET before RT can modify planned NSCLC treatment
By Wayne Forrest
FDG-PET scans of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients reviewed before radiation therapy (RT) may lead to significant changes in treatment strategy and radiation therapy planning, according to a study in the August issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
August 10, 2010
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Varian plans stock buyback
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems said that its board of directors has authorized repurchase of an additional 8 million shares of its common stock.
August 8, 2010
EC addresses isotope shortage
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The European Commission (EC) has sent to the European Parliament a series of recommendations designed to address the global medical isotope shortage and prevent unnecessary radiation exposure for CT and radiation therapy patients.
August 8, 2010
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