Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 268

Stem cell irradiation helps in glioblastoma
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Brain cancer patients with glioblastoma may survive longer if they undergo radiation treatments that include stem cell niches as well as their primary tumors. Patients who received this treatment experienced 15 months of progression-free survival, compared with 7.2 months for patients who had little or no radiation to stem cell niches, according to a study published online in BMC Cancer.
July 27, 2010
BrainLab adds IGRT monitoring
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image-guided therapy firm BrainLab has introduced ExacTrac Infrared Monitoring, a device for monitoring patient position during image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) treatments.
July 25, 2010
GE, Varian collaborate in India
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) has announced that it will open 10 cancer treatment centers by June 2011 to meet the growing need for diagnostic and treatment cancer facilities in rural India. The majority of the financing for the $45 million investment is being provided by GE Healthcare South Asia and Varian Medical Systems as part of a strategic partnership with KIMS.
July 22, 2010
AAPM: MRI, lasers used for novel cancer treatment
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Researchers from Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center are developing a method of cancer treatment that uses lasers and MRI to illuminate tiny nanoparticles and destroy tumors with the ensuing heat.
July 21, 2010
Elekta donates to ASRT scholarships
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) Education and Research Foundation and oncology firm Elekta have awarded 2010 Elekta Radiation Therapy Educators Scholarships.
July 21, 2010
Patient safety symposium draws crowds at AAPM
By Tami Freeman
PHILADELPHIA - Patient safety in radiation therapy and diagnostic imaging has always been an important concern for the medical physics community. At the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) annual meeting taking place this week, a special symposium examined the issues surrounding patient safety and what's being done to improve it.
July 21, 2010
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Relaxing rigid timing of linac safety tests may offer benefits
By Cynthia E. Keen
Emergency turnoff switches for radiation therapy equipment need to be tested regularly to maintain high quality standards. But a presentation made today at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine meeting suggests that some state regulations aren't necessarily based on safety facts.
July 21, 2010
Nucletron debuts Oncentra v4.0
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Nucletron unveiled its new Oncentra v4.0 at this week's American Association of Physicists in Medicine annual meeting in Philadelphia.
July 19, 2010
Crane named RTOG committee chair
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology has named Christopher H. Crane, MD, from the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, as chair of the Gastrointestinal Cancer Committee for the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG).
July 18, 2010
CIVCO completes 2 installs
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound and radiotherapy products developer CIVCO Medical Solutions has installed its Protura robotic patient positioning system at Agnesian HealthCare in Fond du Lac, WI.
July 18, 2010
SAVI breast brachytherapy produces good 2-year outcomes
By Cynthia E. Keen
The treatment and outcomes of more than 100 breast cancer patients who received radiotherapy treatments delivered by a multichannel single-entry brachytherapy device have been so positive that radiation oncologists are suggesting that its use be expanded.
July 15, 2010
Trial: Higher dose improves RT of brain metastases
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A higher dose of whole-brain radiotherapy (RT) may improve intracranial disease control while maintaining quality of life for cancer patients with cerebral metastases, according to a study in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics.
July 15, 2010
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