Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 274

FDA schedules meeting on RT error reduction
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has scheduled a public meeting for June 9-10 in Gaithersburg, MD, to discuss steps that could be taken by manufacturers of radiation therapy (RT) systems to help reduce treatment errors.
May 9, 2010
U.S. cancer expenses double over 20 years
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The cost of treating cancer in the U.S. has nearly doubled over the past two decades, according to a report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published online May 10 in Cancer.
May 9, 2010
Accuray Q3 revenue slips, net income grows
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Accuray reported lower revenue in its third quarter of fiscal 2010.
May 6, 2010
Hospitals report different experiences with oncology software
By Cynthia E. Keen
Two hospitals in Sydney, Australia, installed the same oncology information system at about the same time. The radiation oncology departments of both hospitals were enthusiastic and both had computer-proficient physicians and medical staff. Yet three years later, utilization was radically different. What happened?
May 6, 2010
Varian scores 3 installs in Turkey
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems has installed its Clinac linear accelerator equipped with RapidArc radiotherapy technology at three oncology centers in Istanbul.
May 5, 2010
US Oncology adds to revenue in Q1
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Growth in new daily cancer patients and radiation treatment and diagnostic procedures powered revenue for radiation therapy center operator US Oncology in the first quarter of 2010.
May 5, 2010
SenoRx deal prompts law firm inquiry
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A Pennsylvania law firm is investigating potential claims against the board of directors of breast brachytherapy developer SenoRx, which agreed to be acquired Wednesday by interventional technology provider C.R. Bard.
May 5, 2010
Bard to buy breast brachytherapy firm SenoRx
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional technology provider C.R. Bard has inked an agreement to purchase breast brachytherapy developer SenoRx for approximately $200 million in cash.
May 4, 2010
Gamma Knife controls pituitary adenoma tumors
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Gamma Knife radiosurgery is very effective in controlling pituitary adenomas, according to a presentation at the American Association of Neurological Surgeons annual meeting being held May 1-5 in Philadelphia.
May 3, 2010
RaySearch, Varian expand partnership
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firms RaySearch Laboratories and Varian Medical Systems have expanded their partnership.
May 2, 2010
Accelerated RT improves lung cancer survival
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Patients diagnosed with non-small cell or small cell lung cancer that has not metastasized have better overall survival outcomes when treated with hyperfractionated or accelerated radiation therapy (RT), according to a new meta-analysis.
May 2, 2010
PET detecting tumor 'cold spots' may aid RT
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Using PET to fine-tune radiation therapy (RT) to take into account which portions of a cancer patient's tumor grow the most rapidly may improve cancer control while subjecting the patient to lower radiation doses, Dutch researchers suggested at the European Lung Cancer Conference in Geneva.
May 2, 2010
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