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Peregrine touts Cotara study
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A new study shows that brain cancer patients treated with Peregrine Pharmaceuticals' Cotara agent experience long-term survival.
February 10, 2010
Congress postpones radiation hearing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A hearing in the U.S. Congress on medical radiation that was scheduled for February 10 has been postponed indefinitely as a result of snowy weather that has paralyzed the Washington, DC, metropolitan area.
February 8, 2010
SenoRx CEO takes medical leave
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Lloyd Malchow, chairman and CEO of breast brachytherapy developer SenoRx, is taking an indefinite medical leave of absence due to illness.
February 8, 2010
FDA launches initiative to rein in medical radiation
By Cynthia E. Keen
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration this week announced an initiative to reduce unnecessary radiation exposure from CT, fluoroscopy, and nuclear medicine exams. The move is widely believed to be in response to reports of rising exposure to medical radiation in the U.S. population.
February 8, 2010
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Congress sets hearing to review medical radiation
February 7, 2010
Congress sets hearing to review medical radiation
By Cynthia E. Keen
The recent spate of adverse incidents regarding medical radiation overdoses has prompted the U.S. House of Representatives to schedule hearings on the topic. Mother Nature may take precedence, however, as Washington, DC, awaits another snowstorm that may shut down the nation's capital for the second time in a week.
February 7, 2010
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Italian rad oncologists go proactive to reduce adverse events
By Cynthia E. Keen
The recent series of articles in the New York Times on errors in radiation therapy has experts searching for better ways to prevent adverse events. Researchers from Italy may have found one solution by replacing the conventional "reactive" methods for risk management and quality assurance with a more proactive approach.
February 7, 2010
Accuray reports losses for 2010 Q2, six months
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiotherapy firm Accuray posted lower financial results for the second quarter of its fiscal year 2010.
February 4, 2010
AuntMinnie.com Radiation Oncology Insider
By Cynthia E. Keen
February 3, 2010
ASTRO commits to patient protection plan
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has launched a six-point patient protection plan aimed at improving safety and quality and reducing the chances of medical errors.
February 3, 2010
Cervical cancer RT causes pelvic fractures, study suggests
By Cynthia E. Keen
Postmenopausal women who are older and thinner are more susceptible to developing pelvic fractures following radiation therapy (RT) for cervical cancer than younger, premenopausal women with larger body mass indexes, if patients treated at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center over a six-year span are representative.
February 1, 2010
Second NY Times article highlights radiation therapy errors
By Cynthia E. Keen
Radiation oncology suffered another black eye on January 27, when the New York Times published the second article this week detailing errors in radiation therapy procedures. The stories have the radiation oncology community conducting damage control.
January 28, 2010
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