Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 283

GE licenses molecular radiotracers
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has licensed technology related to molecular radiopharmaceuticals from the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee.
December 28, 2009
Study shows budding turf war for radioiodine procedures
By Wayne Forrest
A new study indicates that endocrinologists are handling more therapeutic radioiodine procedures for hyperthyroidism and thyroid cancer, taking more of that duty from nuclear medicine physicians and radiologists. A change in physician certification rules could be to blame for the shift, researchers say.
December 28, 2009
Adaptive radiation therapy monitors tumor change
By Tami Freeman
Although radiation therapy treatment plans are becoming increasingly accurate, they can't account for changes that occur once treatment has begun, such as tumor shrinkage and morphing. Researchers offer their latest work in the application of adaptive radiation therapy to address this issue.
December 24, 2009
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Soligenix to test radiation drug
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Biotechnology firm Soligenix has started phase I/II clinical trials of a drug designed to prevent radiation enteritis caused by radiation therapy procedures.
December 22, 2009
New studies hint that APBI could be used in more patients
By Cynthia E. Keen
Accelerated partial-breast irradiation (APBI) has carved out a niche as a valuable tool in treating low-risk patients with early-stage breast cancer. But could the technique also have a role in patients at increased risk? Maybe, according to a set of recent clinical studies.
December 21, 2009
VA lowers estimate of patients affected by brachytherapy mistakes
By Cynthia E. Keen
Officials from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) last week said that fewer patients than originally estimated were affected by alleged errors during brachytherapy treatments at a Philadelphia VA facility. At the same time, VA officials also apologized for the treatment mistakes.
December 20, 2009
SenoRx claims victory in patent suit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast brachytherapy developer SenoRx is claiming victory in patent litigation with women's imaging vendor Hologic over breast brachytherapy technology.
December 20, 2009
UVA buys Elekta's Leksell
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish oncology firm Elekta has taken an order for its Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion from the University of Virginia (UVA) Health System in Charlottesville.
December 20, 2009
IBA scores financing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiopharmaceutical firm Ion Beam Applications (IBA) has received financing from the European Investment Bank for 50 million euros ($72.5 million U.S.).
December 17, 2009
AuntMinnie.com Radiation Oncology Insider
By Cynthia E. Keen
December 16, 2009
ACR revises accreditation program
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) has revised its requirements for medical physicists and MR scientists, effective January 1, 2010.
December 14, 2009
Imaging widely used for RT planning
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Advanced imaging technologies are widely used for target delineation in planning radiation therapy by both academic and private practice radiation oncologists in the U.S., according to the results of a national survey of published in the December issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
December 14, 2009
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