Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 286

Varian completes U.K. install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A network of U.K. hospitals has completed its installation of chemotherapy software from radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems.
January 11, 2010
AccuBoost signs CA clinic
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm AccuBoost has added a second California clinic to its customer list.
January 11, 2010
New TNM scale accurate for predicting lung cancer survival
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
In its first major test, the new proposed T classification system for lung cancer, based mainly on tumor dimension, was found to be effective and appropriate for determining the pathologic invasiveness of primary tumors.
January 10, 2010
European cancer rates declining, report indicates
By Cynthia E. Keen
Cancer mortality is steadily declining in Europe, echoing a trend also being seen in the U.S. and Japan, according to a study comparing cancer deaths between 1990-1994 and 2000-2004. In the European Union, mortality rates for all cancers fell by 10% in men and 8% in women.
January 6, 2010
Prostate cancer patients regain potency after EBRT
By Cynthia E. Keen
If a group of about 100 men predominantly in their 60s and 70s is typical, prostate cancer patients who receive external-beam radiation therapy (EBRT) face a decline in sexual function for only a two-year period following treatment.
January 5, 2010
DNA defect predicts RT outcome for endometrial cancer
By Cynthia E. Keen
Radiation therapy (RT) may not be an effective treatment for women diagnosed with endometrioid endometrial cancer whose tumors have a DNA deficiency, according to preliminary research from the Canary Institute for Cancer Research in Las Palmas, Spain.
January 5, 2010
QSUM debuts new brachy bandage
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast biopsy accessories developer QSUM Biopsy Disposables has introduced its new Brachy Bandage.
January 5, 2010
ACRIN study finds RF ablation effective for reducing pain
By Erik L. Ridley
An American College of Radiology Imaging Network (ACRIN) study has determined that image-guided radiofrequency (RF) ablation is safe and effective for lowering the level of pain experienced by cancer patients with bone metastases.
January 4, 2010
Study assesses voice quality after glottic cancer
By Cynthia E. Keen
Voice quality is seldom the same after patients receive radiation therapy for early-stage glottic cancer. However, patients who smoke run the risk of having poorer voice quality following treatment compared to nonsmokers, according to results of a study conducted by Slovenian otorhinolaryngologists and radiation oncologists.
January 4, 2010
Eckert & Ziegler to buy rest of IBt
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiotherapy and radioisotope developer Eckert & Ziegler Isotope Products has filed papers in Belgium to take over the remainder of brachytherapy device developer International Brachytherapy (IBt) that it doesn't already own.
December 28, 2009
Radiation beats chemo in kids with lymphoma
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Children diagnosed with a certain type of lymphoma have a significantly higher complete response rate to initial radiation therapy compared to initial chemotherapy, according to radiation oncologists from the Cancer Hospital of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences in Beijing.
December 28, 2009
Salvage prostate brachytherapy toxicities reported
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Prostate cancer patients who receive MRI-guided salvage brachytherapy following local failure experience steady sexual decline as well as worsening bowel and urinary symptoms after treatment, according to a Boston-based multihospital study.
December 28, 2009
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