Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 289

VisEn debuts new molecular imaging agents
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Optical imaging developer VisEn Medical has launched two new molecular imaging agents.
November 19, 2009
Early FDG-PET/CT may help head and neck cancer therapy
By Wayne Forrest
Changes in standardized uptake values on FDG-PET/CT scans may be "significantly predictive of tumor recurrence" in patients with squamous cell cancer of the neck and head, according to a new study from Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, NC.
November 19, 2009
NRC report cites Philadelphia VA
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) cited the Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) for eight apparent violations of its regulations after an investigation into treatment errors in the VA's prostate cancer brachytherapy program between 2002 and 2008.
November 18, 2009
IsoRay adds Canadian distributor
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical isotope developer IsoRay Medical has signed a distribution agreement with Inter V Medical of Montreal.
November 17, 2009
Varian, Mirada sign supply pact
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems has signed a deal with medical imaging software developer Mirada Medical of Oxford, U.K., for the supply of multimodality image registration technologies.
November 16, 2009
Rhino gets brachytherapy
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A 40-year-old Indian rhinoceros at the Los Angeles Zoo was successfully treated with brachytherapy, according to brachytherapy device developer Xoft, whose system was used in the procedure.
November 16, 2009
CMS to review RT for prostate cancer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has scheduled a meeting of its Medicare Evidence Development and Coverage Advisory Committee on April 21, 2010, to consider the available evidence for radiation therapy (RT) for localized prostate cancer.
November 16, 2009
PET/CT directs head and neck cancer treatment
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PET/CT conducted six to eight weeks after patients complete chemoradiotherapy for head and neck cancer may help identify those who will respond to treatment and those who will require surgical follow-up, according to a report in the November issue of the Archives of Otolaryngology -- Head & Neck Surgery.
November 16, 2009
Childhood cancer ups dental problems
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A new report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study confirms another late toxicity that dentists have long suspected: radiation exposure to the face during treatment as a child increases the risk of bad teeth and a wide range of dental abnormalities as an adult.
November 12, 2009
Bill targets QA at VA facilities
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Spurred by allegations of shoddy work in its brachytherapy program, a U.S. Congressman has introduced legislation that would require improved quality assurance programs at Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Centers with radiology and radiation oncology departments.
November 12, 2009
Philips SmartArc used for first time in U.S.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Pinnacle3 SmartArc technology from Philips Healthcare has been used for the first time in the U.S. on a gynecological patient at the Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, FL.
November 12, 2009
Accuray names GM for Japan
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiotherapy firm Accuray has named Juki Hozumi as general manager for Japan, effective November 1.
November 12, 2009
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