Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 290

Orbital Therapy inks deal with Aktina
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast cancer treatment products developer Orbital Therapy has signed an agreement with Aktina Medical of Congers, NY, for the company to distribute its ClearVue prone breast radiation therapy table in the U.S.
October 15, 2009
Varian wins Latvia contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems has won a contract for its Novalis Tx radiosurgery platform with RapidArc technology in Latvia.
October 14, 2009
TomoTherapy debuts TomoMobile
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm TomoTherapy has launched a new mobile radiation therapy device.
October 14, 2009
New protocol treats pediatric choroid plexus tumors
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A new protocol that may improve the odds by nearly twofold of children surviving choroid plexus tumors, a rare pediatric brain tumor, was announced by a team of international researchers at the International Society of Pediatric Oncology annual meeting.
October 12, 2009
Bionix adds to product line
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy accessories provider Bionix Radiation Therapy will showcase new positioning products at the upcoming American Society for Radiation Oncology and American Society of Radiologic Technologists meetings in Chicago.
October 8, 2009
Contura gets nod over MammoSite in APBI study
By Cynthia E. Keen
Multilumen balloon catheters offer dosimetric advantages over single-lumen catheters used to deliver accelerated partial-breast irradiation (APBI), according to clinical trial results. Because of this, APBI may be more applicable for a larger number of women as a treatment for early-stage breast cancer.
October 7, 2009
IBt reaches milestone
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
International Brachytherapy (IBt) has completed the installation of a MultiSource Co-60 HDR (high-dose-rate) afterloader system in the Vajira Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand.
October 5, 2009
Elekta wins MGH contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish oncology firm Elekta has inked a deal with Massachusetts General Hospital's (MGH) Cancer Center for four of Elekta's radiation therapy treatment systems.
October 1, 2009
Nucletron's Flexitron treats first U.S. patient
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Nucletron's Flexitron brachytherapy treatment delivery system has treated its first patient in the U.S.
September 30, 2009
Salvage rad therapy not toxic after prostatectomy
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A Mayo Clinic study of prostate cancer patients who received salvage radiation therapy following a radical prostatectomy has found that fewer than 15% experience late toxicities, and less than 1% experience serious complications five years after treatment, according to an article published online September 22 in Radiotherapy and Oncology.
September 30, 2009
Study: CyberKnife benefits prostate cancer patients
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiotherapy firm Accuray is touting the results of a study on early-stage prostate cancer patients treated with its CyberKnife radiosurgery system.
September 30, 2009
New radiation oncology society takes shape
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Clinical Radiation Oncology (ASCRO) has officially launched.
September 30, 2009
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