Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 292

Sarcoma risk after breast cancer RT quantified
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Women who receive radiation therapy (RT) for breast cancer have a higher risk of developing secondary soft-tissue sarcomas than those who do not, according to a new outcomes study of more than half a million breast cancer survivors.
September 22, 2009
Sicel wins implantable dosimeter contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Dosimetry developer Sicel Technologies of Morrisville, NC, has won a contract with an Indiana healthcare facility for its implantable dosimeter.
September 17, 2009
Calypso closes $50M funding
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Electromagnetic localization developer Calypso Medical Technologies has closed on a $50 million round of financing.
September 17, 2009
Varian wins Florida radiosurgery contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems has installed its Novalis Tx radiosurgery platform at a Florida hospital.
September 17, 2009
ARRT requires degree to sit for exam
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) has approved a proposal to set the associate degree as the minimum educational requirement for its certification exams in radiography, nuclear medicine, and radiation therapy systems.
September 17, 2009
Can VMAT top IMRT for glioma treatment?
By Paula Gould
Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) makes it easier to target brain tumors while reducing dose to critical structures nearby. But can volumetric-modulated arc therapy (VMAT) do even better? A retrospective planning study from Canada has revealed the pros and cons of making the switch.
September 17, 2009
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Varian reports Australian milestone
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems said that the first radiotherapy treatments using its RapidArc technology have been performed in Australia.
September 16, 2009
Space radiation study offers bone loss clues
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A research project funded by NASA that is looking for ways to reduce bone loss in astronauts may also identify methods to improve the bone health of cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy treatment.
September 15, 2009
Radiation therapy slows return of head/neck cancer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A large, long-term outcomes study conducted in Norway revealed that radiation therapy may actually inhibit premalignant lesions in the upper aerodigestive tract from becoming cancerous for many years.
September 14, 2009
Elekta posts healthy Q1 results
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish oncology firm Elekta reports that demand for its clinical products and services remained strong in the first three months of fiscal year 2010.
September 14, 2009
UN's IAEA launches pediatric rad therapy network
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has launched the first global initiative by a United Nations organization to improve pediatric radiation oncology treatment in low- and middle-income countries.
September 13, 2009
AHRQ analyzes particle beam radiation therapy
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has published a technical brief on particle beam radiation therapy, the agency's first in a series of technical briefs that summarize key issues regarding emerging treatments.
September 13, 2009
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