Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 298

AuntMinnie.com Radiation Oncology Insider
By Cynthia E. Keen
August 26, 2009
NJ rep turns up the heat in VA brachy probe
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A U.S. congressman is asking the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for a status update regarding the agency's investigation of treatment errors in its brachytherapy program for prostate cancer patients.
August 26, 2009
U.K. to test hyperbaric oxygen with rad therapy
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
British researchers at the Institute of Cancer Research and the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust in London are conducting a large phase III clinical trial to determine if hyperbaric oxygen therapy can reduce the side effects experienced by some patients receiving radiation therapy.
August 26, 2009
Radiation oncology stages last-ditch rally against Medicare cuts
By Cynthia E. Keen
With an August 31 deadline for comments looming, advocates for radiation oncology in the U.S. are mounting a last-ditch effort to lobby against what they say could be devastating Medicare reimbursement cuts for radiation therapy procedures.
August 26, 2009
NEJM on rad dose; radiation oncology braces for CMS cuts; patients prefer VC
By Brian Casey
August 26, 2009
Radiation therapy recommended for phyllodes tumors
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Margin-negative surgical resection combined with adjuvant radiation therapy is effective for local control of borderline and malignant phyllodes tumors, a rare type of breast cancer, according to a new study.
August 26, 2009
VMAT bests IMRT for prostate cancer treatment time
By Paula Gould
In terms of dosimetric accuracy, volumetric-modulated arc therapy (VMAT) is comparable to step-and-shoot intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), but VMAT cuts treatment time considerably, according to research from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.
August 23, 2009
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Varian wins Swedish contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems has won a contract with a proton therapy center in Sweden.
August 19, 2009
6 more botched prostate brachytherapy cases at Philly VAMC
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Six more cases of botched brachytherapy treatment for veterans with prostate cancer performed at the Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) between 2002 and 2008 have been identified.
August 17, 2009
IsoRay nets FDA OK on seeds
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical isotope developer IsoRay Medical has received additional U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for its Proxcelan cesium-131 brachytherapy seeds.
August 17, 2009
Survey: Radiation therapy equipment use far less than 90%
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Utilization rates for radiation therapy equipment in freestanding cancer treatment centers are closer to the current assumed rate of 50%, not 90% as stated by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in the Medicare physician fee schedule proposed rule for 2010, according to the American Society for Radiation Oncology.
August 16, 2009
RTOG validates lysyl oxidase as prognostic marker
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Researchers from the American College of Radiology Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) have found a method to identify head and neck cancer patients with a higher risk of developing distant metastases or suffering a relapse.
August 16, 2009
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