Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 304

Accuray gets 10th HCA install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiotherapy firm Accuray announced that it has installed its 10th CyberKnife system at a Hospital Corporation of American (HCA) facility.
June 23, 2009
Childhood leukemia curable without cranial radiation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia can be successfully treated without exposure to cranial radiation, investigators at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital report in the June 25 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
June 23, 2009
Hodgkin's survivors face high stroke risk
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Patients treated for Hodgkin's lymphoma with radiation therapy and chemotherapy experience a substantially increased risk of stroke compared to the general population, according to a multi-institutional Dutch study published online in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
June 23, 2009
NY Times story claims treatment errors at VA brachytherapy unit
By Cynthia E. Keen
A U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospital in Philadelphia has botched more than 75% of the prostate cancer brachytherapy procedures it has performed in recent years and, until recently, largely avoided clinical or regulatory oversight, according to an article published June 21 in the New York Times.
June 22, 2009
Adding RFA to chemo better treats colorectal liver metastases
By Cynthia E. Keen
Patients with unresectable colorectal liver metastases who receive radiofrequency ablation (RFA) with chemotherapy treatment have longer progression-free survival than patients treated with chemotherapy alone, according to a new study by Dutch researchers.
June 21, 2009
RFA of breast could replace radiation therapy
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) may be a feasible option in lieu of radiation therapy for treating breast cancer patients following a lumpectomy, according to early outcomes from a phase II trial.
June 18, 2009
Elekta nabs New Jersey contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish oncology firm Elekta has won a contract for its radiation therapy treatment systems with a New Jersey medical center.
June 17, 2009
Varian touts Dutch studies
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems announced that doctors in the Netherlands have developed new ways to perform radiosurgery on benign acoustic tumors using Varian's RapidArc radiotherapy technology.
June 17, 2009
Varian adds to client list
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems has signed a three-year agreement to supply its radiotherapy equipment and software to Providence Health and Services.
June 17, 2009
Bionix debuts VersaCushion
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy accessories provider Bionix Radiation Therapy has released SecureVac VersaCushion, a brick-shaped pillow for patient head support during treatment procedures.
June 16, 2009
Varian reaches Danish milestone
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems said that Herlev Hospital in Denmark has treated its first patient using the vendor's RapidArc radiotherapy technology.
June 16, 2009
Palliative short-course RT benefits advanced prostate cancer patients
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Patients with advanced hormone refractory prostate cancer who experience troublesome pelvic symptoms can benefit from short-course palliative radiation therapy, according to a study published in Radiotherapy & Oncology.
June 15, 2009
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