Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 310

Radiation therapy can cause ovarian failure
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
When women of reproductive age receive radiation therapy treatment, efforts should be made to avoid the ovaries, according to a new study published in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics.
April 2, 2009
Single-entry APBI offers flexibility in treating breast cancer
By Cynthia E. Keen
Until recently, accelerated partial-breast irradiation (APBI) was not an option for most women with small breasts or a tumor located close to the chest wall and lung or the surface of the skin. The introduction of multicatheter single-entry brachytherapy devices, however, is beginning to change the situation.
April 2, 2009
Survival odds better with RT for endometrial cancer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Adjuvant radiation therapy (RT) following surgical hysterectomy significantly improves the odds of survival for women who have stage II endometrial cancer, according to a new study.
April 1, 2009
Sicel lands Henry Ford contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Dosimetry developer Sicel Technologies has installed its Dose Verification System at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.
March 29, 2009
High-dose brachytherapy shortens cancer treatment
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Perioperative high-dose-rate brachytherapy, when combined with intermediate-dose external-beam radiation therapy (EBRT), can be effective as an alternative to full-dose EBRT in patients with unirradiated squamous cell cancer of the oral cavity and oropharynx.
March 29, 2009
TomoTherapy lands Saudi installation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm TomoTherapy has won a deal to install its Hi-Art radiation therapy system at a Saudi Arabian hospital.
March 24, 2009
Dynamic Gamma Knife radiosurgery may enable faster treatments
By Tami Freeman
Currently, with Gamma Knife radiosurgery, radiation is delivered in a step-and-shoot manner with the patient repositioned offline between each shot, making the process time-consuming for large tumors. According to a U.S. research team, dynamic Gamma Knife delivery could ease this time constraint -- and offer additional advantages.
March 22, 2009
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IGRT corrects for prostate shift in obese patients during treatment
By Cynthia E. Keen
Obese men with prostate cancer who receive external beam radiation therapy have a higher rate of biochemical failure and recurrence of cancer than their thinner peers. The authors of a recent study suggest that the delivered radiation dose may be off target, and recommend using image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT).
March 22, 2009
Low-dose whole-body x-ray works for bone surveys
By Cynthia E. Keen
Low-dose whole-body radiographic systems were initially designed to rapidly image critically injured emergency and trauma patients. But sites with the systems are finding that they can be useful for performing rapid bone survey screenings of cancer patients, saving time and radiation dose for patients.
March 19, 2009
AuntMinnie.com Radiation Oncology Insider
By Cynthia E. Keen
March 18, 2009
Isodose lands Dutch Flexitron install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Isodose Control has inked an agreement for an installation in the Netherlands of its Flexitron high-dose-rate and pulsed-dose-rate brachytherapy system, the company announced.
March 18, 2009
Accuray touts CyberKnife milestone in Japan
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiotherapy firm Accuray announced that its CyberKnife robotic radiosurgery system has been used for the first time in extracranial treatments of patients in Japan.
March 18, 2009
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