Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 311

ASTRO nears funding goal for Radiation Oncology Institute
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) is $1 million closer to achieving its goal of raising $10 million to establish the Radiation Oncology Institute thanks to a pledge from radiation therapy provider Elekta.
March 18, 2009
RTOG gets $60.5 million in NCI funds
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology's Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) has received a $60.5 million six-year extension in funding from the National Cancer Institute (NCI).
March 17, 2009
Still River nets financing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Proton radiotherapy vendor Still River Systems has completed $33 million in private financing.
March 16, 2009
American Shared posts lower revenues
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy services provider American Shared Hospital Services reported lower revenues and net income for the company's fourth quarter and full-year 2008 results.
March 15, 2009
Stereotactic radiotherapy for pancreatic cancer remains controversial
By Cynthia E. Keen
No curative treatments exist for pancreatic cancer patients with locally advanced or unresectable disease. Various chemotherapy and chemoradiation treatments are used to enhance survival and improve the quality of a patient's remaining life. Should stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) be one of these treatment options? That's open to debate.
March 15, 2009
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Intraop takes China order
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Intraoperative radiation therapy firm Intraop Medical has received an order for its Mobetron device from Shanghai Ruijin Hospital in China.
March 12, 2009
Orbital Therapy nets FDA OK for breast table
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Orbital Therapy has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its ClearVue prone position breast radiotherapy treatment table.
March 12, 2009
ProTom, MIT test accelerator
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
ProTom International and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Bates Linear Accelerator Center have completed a successful test of proton beam acceleration and extraction from ProTom's compact proton therapy system after two months of installation and commissioning.
March 12, 2009
NAS declares bankruptcy, divests brachytherapy line
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm North American Scientific (NAS) has filed for bankruptcy with the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, the company said.
March 11, 2009
Varian awarded Middle East contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems has taken an order from a Qatar hospital for two radiation therapy devices with RapidArc technology.
March 11, 2009
Varian wins German contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems has inked a $17 million contract with a Berlin-based clinic group.
March 10, 2009
MDS Nordion upgrades TheraSphere system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MDS Nordion has upgraded its yttrium-90 microsphere administration system for TheraSphere, a targeted internal radiation therapy for patients with inoperable, primary liver cancer.
March 8, 2009
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