Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 315

Elekta wins contracts in Sweden, Estonia
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish oncology firm Elekta has received contracts to install its radiotherapy systems at three hospitals in Sweden and Estonia, the Stockholm-based company announced.
January 26, 2009
Varian builds user base
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems said that SĂĽdharz-Krankenhaus in Nordhausen, Germany, has become the first German user of its RapidArc radiotherapy treatment.
January 26, 2009
Young women treated for childhood cancer avoid breast screening
By Kate Madden Yee
Young women who were treated with chest radiation therapy in childhood seem to be unaware of guidelines recommending that they start mammography screening earlier, due to their higher risk of developing cancer, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
January 26, 2009
Eckert & Ziegler acquires Nuclitec
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiotherapy and radiopharmaceutical developer Eckert & Ziegler Strahlen-und Medizintechnik has acquired Nuclitec and its two French and U.S. affiliates.
January 25, 2009
Impac completes Illinois installation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Impac Medical Systems has installed its technology at St. John's Hospital in Springfield, IL.
January 22, 2009
Topex's skin cancer system wins Canadian approval
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical device development company Topex has received Health Canada license approval to market its x-ray therapy system for the treatment of skin cancer.
January 22, 2009
Calypso wins Duke install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Electromagnetic localization developer Calypso Medical Technologies has won a contract to install its 4D Localization System at Duke University Medical Center.
January 21, 2009
New RECIST guidelines published
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The first formal revision of the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) guidelines has been published in a special issue of the European Journal of Cancer.
January 20, 2009
TomoTherapy, Hitachi ink distribution deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm TomoTherapy has signed an exclusive agreement with Hitachi Medical.
January 20, 2009
Isodose Control rolls out Flexiplan 2.5
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Isodose Control of Ede, Netherlands, has released its new Flexiplan 2.5 brachytherapy planning system.
January 18, 2009
IMRT reduces risk of hearing loss in pediatric medulloblastoma patients
By Cynthia E. Keen
A study from Houston researchers confirmed that most pediatric medulloblastoma patients can be treated with intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) without the risk of severe hearing loss. The newer study produced results nearly identical to those from a smaller 2002 trial.
January 18, 2009
Varian wins Estonia install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy developer Varian Medical Systems has installed its intensity-modulated radiation therapy machine at an Estonian hospital.
January 14, 2009
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