Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 317

Pediatric Hodgkin's survivors face high risk of breast cancer as young adults

By Cynthia E. Keen

Girls who received treatment for Hodgkin's disease between 1960 and 1990 and are now adult women have a 37-fold increased risk of developing breast cancer compared to the general population. The U.S. study also found that these patients had a high likelihood of developing bilateral breast cancer at an early age.

December 29, 2008

Accuray notches 100th U.S. installation

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiotherapy firm Accuray of Sunnyvale, CA, has installed its 100th CyberKnife robotic radiosurgery systems in the U.S.

December 23, 2008

More on cardiac CT turf wars; CyberKnife and Medicare

By Brian Casey

December 22, 2008

NY Times: CyberKnife Medicare coverage varies in U.S.

By Cynthia E. Keen

Medicare payments for the treatment of prostate cancer using CyberKnife radiosurgery vary widely by geography, according to an article published by the New York Times on December 17. Men in a number of U.S. states have no Medicare coverage for CyberKnife treatments, according to the article.

December 22, 2008

Gamma Knife provides local control for some low-grade gliomas

By Cynthia E. Keen

Use of the Gamma Knife stereotactic radiosurgery system as a treatment for cancer patients with recurring low-grade gliomas may help reduce recurring tumors and provide fair local control, according to findings presented at the recent 2008 RSNA meeting in Chicago.

December 22, 2008

Accuray posts mixed Q1 results

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiotherapy firm Accuray notched a 15% gain in revenues and a net loss in its first quarter of fiscal 2009.

December 18, 2008