Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 328

TomoTherapy readies TQA
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm TomoTherapy plans to introduce its Tomo Quality Assurance (TQA) application at the annual American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) meeting in Houston.
July 24, 2008
Varian, BrainLab land Danish orders
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy vendor Varian Medical Systems and partner BrainLab said that Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen has ordered three Novalis Tx radiosurgery platforms.
July 24, 2008
Preoperative MRI helps detect additional breast cancer, but may delay treatment
By Wayne Forrest
While preoperative MRI in women newly diagnosed with breast cancer helped to increase detection of ipsilateral tumors and contralateral tumors in a recent study, its utilization significantly lengthened the time between diagnosis and surgery.
July 24, 2008
Varian grows Q3 sales, earnings
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy developer Varian Medical Systems has reported growth in both revenues and earnings for the company's third quarter.
July 23, 2008
CIVCO launches radiation therapy products
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound and radiotherapy products provider CIVCO Medical Solutions has launched two new products.
July 22, 2008
Riverain gets VA contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) developer Riverain Medical has received a contract from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for its OnGuard CAD technology.
July 22, 2008
FL facility treats carcinoma with Varian's RapidArc
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Doctors at Melbourne Internal Medicine Associates (MIMA) Cancer Center in Florida are using Varian Medical Systems' RapidArc radiotherapy technology to deliver stereotactic body radiotherapy in the treatment of soft-tissue carcinoma.
July 22, 2008
HealthHelp adds radiation oncology services
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiology benefit management firm HealthHelp has added radiation oncology benefit management services to its portfolio.
July 20, 2008
Time doesn't diminish risk of cancer relapse after lumpectomy and RT
By Cynthia E. Keen
The risk of developing cancer again in the same breast after breast-conservation surgery and radiation therapy does not diminish over time, a long-term study of more than 1,000 women with stage I and stage II breast cancer has revealed.
July 20, 2008
Breast MRI helps rule out multifocal disease, plan treatment
By Kate Madden Yee
Study results from Boston researchers suggest that women who are eligible for accelerated partial-breast irradiation could benefit from an MRI exam before beginning treatment to ensure no hidden cancers have been missed.
July 17, 2008
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ACR to accredit VA radiation oncology sites
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) has received a three-year contract from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to serve as the accrediting organization for all VA hospital radiation oncology facilities in the U.S.
July 16, 2008
PET/CT saves money compared to CT in stem cell transplant patients
By Wayne Forrest
Healthcare providers in the U.S. can save approximately $150 million a year by using FDG-PET/CT, rather than CT, to more accurately identify patients who will benefit from autologous stem cell transplant, also known as a bone marrow transplant.
July 16, 2008
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