Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 335

Elekta receives French MEG contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Elekta of Stockholm has signed a contract to deliver its Elekta Neuromag magnetoencephalography (MEG) technology to NeuroSpin of Saclay, France.
February 21, 2008
Isotope shows promise in brain cancer treatment
By Wayne Forrest
Researchers from the Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC, are heralding early success with the isotope astatine-211 (At-211) in destroying residual cancer cells in the brain, while sparing healthy cells, and extending the lives of cancer patients. The therapy shows promising results for treating recurrent brain tumors and other cancers.
February 21, 2008
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Siemens, Prowess partner
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Medical Solutions and cancer treatment software developer Prowess have formed an exclusive partnership. The companies will work to develop radiation oncology treatment planning software for integration into Siemens' linear accelerators.
February 19, 2008
Nucletron debuts brachytherapy products
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiotherapy provider Nucletron has introduced three new offerings for brachytherapy applications.
February 19, 2008
Eckert & Ziegler, IBt consolidate brachytherapy units
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiotherapy and radioisotope developer Eckert & Ziegler Isotope Products of Berlin has signed a letter of intent with Belgian medical device company International Brachytherapy (IBt) to consolidate their respective implant businesses.
February 18, 2008
Elekta to buy CMS
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Elekta of Stockholm has finalized plans to acquire radiation treatment planning firm CMS of St. Louis.
February 18, 2008
ProCure partners with UPenn
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
ProCure Treatment Centers of Bloomington, IN, has signed an agreement with the University of Pennsylvania (Upenn) Roberts Proton Therapy Center in Philadelphia to provide advanced training programs and accredit medical professionals in proton therapy.
February 14, 2008
TomoTherapy posts strong Q4
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Record sales boosted radiation therapy firm TomoTherapy to a 32% revenue gain in its fourth quarter.
February 13, 2008
Disease-free survival, mortality uphold novel radiotherapies for prostate cancer
By Shalmali Pal
Prostate cancer research is abuzz with advances in both diagnosis and treatment. Proposed diagnostic tools include a vaccine and a urine-based test that may beat the prostate-specific antigen gold standard. Meanwhile, treatment methods range from high-dose radiation alone to combining radiotherapy with hormone therapy. Two recent papers offer updates from long-term, randomized trials.
February 13, 2008
Varian runs with the bulls in Spain
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy vendor Varian Medical Systems has installed its Trilogy linear accelerator at Hospital General de Navarra in Pamplona, Spain.
February 11, 2008
Elekta lands Nebraska MEG installation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish radiation therapy firm Elekta has received an order from the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha.
February 10, 2008
Good vibrations stave off blood-borne diseases
By Paula Gould
A therapy based on pulsed laser irradiation could selectively destroy viruses and bacteria without damaging healthy cells. Researchers from Arizona State University in Tempe asked what would happen if viruses and harmful bacteria were excited in the same manner by a pulsed laser. Could the unwanted micro-organisms be forced to shake themselves to pieces without harming useful cells?
February 10, 2008
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