Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 349

Xoft reports new CPT code
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Brachytherapy device developer Xoft said that the American Medical Association (AMA) Common Procedural Terminology (CPT) editorial panel has recently approved a CPT code for electronic brachytherapy.
July 25, 2007
Cedara debuts I-Response
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cedara Software has released its I-Response workstation, which is designed to evaluate, assess, and monitor the effect of cancer therapy over time using data from multiple modalities.
July 24, 2007
Philips shows upgraded radiation planning suite
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Medical Systems of Andover, MA, is showcasing two new radiation oncology treatment products this week at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) meeting in Minneapolis.
July 23, 2007
Breast cancer radiotherapy parameters, patient age up chances of radiogenic lung damage
By Shalmali Pal
Last month Philadelphia-based researchers confirmed that the risk of cardiotoxicity in women undergoing breast radiotherapy was quite low. Unfortunately, the same can't be said for potential damage to the lungs. In a new paper, Hungarian oncotherapists found connections between patient age -- and other factors -- with the risk of early and late lung sequelae after conformal radiation treatment of breast cancer.
July 23, 2007
Nucletron to unveil afterloader
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiotherapy provider Nucletron is debuting its microSelectron Digital afterloader at this week's annual meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) in Minneapolis.
July 22, 2007
NAS calls in new BatCam
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy developer North American Scientific (NAS) will be debuting its BatCam Multi-Probe image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) offering at this week's annual meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) in Minneapolis.
July 22, 2007
CMS unveils deals, FDA submission
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation treatment planning firm CMS of St. Louis will provide treatment planning support for a new single-room proton beam radiotherapy system being developed by Still River Systems of Littleton, MA.
July 22, 2007
Acceletronics adds installs
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Oncology equipment provider Acceletronics of Exton, PA, has installed 15 of its TheraView electronic portal imaging devices (EPID) over the past four months.
July 19, 2007
Varian launches 'smart' radiotherapy tool
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems of Palo Alto, CA, will highlight a new radiotherapy planning tool at the upcoming 2007 American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) meeting in Minneapolis.
July 18, 2007
Gadolinium-enhanced MR monitors postradiotherapy cancer cell death
By Shalmali Pal
The accumulation of a gadolinium-based formulation in tumors can be used to map pre-existing necrosis and evaluate early tumor response, according to an experimental study done at the Houston-based University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.
July 18, 2007
PET changes oncology management, study shows
By Wayne Forrest
A multisite study in Australia has found that PET results can change treatment plans for cancer patients, as the modality provides more information on the extent, recurrence, and progression of the disease. The Australian PET Data Collection Project has collected data on whether the modality changed the management of patients with different types of cancer, such as ovarian cancer, metastatic melanoma, and colorectral cancer.
July 18, 2007
OSI to sell Initia-RT offerings
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Initia-RT said that its exclusive U.S. manufacturer Direx Systems has inked a distribution agreement with Oncology Services International (OSI) of Ramsey, NJ.
July 15, 2007
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