Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 352

CMS wins installation in Bahamas
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation treatment planning firm CMS of St. Louis has received an order to supply one of its treatment planning systems to a hospital in the Bahamas.
May 1, 2007
Elekta gets first Perfexion order from India
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish radiation oncology firm Elekta has received the first order from India for its Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion system.
May 1, 2007
Accuray shows strong Q3 gains
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Sales of its CyberKnife system buoyed revenues for radiosurgery firm Accuray of Sunnyvale, CA, in its fiscal third quarter (end-March 31).
May 1, 2007
Varian Clinac used in novel Swiss lung procedure
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A 36-year-old female lung cancer patient has become the first person in Switzerland to be treated using a highly targeted radiotherapy technique called extracranial stereotactic radiotherapy.
May 1, 2007
Elekta makes first U.S. Perfexion install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish radiation oncology firm Elekta has completed the first installation in the U.S. of its Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion system.
April 30, 2007
Varian revenue, earnings up in Q2
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Growth in its flat-panel digital x-ray detector business contributed to a 7% increase in fiscal second-quarter revenues for radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems.
April 25, 2007
PET plays universal role in pre- and post-treatment for head and neck cancer
By Shalmali Pal
Predicting the success of head and neck cancer treatment, staging it, and addressing its side effects are the focus of three recent papers. German investigators devised a tumor control model using repeat PET scanning during radiotherapy, while a group from Stanford University offered practical PET/CT guidelines for this disease. Finally, the North Central Cancer Treatment Group tested zinc sulfate in preventing dysgeusia in patients undergoing radiation to the oral pharynx.
April 25, 2007
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Xoft reaches milestone
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Brachytherapy device developer Xoft said that its Axxent electronic brachytherapy system has been used to treat early stage breast cancer at WellStar Kennestone Hospital and The Breast Center in Marietta, GA.
April 24, 2007
AuntMinnie.com MarketStat #48: Formats used for images sent or received by radiation oncology departments
As of IMV's 2006 Radiation Oncology Census Survey, the use of electronic networks to send/receive images to/from radiation oncology departments is the No. 1 method, with 90% of the sites using networks, surpassing computer media disks, x-ray film, and paper printouts.
April 18, 2007
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IBt inks IBA distribution deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiotherapy and brachytherapy implant developer International Brachytherapy (IBt) of Seneffe, Belgium, has signed a distribution agreement with radioisotope manufacturer and nuclear medicine products firm Ion Beam Applications (IBA) of Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
April 17, 2007
IsoRay to join AMEX
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical isotope developer IsoRay said that its common stock has been approved for listing on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX).
April 15, 2007
Elekta debuts new Gamma Knife
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish radiation oncology firm Elekta has added a new version of its Leksell Gamma Knife at this week's American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) annual meeting in Washington, DC.
April 15, 2007
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