Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 358

US-guided percutaneous placement of PBI balloon catheter is safe, efficient
CHICAGO - Data from a small series of patients suggest that percutaneous ultrasound-guided placement of a partial-breast irradiation (PBI) balloon is a safe and efficient option to whole-breast radiation following lumpectomy for treatment of early-stage breast cancer, according to researchers who presented their findings Wednesday at the 2006 RSNA meeting.
November 29, 2006
BrainLab unveils neuro package
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image-guided therapy firm BrainLab of Munich, Germany, has launched iPlan Neuroradiology, an image processing tool for diagnosis and planning that combines image fusion of different modalities and segmentation algorithms for brain anatomy functionality.
November 29, 2006
Eleka nets U.K. cancer center contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish radiation therapy firm Elekta has been selected to supply Somerset Oncology and Haematology Center at Taunton and Somerset NHS Trust’s Musgrove Park Hospital in the U.K. with two Elekta Synergy platform linear accelerators, as well as its PrecisePLAN software packages for treatment planning and information management.
November 28, 2006
Schering teams with Stanford on molecular imaging research
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Schering of Berlin announced that it has started a joint research program with Stanford University in Stanford, CA, to develop new molecular imaging agents for the diagnosis and follow-up of cancer.
November 28, 2006
AngioDynamics to acquire RITA Medical
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional technology provider AngioDynamics and oncology and medical device developer RITA Medical Systems have signed a definitive agreement whereby AngioDynamics will acquire RITA for approximately $220 million plus the assumption of approximately $3.3 million in net debt.
November 27, 2006
RSNA 2006
A Supertech employee shows the company's UON head mask for patient fixation during radiation therapy procedures.
November 27, 2006
TomoTherapy unveils CTrue technology
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy developer TomoTherapy of Madison, WI, has debuted its CTrue imaging technology for use with the company's radiation therapy platform, TomoTherapy Hi-Art System.
November 27, 2006
Cryoablation reduces metastatic cancer pain
By Edward Susman
CHICAGO - Image-guided percutaneous cryoablation of cancer metastases is safe and effective in reducing pain in patients who have not received relief from other treatments, according to the findings from an ongoing study presented at the 2006 RSNA meeting.
November 26, 2006
Accuray unveils new products
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiotherapy device developer Accuray debuted three product offerings at the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) meeting in Philadelphia earlier this month, according to the Sunnyvale, CA-based firm.
November 20, 2006
IBA to supply technology for French proton therapy project
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Institut Curie has chosen the IBA/Besix consortium to expand the proton therapy center at its Orsay branch in Essonne, France.
November 19, 2006
IBA wins court patent appeal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has affirmed a lower court ruling on the invalidity of two Loma Linda University Medical Center patents.
November 16, 2006
RTS acquires Michigan centers
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy center management firm Radiation Therapy Services (RTS) has acquired a cluster network of radiation therapy treatment centers in southeastern Michigan, collectively known as MIRO Cancer Centers and Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Institute (MIRO/MCCI).
November 16, 2006
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