Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 363

Elekta signs U. of Virginia
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish radiation therapy firm Elekta will be installing its Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion at the University of Virginia Health System in Charlottesville.
September 5, 2006
Elekta inks US Oncology deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish radiation therapy firm Elekta said it has signed an agreement with radiation therapy center operator US Oncology of Houston outlining pricing as well as terms and conditions for Elekta's technology for intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT).
August 30, 2006
Re-excision of margins reduces risk of local breast cancer recurrence after radiotherapy
By Shalmali Pal
Close or positive margins in breast-conserving treatment are indicative of a greater risk for residual disease upon re-excision, but cannot be used to predict the extent of disease or whether radiotherapy will result in disease control, cancer specialists report in a new study.
August 29, 2006
BSD develops MicroThermX 100
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Brachytherapy and hyperthermia therapy developer BSD Medical of Salt Lake City has developed a new microwave thermal ablation system, MicroThermX 100.
August 28, 2006
Elekta acquires majority in BMEI
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish radiation therapy firm Elekta reported that it has acquired an 80% equity stake in Beijing Medical Equipment Institute (BMEI), a Chinese provider of radiation therapy equipment.
August 23, 2006
Elekta gets FDA nod
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish radiation therapy firm Elekta has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for its Gamma Knife Perfexion stereotactic radiosurgery system.
August 22, 2006
IsoRay raises $5 million
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical isotope developer IsoRay Medical received funding of $5 million through the issuance of 2 million shares of common stock at $2.50 per share and warrants to purchase 2.2 million shares of its common stock at $3 per share.
August 17, 2006
Varian adds Australian install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology vendor Varian Medical Systems has installed two Clinac iX linear accelerators and a Trilogy machine at the Sir Charles Gairdner Centre in Perth, Australia.
August 17, 2006
BrainLab adds Novalis sales
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image-guided therapy firm BrainLab has signed contracts for its Novalis Shaped Beam surgery systems at three facilities in the U.S.
August 15, 2006
Radiation oncology saves lives, but at what cost?
By Wayne Forrest
Successful radiation treatment for cancer can prolong life by 15 to 40 years. However, with that reward still comes risk, and researchers are trying to determine to what degree radiation therapy may create new cancers later in a patient's life.
August 15, 2006
Intraop co-founder retires
Intraoperative radiation therapy firm Intraop Medical said that Mary Louise Meurk, one of its co-founders and a medical physicist, has resigned from her position as director and corporate secretary.
August 14, 2006
Varian taps Chen
Radiation oncology vendor Varian Medical Systems has promoted operations controller Tai-Yun Chen to vice president and corporate controller.
August 13, 2006
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