Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 367

American Shared adds IGRT to Tufts
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
American Shared Hospital Services said it has entered into a letter of understanding to provide an image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) system, a CT simulator, and related service, support, and maintenance services for Tufts-New England Medical Center in Boston.
May 31, 2006
Varian nets U.K. orders
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology vendor Varian Medical Systems will be supplying several U.K. hospitals with treatment machines and simulators under Wave 9 of the U.K. government's cancer treatment capital investment program.
May 30, 2006
PET/CT shows strength for staging cervical cancer
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
Correctly staging cervical cancer is imperative to establish both treatment protocols and prognostic factors for the patient. Now Danish researchers have found that the fusion imaging capabilities of PET/CT provide a powerful tool for cervical cancer staging.
May 30, 2006
Intraop gets Belgian Mobetron order
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Intraoperative radiation therapy firm Intraop Medical has received an order from Saint Augustinius Hospital in Antwerp, Belgium, for its Mobetron system.
May 24, 2006
Varian breaks ground on Chinese manufacturing facility
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology vendor Varian Medical Systems said it has begun building a new manufacturing facility in Beijing.
May 24, 2006
Elekta introduces new Gamma Knife
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish radiation therapy firm Elekta has introduced a new member of its Leksell Gamma Knife family, Perfexion.
May 23, 2006
Varian gets FDA nod for Trilogy applications
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology vendor Varian Medical Systems has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for new applications for its Trilogy family of linear accelerators, as well as a new Trilogy Tx image-guided radiosurgery model.
May 22, 2006
Botox boosts radiation therapy treatment
By Brian Casey
It's better known as the cosmetic injection that's given new life to the careers of many a Hollywood star. But Botox may also have a role as a complementary tool that can increase the effectiveness of radiation and chemotherapy.
May 17, 2006
NAS inks prostate brachytherapy deal with Novation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm North American Scientific said it has been awarded a contract for its Prospera I-125 and Pd-103 brachytherapy sources from Irving, TX-based Novation, the healthcare contracting services firm for VHA and the University HealthSystem Consortium.
May 17, 2006
Early studies indicate Botox bolsters cancer treatment
By Shalmali Pal
Botulinum toxin, commonly known as Botox, is used for blocking muscle spasms, barring excessive sweat, and, of course, banishing wrinkles. Now a multidisciplinary group in Belgium has found that botulinum toxin can boost cancer treatment by opening up a tumor's vascular bed, making it more receptive to radiation and chemotherapy.
May 17, 2006
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Varian adds Swedish orders
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology vendor Varian Medical Systems will be installing its radiotherapy equipment at Sahlgrenska University Hospital in Gothenburg and Linköping University Hospital in Linköping, Sweden.
May 15, 2006
Intraop reports Q2 results
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Intraoperative radiation therapy firm Intraop Medical posted financial results for its first quarter of 2006 (end-March 31), a period that company executives said marked the firm's transition from R&D into manufacturing.
May 11, 2006
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