Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 374

Low lung cancer detection rate seen in Dutch/Belgian study
By Eric Barnes
VIENNA - Preliminary findings from an ongoing European multicenter CT screening trial of smokers and former smokers demonstrate a lower rate of lung cancer detection compared to other large studies, even though baseline results were positive in nearly a fifth of the patients screened.
March 2, 2006
Accuray lands French CyberKnife installs
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image-guided radiosurgery developer Accuray of Sunnyvale, CA, has landed contracts to install its CyberKnife systems at three academic cancer centers in France.
March 2, 2006
Carefully considered radiotherapy stymies endometrial cancer relapse
By Shalmali Pal
Endometrial cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women. The treatment regimen can include radiation therapy, but its use is fairly recent, and not without some controversy. However, two recent studies, one by researchers in the Netherlands and the other from a group in Utah, both found that radiation therapy reduces the rate of locoregional recurrence, but without an overall survival benefit.
March 2, 2006
MedAssets, Varian renew deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems and group purchasing organization MedAssets Supply Chain Systems have renewed their long-standing agreement.
March 1, 2006
U.S. agencies launch biomarker initiative
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Food and Drug Administration, the National Cancer Institute, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services this month announced a new initiative to collaborate on improving the development of cancer therapies and the outcomes for cancer patients through biomarker development and evaluation.
March 1, 2006
RITA launches OmniPICC PI
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Oncology and medical device developer RITA Medical Systems of Fremont, CA, has introduced OmniPICC PI, a power-injectable peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC).
February 27, 2006
Siemens, Haifu collaborate
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Medical Solutions and Chongqing Haifu Technology of Chongqing, China, have partnered to develop an MRI-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) therapy system.
February 27, 2006
RITA shows sales gains, increased losses
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Oncology device vendor RITA Medical Systems of Fremont, CA, reported revenue for its fiscal 2005 fourth quarter (end-December 31) of $12 million, a 10% increase compared with the $11 million in sales posted in the fiscal 2004 fourth quarter.
February 23, 2006
US Oncology shows profitable 2005
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy center operator US Oncology of Houston posted revenues of $665 million in its fiscal 2005 fourth quarter (end-December 31), up 14.5% compared with $580.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2004.
February 22, 2006
Schering, IBA ink radiopharma deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
German contrast media firm Schering said that its French subsidiary, Schering S.A.S., will transfer the radiopharmaceutical business of CIS bio international to a consortium formed by Ion Beam Applications (IBA), of Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, and the Institut National des Radioéléments of Walloon, Belgium.
February 22, 2006
Varian installs respiratory gating system in Germany
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems said it has installed its Varian RPM respiratory gating system at the Klinikum Cancer Center in Dortmund, Germany.
February 20, 2006
NAS receives Chinese clearance for IGRT device
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm North American Scientific (NAS) has received regulatory approval from the People's Republic of China State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) to sell its BAT SXi, an ultrasound-based localization system used to view cancerous tumors prior to the delivery of radiation therapy.
February 20, 2006
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