Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 383

RITA boosts sales, trims losses
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Oncology device vendor RITA Medical Systems of Fremont, CA, reported revenue for its fiscal 2005 third quarter of $11.2 million, a 40% increase compared with the $8 million in sales posted for its fiscal 2004 third quarter.
November 1, 2005
MRI offers in-depth, biodynamic view of cellular therapy
By Shalmali Pal
In ongoing clinical trials of dendritic cell vaccines, only a limited proportion of patients have responded successfully. This may be because of inadequate delivery, as dendritic cells must migrate throughout the vascular and lymphatic systems to be effective. Dutch and U.S. researchers have suggested that MRI can be very useful for tracking these cells.
November 1, 2005
Medicsight to begin China trial
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) developer Medicsight is planning a clinical studies program in China for its LungCAD and ColonCAD products.
October 31, 2005
VC would raise screening costs, study concludes
By Eric Barnes
Pursuing virtual over optical colonoscopy as the primary colorectal cancer screening tool would likely raise screening costs without saving additional lives, at least in the short term, gastroenterologists reported this month in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. Their results were disputed on the basis of methodology and a lack of available data.
October 30, 2005
MRI continues to make headway in breast cancer imaging
By Shalmali Pal
MRI has proved to be highly sensitive for detecting breast cancer, but it continues to suffer from poor specificity and frequent false positives. Breast imaging experts, however, keep striving for improvements with MRI, and a series of recent studies highlights the advancements that MRI has made in breast imaging.
October 27, 2005
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Preclinical CT in use for early cancer detection
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Molecular imaging system developer Gamma Medica-Ideas of Northridge, CA, reported that its Flex preclinical CT imaging system is in use at Harvard Medical School to develop new techniques for early cancer detection.
October 26, 2005
RTS names Pakrosnis treasurer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Treatment center operator Radiation Therapy Services (RTS) has appointed Jeffrey Pakrosnis as its treasurer, according to the Fort Myers, FL-based firm.
October 26, 2005
US Oncology expects positive Q3
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cancer treatment firm US Oncology of Houston has released preliminary fiscal 2005 third-quarter results.
October 25, 2005
Novoste to implement reverse stock split
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
In an effort to stave off delisting from the Nasdaq stock exchange, the board of directors of vascular radiotherapy firm Novoste of Norcross, GA, has approved a one-for-four reverse stock split of its common stock.
October 25, 2005
Wilma interrupts RTS operations
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Treatment center operator Radiation Therapy Services (RTS) reported that 21 of its treatment centers in Florida were temporarily closed due to Hurricane Wilma.
October 24, 2005
MR features delineate invasive breast cancer in lactating women
By Shalmali Pal
Pregnancy-associated breast cancer is often found at an advanced stage, partly because of decreased mammographic sensitivity in the lactating breast. A report released today in Radiology describes how MRI can cut through the increased parenchymal density, glandular volume, and water content of the lactating breast.
October 23, 2005
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US Oncology names Broussard as president
Cancer treatment firm US Oncology of Houston has appointed Bruce Broussard as its president.
October 20, 2005
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