Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 392

Model saves time, radiation by simulating anatomic changes during radiotherapy
By Eric Barnes
Organs and tumors can twist, turn, and deform substantially during radiotherapy, creating a moving target for treatment planners seeking to avoid irradiating normal tissue. One solution, a full CT scan before each treatment, is both time- and radiation-intensive. But what if doctors could simply "update" the pretreatment scan with a few newly acquired planar projection images? Researchers from Virginia built and tested a model to do just that.
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Varian debuts next-generation Eclipse
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy vendor Varian Medical Systems has introduced a new version of its Eclipse radiotherapy treatment planning software, which speeds up the process of planning radiotherapy treatments, according to the Palo Alto, CA-based firm.
July 21, 2005
Kodak products debuted at AAPM
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Eastman Kodak Health Group showcased upgrades to its CR system for radiation oncology and displayed image management and archiving products at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) meeting this week in Seattle.
July 20, 2005
NAS, Oncura sign palladium-103 deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm North American Scientific (NAS) and cryotherapy developer Oncura have signed an agreement to distribute NAS' palladium-103 prostate brachytherapy source, Prospera.
July 20, 2005
Elekta, Medical Intelligence sign distribution deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish radiation therapy firm Elekta has signed a global distribution agreement with Medical Intelligence, a single-source supplier of patient fixation systems.
July 20, 2005
Calypso launches rad therapy trial
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Electromagnetic localization developer Calypso Medical Technologies of Seattle has launched a new clinical study to evaluate its patient positioning system for external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) of the prostate.
July 20, 2005
BrainLab adds M. D. Anderson Orlando install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image-guided surgery (IGS) and stereotactic radiosurgery developer BrainLab said that M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Orlando in Orlando, FL, has installed its Adaptive Respiratory Gating system.
July 18, 2005
TomoTherapy nets two Hi-Art installs
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy developer TomoTherapy of Madison, WI, has installed its Hi-Art system at Deaconess Hospital in Oklahoma City, OK, and the City of Hope Cancer Center in Duarte, CA.
July 14, 2005
Infrared Sciences launches clinical study
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Digital infrared imaging developer Infrared Sciences has begun a clinical study of its Sentinel BreastScan imaging system with the New York-Presbyterian Hospital and the Weill Medical College of Cornell University in New York City.
July 12, 2005
Multichannel brachytherapy well tolerated by uterine cancer patients
By Shalmali Pal
For patients with stage I uterine cancer, the standard treatment of undergoing hysterectomy is drastic but the results are quite positive. However, for women with co-morbidities that preclude surgery, brachytherapy is a feasible option. At the 2005 American Brachytherapy Society (ABS) meeting in San Francisco, Dr. Ajay Bhatnagar shared his group's experience with a multichannel uterine brachytherapy applicator, known as the Rotte-Y applicator.
July 12, 2005
NAS nets 510(k)
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm North American Scientific (NAS) reported that its Nomos radiation oncology division has received 510(k) clearance from the Food and Drug Administration to market nTRAK, a new stereotactic image guidance system used to position and monitor patients during radiation therapy treatments for head and neck cancers.
July 7, 2005
Nevada Cancer Institute fills leadership positions
Nevada Cancer Institute, the state's official research-linked cancer institute, has made four executive appointments.
July 5, 2005
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