Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 395

Longport books U.K. sale
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound technology developer Longport has placed its EpiScan I-200 system at Christie Hospital in Manchester, U.K.
June 13, 2005
Fluke debuts treatment brassiere
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Radiation Management Services unit of Fluke Biomedical has introduced its Alderson treatment brassiere, designed to provide a more uniform dose when administering radiation therapy treatments to breast cancer patients.
June 13, 2005
PET benefits IWC for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
The International Workshop Criteria is the most widely used staging mechanism for response assessment of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. The criteria are primarily based on CT imaging for assigning a patient's final response designation. However, a recent multinational study provides compelling evidence that integration of PET into the IWC demonstrates a more accurate response assessment for NHL.
June 9, 2005
Varian adds Acuity brachytherapy suite
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy vendor Varian Medical Systems has introduced its Acuity brachytherapy suite, designed to allow doctors to provide real-time image-guided brachytherapy treatments.
June 7, 2005
Nomos acquisition boosts NAS revenues
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm North American Scientific (NAS) reported fiscal second-quarter revenues of $9.1 million, up 163% compared with the $3.5 million posted in the second quarter of 2004.
June 7, 2005
Gadobenate dimeglumine MR spots abnormal breast vascularity, cancer
By Shalmali Pal
Breast MRI with low-dose gadobenate dimeglumine creates high-quality vascular maps, potentially revealing ipsilateral invasive cancer, according to Italian radiologists. They compared different doses of contrast agent in 95 women with known or suspected cancer.
June 7, 2005
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Rad Technology to build treatment rooms for NHS
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Rad Technology of Pembroke, FL, has signed an agreement to provide up to five new radiotherapy rooms for the NHS Trust's Mount Vernon Cancer Centre in Middlesex, U.K.
June 5, 2005
Radiation Therapy adds four centers
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Treatment center operator Radiation Therapy Services has acquired four radiation treatment centers from Dolphin Medical of Franklin, TN, for $16.1 million.
June 2, 2005
International imaging research explores yoga benefits for cancer patients
By N. Shivapriya
The health benefits of yoga have been the focus of numerous research studies. Now, a collaborative research initiative between researchers in the U.S. and India is using multimodality imaging, including functional MRI (fMRI), PET, and SPECT, to understand the benefits of yoga for cancer patients.
June 2, 2005
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Cedara B-CAD nets FDA clearance
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging software developer Cedara Software, a division of Merge Technologies of Milwaukee, announced that the breast computer-aided detection (CAD) system, Cedara B-CAD, has received Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance.
June 1, 2005
DOBI to add trial sites
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Optical breast imaging firm DOBI Medical International of Mahwah, NJ, said it plans to increase the number of U.S. sites participating in the clinical trial of its ComfortScan breast imaging system from 10 to at least 20 sites.
May 31, 2005
Elekta signs French, Canadian contracts
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish radiation therapy firm Elekta has recently signed deals in North America and Europe, according to the Stockholm-based developer.
May 30, 2005
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