Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 397

Nucletron taps Schilstra
Radiotherapy provider Nucletron has appointed Paul Schilstra as director of software, specifically as director of its Oncentra intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) application suite.
May 12, 2005
Osteoporosis drug may protect women with family history of breast cancer
By Paula Moyer
SAN FRANCISCO - The selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) raloxifene is associated with a reduced risk of invasive breast cancer, particularly among postmenopausal women with a family history of breast cancer, according to a presentation this week at the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG) meeting.
May 12, 2005
Electrical impedance imaging may identify younger women at risk for breast cancer
By Paula Moyer
SAN FRANCISCO - Electrical impedance scanning (EIS) may help sort out which premenopausal women need additional imaging studies to rule out breast cancer, according to a presentation this week at the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG) meeting.
May 11, 2005
UC Davis tests breast CT
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The University of California, Davis Medical Center reported that it is currently testing a dedicated breast CT device.
May 10, 2005
RITA boosts sales, trims losses in Q1
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Oncology device vendor RITA Medical Systems of Fremont, CA, reported generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) sales for its fiscal 2005 first quarter of $11.2 million, a nearly 300% increase from reported GAAP sales of $4.6 million for the fiscal 2004 first quarter.
May 9, 2005
Nucletron Oncentra Optimizer goes live
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiotherapy provider Nucletron reported that its Oncentra Optimizer for intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) has begun use in a clinical setting.
May 9, 2005
Elekta names Puusepp as CEO
Swedish radiation therapy firm Elekta has selected Tomas Puusepp as its president and CEO.
May 9, 2005
Breast imaging trends show longer waits for screening mammo, more biopsies
By Shalmali Pal
Mammography services across the U.S. are being challenged by staffing shortages that can only worsen as more women reach screening age. Meanwhile, at one East Coast institution, biopsy rates are on the rise.
May 5, 2005
Breast cancer relapse less likely among Japanese women
By Shalmali Pal
Japanese women have an "extraordinary and unmatched" low rate of breast cancer recurrence after treatment, according to study in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, and Physics.
May 4, 2005
BrachySil data to debut at ESTRO
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Biomedical nanotechnology firm pSivida of Perth, Australia, said that current data from its BrachySil cancer therapy product investigational trials will be presented at the European Society for Therapeutic and Radiation Oncology (ESTRO) conference in Budapest, Hungary, this week.
May 3, 2005
Ultrasound helps find occult breast cancer postsurgery
By Erik L. Ridley
Postoperative ultrasound can play a useful role in detecting occult malignancies after breast cancer surgery, according to an article in the Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine.
May 3, 2005
Urologist promotes brachytherapy for prostate cancer
By Shalmali Pal
Men with localized prostate cancer have two basic treatment options: radiation therapy or surgery. As they decide which course to take, their physicians must ultimately lead them down the right path, according to Dr. Jerrold Sharkey from the Urology Health Center in Florida. Sharkey, a proponent of brachytherapy, shared his patient advisory strategy at the recent 2005 American College of Physicians (ACP) meeting in San Francisco.
May 2, 2005
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