Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 417

Varian debuts brachytherapy applicator
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy provider Varian Medical Systems has introduced a new applicator for high-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy of cervical and uterine cancer.
January 26, 2004
Brachytherapy appears safe, effective in esophageal cancer
By Edward Susman
Esophageal cancer patients who are deemed poor surgical candidates may benefit from endoscopically guided brachytherapy, as administered by a team of radiation oncologists and gastroenterologists, according to a Canadian study.
January 26, 2004
Nucletron, RaySearch partner on IMRT
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiotherapy provider Nucletron has signed an agreement with RaySearch Laboratories of Stockholm, Sweden, for a long-term collaboration on the integration and licensing of RaySearch’s intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) optimization software.
January 19, 2004
Molecular Imaging names CFO
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PET services provider Molecular Imaging has appointed Dennis Mulroy as CFO.
January 13, 2004
Uecker hired as RITA CTO
Radiation therapy and RF ablation developer RITA Medical Systems of Mountain View, CA, has hired Darrin Uecker as its chief technology officer (CTO).
January 12, 2004
Varian gets FDA nod for Trilogy
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
January 8, 2004
Varian gets 510(k) for 3-D
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Varian Medical Systems has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) marketing clearance for its 3-D cone-beam CT imaging system on a radiation therapy simulation and verification device.
January 7, 2004
New 10-minute dynamic PET scan generates useful results for oncology
By Tracie L. Thompson
Studies have shown that quantifying 18F-FDG kinetics with dynamic PET data can characterize many lesions more accurately than a single static measurement of uptake. The routine clinical use of dynamic PET, however, has been precluded by the long scanning time required.
December 29, 2003
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Varian, Mitsubishi finalize joint venture
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Varian Medical Systems and Mitsubishi Electric have agreed to form a joint venture in Japan and other Asian countries.
December 21, 2003
ASTRO opens office in Washington, DC
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology has set up a satellite office at 1101 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W., in downtown Washington, DC.
December 7, 2003
NeoRx makes executive moves
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Skeletal radiotherapy provider NeoRx has promoted COO Karen Auditore-Hargreaves to president.
December 7, 2003
PET/CT shows promise as first-line tool for oncologic staging, topping MRI in one head-to-head comparison
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
CHICAGO - Accurate tumor staging is critical for patient management in clinical oncology. Research conducted by a team from Essen, Germany, suggests stage-adapted therapy – tumor staging (T), lymph node metastasis staging (N), and distant metastasis staging (M) – may benefit by the use of a mix of modalities.
December 2, 2003
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