Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 420

Varian to buy Zmed
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems has signed an agreement to purchase Zmed, a supplier of radiation oncology software and accessories for ultrasound-based image-guided radiotherapy, stereotactic radiation treatments, and image management.
October 12, 2003
Varian, Mitsubishi plan joint venture
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems and Mitsubishi Electric have signed a letter of intent to form a joint venture to provide radiotherapy equipment and service in Japan and other Asian countries.
October 9, 2003
Oncology imaging market predicted to grow 8.2% annually
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. market for oncology imaging is forecast to grow at an 8.2% annual rate to reach over $3.9 billion in 2007, according to a report.
October 6, 2003
FDA clears Naviscan PET scanner
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Food and Drug Administration has cleared PEM Flex, a compact, high-resolution PET scanner developed by Naviscan PET Systems of Rockville, MD.
September 29, 2003
Locally advanced rectal cancer benefits from pre-op chemo and radiation
By Shalmali Pal
Pairing 5-fluourouacil (5-FU) chemotherapy with preoperative radiation can increase tumor response to treatment and potentially contribute to sphincter preservation in rectal cancer patients, according to a new study.
September 24, 2003
Imalux collects $3.5 million in refinancing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Optical coherence tomography firm Imalux has closed its series A financing and raised a total of $3.5 million.
September 23, 2003
OmniCorder gets BioScanIR CE Mark
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Oncology and surgical product developer OmniCorder of East Seatauket, NY, has received CE Mark approval to market its BioScanIR thermal imaging system in the European Union.
September 22, 2003
RITA names Pedroff as VP
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy and RF ablation developer RITA Medical Systems has appointed Stephen Pedroff as its vice president of marketing communications.
September 17, 2003
MammoSite RTS treats first Canadian patient
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation-therapy developer Proxima Therapeutics said the first patient in Canada has been treated with its catheter-based radiation treatment device, MammoSite RTS.
September 16, 2003
International Isotopes raises $1.3 million
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radioisotope manufacturer International Isotopes of Idaho Falls, ID, has raised $1.3 million in a stock offering to existing shareholders.
September 15, 2003
Elekta signs HPG deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Group purchasing organization HealthTrust Purchasing Group (HPG) of Brentwood, TN, and Swedish radiation therapy firm Elekta have closed a deal to provide the Stockholm-based vendor’s products to more than 900 HPG member facilities.
September 10, 2003
Siemens gets OK for Oncor Avant-Garde
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Medical Solutions has received Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for its Oncor Avant-Garde linear accelerator.
September 9, 2003
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