Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 423

ASTRO adds to staff
The American Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) has hired three new staff members in response to membership growth.
July 22, 2003
Microwave cancer scanner introduced at press briefing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Italian defense firm Galileo Avionica this week held a press briefing to introduce the U.S. market to TRIMprob, a handheld device that uses microwaves to detect malignant tissue.
July 22, 2003
RITA losses continue in Q2
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm RITA Medical Systems of Mountain View, CA, posted fiscal 2003 second-quarter revenues of $4 million, a 20% decrease compared with the $4.8 million posted in the same period in 2002.
July 21, 2003
Esophageal cancer treatment keeps pace with technology
By Shalmali Pal
The standard of care for the treatment of esophageal cancer advanced significantly at the close of the 20th century, including the increased use of esophageal ultrasound and a combination of chemoradiation and surgery, according to a paper in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, and Physics.
July 20, 2003
Varian releases planning software, receives 510(k)
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
X-ray and radiation therapy developer Varian Medical Systems of Palo Alto, CA, has released the latest iteration of its Eclipse 3-D radiotherapy treatment-planning software for image-guided radiotherapy.
July 17, 2003
Accuray wins $17 million Japanese contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image-guided radiosurgery developer Accuray has received a contract worth more than $17 million to upgrade all 22 CyberKnife Systems in Japan to the most current worldwide configuration of the CyberKnife System.
July 17, 2003
American Shared inks Gamma Knife contract with Lehigh Valley
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
American Shared Hospital Services of San Francisco has reached an agreement to install a Gamma Knife radiotherapy system at Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network in Allentown, PA.
July 16, 2003
Introgen agent shows promise in radiotherapy
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Biopharmaceutical developer Introgen Therapeutics reported results from a preclinical study that its INGN 241 mda-7 therapeutic can be effectively combined with radiation therapy and shows promise as a possible treatment for lung cancer.
July 15, 2003
Combidex shows promise with breast, prostate cancer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Combidex, an investigational MRI iron oxide nanoparticle contrast agent manufactured by Advanced Magnetics of Cambridge, MA, has shown encouraging results in the non-invasive diagnosis of metastatic lymph nodes.
July 14, 2003
Radiotherapy benefits patients with DCIS
Radiotherapy appears to be beneficial after surgery for patients with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), according to a study published in The Lancet. Researchers from the United Kingdom Coordinating Committee on Cancer Research DCIS Working Party suggest that mastectomy alone for localized DCIS may not be sufficient.
July 10, 2003
Amersham, Galil Medical merger completed
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A merger of Amersham Healths brachytherapy unit with Yokneam, Israel-based cryotherapy developer Galil Medical’s urology operations was completed yesterday.
July 1, 2003
Study shows MRI's value in guiding neoadjuvant chemotherapy
By Peggy Peck
Functional MRI can detect changes in tumor microvessels after two cycles of neoadjuvant chemotherapy in primary breast cancer, making it a useful management tool, according to British researchers.
July 1, 2003
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