Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 445

GI cancer patients benefit from adjuvant radiation therapy
By Shalmali Pal
Postoperative chemoradiotherapy for the treatment of stomach cancer can increase patient survival by as long as three years compared to surgery alone, according to the September 6 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
September 6, 2001
U.S. Oncology opens 9th PET center
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cancer network U.S. Oncology has opened its ninth PET facility.
September 4, 2001
Panama charges technologists with manslaughter
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Three technologists from Panama's National Oncologic Institute have been charged with manslaughter.
August 30, 2001
Cleveland Clinic develops breast shield
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiologists at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio have invented a shield designed to protect healthy breast tissue from radiotherapy scatter-related damage.
August 29, 2001
GE to acquire Coincidence Technologies
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Medical Systems has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Coincidence Technologies, a Liege, Belgium-based developer and manufacturer of chemical systems used for production and handling of PET radiopharmaceuticals.
August 26, 2001
Nordion begins yttrium-90 production
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Canadian isotope supplier MDS Nordion has begun manufacturing of yttrium-90 medical isotopes.
August 26, 2001
Cancer center fuses PET, CT images for radiotherapy
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Cancer Therapy and Research Center (CTRT) in San Antonio, TX, said it has successfully overlaid high-resolution PET images onto Marconi CT planning images for Nomos Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT) treatment fields.
August 26, 2001
Digirad files for IPO
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Solid-state gamma camera developer Digirad has filed a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in preparation for an initial public offering of common stock.
August 23, 2001
Biodex rolls out brachytherapy table
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Biodex Medical Systems has released Brachytherapy Table, a new imaging table designed for image-guided brachytherapy procedures.
August 22, 2001
DraxImage to make radiotherapy capsules for Bracco
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
DraxImage has signed a manufacturing contract to supply sodium iodide I-131 radiotherapy capsules to Bracco Diagnostics.
August 22, 2001
Elekta lands large radiotherapy orders
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Elekta Oncology Systems has received several large orders from hospitals in Europe and Asia.
August 22, 2001
P.E.T.Net adds radiopharmacies
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiopharmaceutical manufacturer P.E.T.Net Pharmaceuticals is expanding its network with new radiopharmacies in Cincinnati and St. Louis.
August 21, 2001
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