Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 47

Second-look PET/CT catches cancer spread

By Will Morton

Is a second PET/CT scan worth it before radiotherapy treatment? Swiss clinicians think so, especially when there are delays of more than four weeks after initial scans in patients with advanced head and neck squamous cell cancer, according to a study published August 29 in Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology.

September 1, 2021

Accuray lands Radixact install in India

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation therapy firm Accuray has installed its Radixact system with Synchrony technology at Manipal Hospitals in India.

August 26, 2021

Varian lands rad therapy install in Northern California

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

GenesisCare is adding the Varian Edge radiation therapy system from Varian Medical Systems to its Modesto location in Northern California, the company announced.

August 26, 2021

Elekta to establish foundation to improve cancer care access

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation oncology firm Elekta is establishing the Elekta Foundation to support projects in low- and middle-income countries to improve access to cancer care.

August 26, 2021

COVID-19 forces Fla. radiation oncologist to postpone care

By Brian Casey

A news report from Florida highlights how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting patients with other diseases. A radiation oncologist in Tampa was forced to turn away a transfer patient because his hospital was full of patients sick from COVID-19.

August 25, 2021

Elekta ramps up operations in Indonesia

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation oncology firm Elekta has established itself as a permanent legal entity in Jakarta, Indonesia.

August 24, 2021

Iotron, CIIC to produce radioisotope Cu-67

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Iotron Medical and Canadian Isotope Innovations (CIIC) will produce the radioisotope copper-67 (Cu-67) for new cancer therapies.

August 24, 2021

AI helps reduce cancer PET imaging time and dose

By Will Morton

An artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm that significantly reduces PET imaging time and radiation dose in cancer patients is as effective as standard PET exams, according to a study in npj Digital Medicine.

August 23, 2021

Telix works with Merck on cancer therapies

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Telix Pharmaceuticals is entering into a collaboration with Merck for research studies on the combination of Merck's DNA damage response inhibitor molecules with Telix's therapeutic radiotracers.

August 19, 2021

PET recommended over bone scintigraphy in pediatric sarcoma

By Will Morton

PET imaging is more effective than bone scintigraphy for detecting metastatic disease in children with soft-tissue cancer, according to a study published online August 9 in the European Journal of Cancer.

August 12, 2021

ASTRO to require masks at October annual meeting

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) will require attendees at its annual in-person meeting in Chicago in October to wear masks and "self-attest" that they have either been vaccinated against COVID-19 or have a negative test.

August 10, 2021

Q BioMed signs Canadian distributor for Strontium89

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Biotech company Q BioMed has signed an exclusive distribution agreement for its Strontium89 therapeutic radiopharmaceutical with Canadian distributor isoSolutions Marketing & Management.

August 9, 2021

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