Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 57

Radionuclide therapy, immunotherapy can slow prostate cancer

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Pairing radionuclide therapy with immunotherapy can successfully slow prostate cancer progression and increases survival time, according to new research published in the February edition of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

February 8, 2021

Varian installs 1st ProBeam 360˚ system at Penn

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems commenced installing the cyclotron and gantry for its ProBeam 360° single-room proton therapy system at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health's Ann B. Barshinger Cancer Institute.

February 4, 2021

Hologic touts BioZorb breast tissue marker

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Hologic is highlighting a study that found its BioZorb 3D tissue marker to be a safe adjunct to breast-conserving surgery and radiation therapy in patients with breast cancer.

February 3, 2021

Aikido invests in prostate radiopharma firm

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Aikido Pharma has made an investment in Convergent Therapeutics, a company developing a radiopharmaceutical for treating prostate cancer. Aikido made the investment in the form of a $2 million convertible promissory note purchase agreement.

February 1, 2021

How higher radiation stacks up when treating lung cancer

By Rebekah Moan

Two studies presented at the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer world conference look at the use of higher radiation boost doses for lung cancer.

January 31, 2021

ASTRO endorses COVID-19 vaccine for cancer patients

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has updated its COVID-19 clinical guidance to include support for vaccination as long as the cancer patient does not have increased risk of a reaction.

January 28, 2021

FDA clears Perspectum's liver cancer decision tool

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared image analysis software developer Perspectum's Hepatica surgical decision-support tool for liver cancer.

January 27, 2021

Varian shows mixed results for Q1

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems posted a 6% drop in revenue but higher net earnings for its first fiscal quarter of 2021.

January 26, 2021

Detectnet PET radiotracer gets permanent HCPCS code

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Biotechnology firm RadioMedix and nuclear medicine company Curium said that the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has provided a permanent Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) code for their Detectnet PET diagnostic radiopharmaceutical copper-64 DOTATATE.

January 25, 2021

Fuzionaire, NMP seek new PET radiopharmaceuticals

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Fuzionaire Radioisotope Technologies (FRIT) and radiopharmaceutical firm Nihon Medi-Physics (NMP) are teaming up in a bid to create a new class of PET radiopharmaceuticals.

January 25, 2021

Hypofractionated radiotherapy helped England survive COVID-19

By Emily Hayes

Greater use of hypofractionated dosing regimens helped radiation oncology sites deliver radiation therapy to cancer patients in England during the COVID-19 pandemic, offsetting a massive decline in treatment sessions overall, according to a study published January 22 in Lancet Oncology.

January 25, 2021

Canon's wide-bore CT for radiation therapy clears FDA

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The extra-wide-bore Aquilion Exceed LB CT scanner from Canon Medical Systems for applications in radiation therapy has been cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

January 20, 2021

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