Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 74

Samsung NeuroLogica lands Memorial Sloan Kettering

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Samsung NeuroLogica has won a contract to install its NeuroLogica BodyTom Elite mobile CT scanner at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City.

January 15, 2020

ASRT: Enrollment down for radiologic technology programs

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The number of students enrolling in radiologic technology programs trended downward in 2019, according to a report released by the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT).

January 14, 2020

ASTRO names new editor in chief for clinical journal

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has chosen Dr. Robert Amdur to serve as editor in chief of its clinical practice journal Practical Radiation Oncology, effective January 1, 2021.

January 14, 2020

ViewRay expects revenue growth in 2019, despite slow Q4

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Image-guided radiation therapy vendor ViewRay reported in its preliminary results a growth in total revenue of roughly 8% for its fiscal 2019, despite a large drop in orders in its fourth quarter.

January 12, 2020

Accuray touts CyberKnife study results

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation oncology firm Accuray is touting the results of a prospective study in which stereotactic body radiation therapy performed with its CyberKnife system provided excellent disease control at the five-year mark for men with locally recurrent prostate cancer.

January 8, 2020

U.S. cancer death rate drops again

By Brian Casey

Fewer Americans are dying of cancer, and the mortality rate appears to be dropping faster than ever, according to new data released January 9 by the American Cancer Society. Cancer mortality in the U.S. has fallen 29% in the last 26 years, including a sharp 2.2% drop from 2016 to 2017.

January 7, 2020

Nanobiotix plans head and neck cancer treatment trial

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Nanotech radiation therapy technology developer Nanobiotix said it will launch a trial for its NBTXR3 nanoparticle for use in treating late-stage head and neck cancers.

January 7, 2020

Model predicts metastases in endometrial cancer patients

By Rebekah Moan

Using ultrasound in combination with endometrial biopsy results and clinical characteristics allows clinicians to reliably predict the risk of lymph node metastases in endometrial cancer patients before surgery. Researchers found the model to be superior to risk stratification alone in a study published online December 16 in Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology.

December 23, 2019

Zr-89 immuno-PET could help predict cancer therapy outcomes

By Wayne Forrest

Researchers are one step closer to proving the worth of zirconium-89 (Zr-89) immuno-PET as a noninvasive approach to predict the effectiveness of therapy for cancerous tumors, according to a study published in the December issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

December 17, 2019

IBA sells part of dosimetry unit

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Proton therapy developer Ion Beam Applications (IBA) has sold its RadioMed unit to IZI Medical Products for an estimated price of $14 million to $16 million.

December 16, 2019

Elekta gets FDA nod for DWI-MR radiation therapy

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation oncology vendor Elekta has received 510(k) premarket notification from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the clinical use of a diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) MRI protocol with the company's Unity MR radiation therapy system.

December 15, 2019

GenesisCare acquires 21st Century Oncology

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Australian cancer and cardiac care company GenesisCare has acquired U.S.-based radiation therapy and integrated cancer treatment provider 21st Century Oncology.

December 12, 2019

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