Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 75

Japanese partnership targets radiotherapeutics
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine has signed a collaborative research agreement with Fuzionaire Diagnostics to develop anticancer radiotherapeutic agents.
December 12, 2019
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Senate confirms Hahn as FDA commissioner
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Senate has confirmed the Trump administration's nomination of radiation oncologist Dr. Stephen Hahn as commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
December 12, 2019
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Accuray makes 1st Radixact install in Utah
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Accuray has completed the first installation of its Radixact radiation therapy system in Utah.
December 11, 2019
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ASTRO issues rad therapy guidelines for skin cancer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has released new clinical guidelines on using radiation therapy to treat basal and cutaneous squamous cell skin cancers.
December 10, 2019
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Virtual biopsy accurately diagnoses pancreatic cysts
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A new "virtual biopsy" using ultrasound guidance allows doctors to definitively diagnose cysts in the pancreas with 97% accuracy, enabling them to remove precancerous cysts early, according to researchers from Ohio State University.
December 5, 2019
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Short radiation course for breast cancer shows promise
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A shorter round of higher-dose radiation to part of the breast demonstrates promising results in women with early-stage breast cancer, according to a study published on December 5 in Lancet.
December 5, 2019
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Varian installs systems in Africa, U.S.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems has installed three of its Halcyon radiotherapy systems in Africa and five Varian Edge Radiosurgery systems in the U.S.
December 4, 2019
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ViewRay inks deal with Elekta, Medtronic
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image-guided radiation therapy vendor ViewRay has signed a nonbinding memorandum of understanding to collaborate with radiation oncology vendor Elekta and device manufacturer Medtronic on MR-guided radiation therapy.
December 3, 2019
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CT radiomics predicts lung cancer immunotherapy response
By Abraham Kim
A new radiomics technique can determine which lung cancer patients will benefit from immunotherapy by analyzing the texture, volume, and shape of lesions on chest CT scans, according to a study published online November 12 in Cancer Immunology Research.
November 25, 2019
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Cancer patients want more info on treatment downside
By Wayne Forrest
One in three adults wish they had known more about side effects before beginning their cancer treatment, according to the results of a new survey published online November 20 in the Journal of Oncology Practice
November 21, 2019
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PTW unveils multipurpose QA rad therapy phantom
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Dosimetry firm PTW has introduced Ruby, a modular, multipurpose phantom designed to provide quality assurance (QA) evaluation of the entire radiotherapy treatment chain.
November 19, 2019
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Mevion lands order in Taiwan
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Mevion Medical Systems and systems integrator ASYS have signed an agreement with Chung Shan Medical University Hospital in Taiwan.
November 18, 2019
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