Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 76

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

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

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

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

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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