Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 77

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

RaySearch expands customer base with China contract

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation therapy software developer RaySearch has received an order for its RayStation treatment planning software from the Shanghai Proton and Heavy Ion Center in China.

November 18, 2019

Can EHR prompts improve cancer screening rates?

By Abraham Kim

Programming the hospital electronic health record (EHR) system to notify clinicians if and when patients are due for breast or colorectal cancer screening exams increased the exam ordering rate, but not the screening completion rate, in a new study published online November 15 in JAMA Network Open.

November 14, 2019

DOSIsoft gets FDA nod for MU2net software

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation oncology and nuclear medicine software developer DOSIsoft has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance to market its MU2net software for independent secondary dose calculation for patient quality assurance.

November 10, 2019

Mirada touts global installs of DLCExpert cancer software

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Imaging software developer Mirada Medical has announced a series of installations around the world for its DLCExpert autocontouring software for cancer treatment planning.

November 7, 2019

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