Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 86

Cancer survival improves, but at varying rates

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Cancer survival rates for esophagus, stomach, colon, rectum, pancreas, lung, and ovary cancers have improved at varying degrees over the last 20 years in seven high-income countries with universal healthcare, according to research published online September 11 in the Lancet Oncology journal.

September 11, 2019

CIVCO adds rad therapy patient positioning device

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiotherapy products developer CIVCO Radiotherapy has released its Universal Couchtop ProForm head and neck extension for patient positioning during radiation therapy.

September 10, 2019

Blue Earth touts talks at ASTRO 2019

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Bracco molecular imaging subsidiary Blue Earth Diagnostics is directing attention to several presentations at the upcoming annual meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) later this week in Chicago.

September 10, 2019

ViewRay highlights presentations at ASTRO 2019

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Image-guided radiation therapy vendor ViewRay said that more than 20 scientific presentations and posters will feature its MRIdian MRI-guided radiation therapy systems.

September 10, 2019

Europeans remain uninformed on CT lung cancer screening

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Awareness of clinical trials for screening and treating cancer continues to be very low among Europeans with lung cancer, according to a September 10 presentation at the 2019 World Conference on Lung Cancer in Barcelona, Spain.

September 10, 2019

Accuray brings Radixact to Penn.

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation oncology firm Accuray said that its Radixact radiation therapy system has been deployed at the Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, PA.

September 9, 2019

IASLC urges tobacco cessation for cancer patients

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) released a statement urging physicians to recommend tobacco cessation for patients after cancer diagnosis, at the ongoing World Conference on Lung Cancer in Barcelona, Spain.

September 7, 2019

Elekta, DOSIsoft sign distribution agreement

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation oncology vendor Elekta has signed a distribution agreement with radiation oncology and nuclear medicine software developer DOSIsoft.

September 4, 2019

Theragnostics inks AstraZeneca agreement

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Molecular radiotherapy developer Theragnostics said it has signed an intellectual property agreement with AstraZeneca.

September 4, 2019

RaySearch highlights 1st use of Monte Carlo dose method

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation therapy software developer RaySearch is highlighting the first clinical use of its Monte Carlo dose calculation method for photon radiation with its RayStation carbon ion therapy treatment planning system.

September 4, 2019

ASTRO updates guidance on pancreatic cancer

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has released a new clinical practice guideline on the use of radiation therapy to treat patients diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.

September 4, 2019

New study links medical imaging radiation to cancer risk

By Abraham Kim

A nationwide study covering millions of youths in South Korea has substantiated concerns over the health risks of radiation exposure from diagnostic imaging -- linking it to an increased incidence of cancer. The findings are the subject of an article published online September 4 in JAMA Network Open.

September 4, 2019

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