Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 89

Varian's Halcyon treats 1st patient in Malaysia
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems said that its Halcyon system has been used to treat a patient for the first time in Malaysia.
April 1, 2019
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AI improves contouring accuracy for radiation oncology
By Erik L. Ridley
An artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm can provide accurate, fast, and automated contouring of primary tumor volumes on multiparametric MR images of nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients, potentially improving outcomes from radiation therapy, according to research published online March 26 in Radiology.
April 1, 2019
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Cinematic rendering makes strides in cancer evaluation
By Abraham Kim
Cinematic rendering proved to be as accurate as conventional volume rendering and CT angiography for presurgical identification of the potential invasion of soft-tissue tumors into major blood vessels, according to an article published online March 27 in the Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography.
March 31, 2019
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NorthStar to buy IBA accelerators for Mo-99 production
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes has signed an agreement with proton therapy developer Ion Beam Applications (IBA) to purchase as many as eight of IBA's Rhodotron TT300 HE electron-beam accelerators.
March 28, 2019
FDA expands AngioDynamics' clearance for dose monitoring
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional technology developer AngioDynamics has received expanded clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its OARtrac radiation dose monitoring system.
March 28, 2019
IAEA launches competition for radiation safety
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is taking submissions from healthcare professionals to be included in an upcoming training program on demonstrating radiation safety in medicine.
March 27, 2019
Bruce Power, Nordion get their cobalt-60
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Bruce Power has begun manufacturing medical grade cobalt-60 for processing by radioisotope firm Nordion, according to a March 26 report in World Nuclear News.
March 26, 2019
Female radiation oncologists earn less than men
By Kate Madden Yee
Female radiation oncologists submit fewer Medicare charges and collect less revenue than their male counterparts in both private-office and hospital practice settings, according to a study published March 22 in JAMA Network Open.
March 26, 2019
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Nordion extends Chinese cobalt-60 supply agreement
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Sotera Health's Nordion medical isotope business has extended an existing cobalt-60 supply agreement with Tong Xing Nuclear Technology of Beijing, a subsidiary of China Isotope and Radiation.
March 25, 2019
1st South Korean patient receives Halcyon treatment
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A South Korean patient has received the country's first treatment using radiation oncology firm Varian Medical Systems' Halcyon radiotherapy system.
March 25, 2019
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Elekta gets Canadian clearance for Unity MR
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology vendor Elekta has received a Medical Device License from Health Canada for the sale of its Elekta Unity MR radiation therapy system in Canada.
March 24, 2019
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Varian holds inaugural meeting of FlashForward group
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Varian Medical Systems held the first meeting of its FlashForward Consortium in Atlanta on March 8 and 9.
March 20, 2019
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