Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 96

Brachytherapy error halts treatment at Canadian center

By Louise Gagnon

A cancer center in Hamilton, Ontario, has suspended brachytherapy treatment for cervical cancer patients after discovering that guide tubes of the wrong length were being used, meaning radiation may have missed the tumor target. The episode highlights the importance of anonymous error reporting, according to experts.

February 13, 2019

Radiation therapy gets boost in Guatemala

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

U.S. and Guatemalan healthcare institutions are collaborating to bring radiation therapy services to more cancer patients in Guatemala.

February 12, 2019

Mevion takes order from China

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Mevion Medical Systems has signed a contract with Allcure Kangtai Proton Technology in China for the purchase of a Mevion S250i proton therapy system.

February 12, 2019

Canon extends radiation therapy CT simulation offerings

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Canon Medical Systems USA has added its Aquilion Prime SP and Aquilion Lightning 80 to the list of CT scanners that provide simulation capabilities for radiation therapy.

February 10, 2019

Advanced imaging offers insight into targeted therapies

By Diana Roettger, PhD, and Olga Kubassova, PhD

Major breakthroughs are emerging in the development of targeted therapies that use the body's own immune system to attack cancer cells. But traditional methods of measuring the success of drug candidates are slow and expensive. Could advanced imaging help? Diana Roettger, PhD, and Olga Kubassova, PhD, of the Image Analysis Group offer a perspective.

February 5, 2019

Elekta reports 1st treatment at Froedtert Hospital

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation oncology firm Elekta said the Clinical Cancer Center at Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee has treated its first patient with the company's Unity MR-guided radiation therapy system.

February 4, 2019

Varian to present mobile app at HIMSS 2019

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation oncology firm Varian Medical Systems will showcase Varian Mobile, a mobile app that provides users with access to the Aria oncology information system, at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) meeting in Orlando, FL.

February 4, 2019

Varian CEO rings NYSE opening bell on World Cancer Day

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Dow Wilson, president and CEO of radiation oncology firm Varian Medical Systems, rang the opening bell on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on February 4 to mark World Cancer Day.

February 4, 2019

Elekta initiates study on MR radiation therapy for cancer

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation oncology vendor Elekta has launched a new study to assess the outcomes of patients who undergo MR-guided radiation therapy with Elekta's Unity system at various cancer centers around the world.

February 4, 2019

Philips, MIM to collaborate on radiation therapy

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Philips Healthcare plans to collaborate with medical imaging software developer MIM Software on improving radiation therapy treatment planning.

January 31, 2019

Stereotactic radiation extends long-term survival

By Kate Madden Yee

Stereotactic radiation extends long-term survival for some patients with stage IV cancers while maintaining their quality of life, according to results from a clinical trial published in the January issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics.

January 30, 2019

GT Medical secures $10M in financing

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

GT Medical Technologies has secured $10 million in financing to support the commercialization of its GammaTile therapy, a surgically targeted radiation therapy for patients with brain cancer.

January 30, 2019

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