Radiation Oncology: Page 20

ViewRay to launch pancreatic cancer trial

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Image-guided radiation therapy developer ViewRay has announced the launch of a multicenter prospective clinical trial on pancreatic cancer to investigate treating patients with MRI-guided radiation therapy.

October 1, 2018

Varian treats 1st patient with Halcyon in India

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation oncology firm Varian Medical Systems has treated the first patient in India with its Halcyon radiation therapy system.

September 30, 2018

Alpha Tau prepares clinical trials for Alpha DaRT

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Israeli radiation therapy technology developer Alpha Tau Medical said that its Alpha Diffusing Alpha-Emitters Radiation Therapy (DaRT) system has received the necessary regulatory approvals to be used in clinical trials at U.S. cancer centers.

August 20, 2018

Is radiation therapy warranted for DCIS postlumpectomy?

By Kate Madden Yee

Researchers have found that radiation therapy after lumpectomy in women with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) reduces cumulative breast cancer mortality rates by 25%, compared with treatments that do not include radiation. The results were published online August 10 in JAMA Network Open.

August 10, 2018

Varian acquires radiation therapy support firm

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation oncology firm Varian Medical Systems has completed its acquisition of humediQ Global, a developer of automated patient identification software.

August 8, 2018

ViewRay reports revenue growth but net loss in Q2

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Image-guided radiation therapy developer ViewRay posted a substantial increase in revenue for its 2018 fiscal second quarter but also a steeper net loss.

August 2, 2018