Radiation Oncology: Page 20

ASTRO: Radiation therapy slashes breast cancer recurrence

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Whole-breast radiation therapy can significantly lower the risk of recurrent breast cancer in patients who undergo breast conservation surgery, according to a Sunday presentation at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) meeting in San Antonio.

October 21, 2018

Study gives all-clear for skin cream during radiation therapy

By Brian Casey

It's OK for patients scheduled for radiation therapy to apply topical treatments such as skin cream in moderation before their procedures, according to a study published October 16 in JAMA Oncology. That's good news for the many patients who want to use skin cream to counter skin rashes or burns caused by radiation treatments.

October 18, 2018

RefleXion to show PET-guided RT at ASTRO

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation therapy equipment developer RefleXion Medical plans to highlight a new PET-guided approach to radiotherapy (RT) at the upcoming American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) meeting in San Antonio.

October 17, 2018

Siemens to debut RT version of Sola MRI scanner at ASTRO

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Siemens Healthineers plans to unveil a radiation therapy (RT) version of its Magnetom Sola MRI scanner at the upcoming American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) meeting in San Antonio.

October 17, 2018

RaySearch signs Canadian cancer center

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation therapy software developer RaySearch Laboratories has received an order from the Centre intégré de cancérologie de Laval in Montreal.

October 15, 2018

ASTRO releases new prostate radiation therapy guideline

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has released a new guideline for treating early-stage prostate cancer using external-beam radiation therapy. It was published October 11 in Practical Radiation Oncology.

October 11, 2018

Accuray brings Radixact to India

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation oncology firm Accuray said that its Radixact radiation therapy system has been used for the first time to treat a cancer patient in India.

October 3, 2018

ViewRay taps new CCO

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Image-guided radiation therapy developer ViewRay has appointed James Alecxih as chief commercial officer (CCO), effective September 17.

October 1, 2018

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

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