Radiation Oncology: Page 22

Elekta partners with NY cancer center on radiation therapy

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation oncology vendor Elekta and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City have entered into a research agreement that allows the center to use the company's MR-guided radiation therapy technology for cancer care.

February 26, 2018

ViewRay secures $59M in financing

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Image-guided radiation therapy developer ViewRay has secured $59 million in financing through a common stock and warrants sale to Fosun International.

February 25, 2018

India clears Varian's Halcyon radiation therapy system

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Varian Medical Systems' Halcyon radiation therapy system has received the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board certificate for import and supply in India, allowing it to market the system in that country.

February 5, 2018

Microbubbles improve breast cancer radiation therapy

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Injecting breast cancer with oxygen-filled microbubbles makes tumors three times more sensitive to radiation therapy, according to results from an animal study published online January 21 in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics.

January 29, 2018

Taiwan clears Varian's radiation therapy system

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Varian Medical Systems' Halcyon radiation therapy system has received clearance from the Taiwan Food and Drug Administration.

January 7, 2018

Women not getting recommended breast radiation therapy

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Almost 10% of women don't receive radiation therapy after breast conservation surgery, although it is proved to reduce the risk of cancer recurrence, according to research published in the January issue of the Journal of Surgical Research.

December 14, 2017

Oncology Services receives another ISO certification

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation therapy service firm Oncology Services International has obtained International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 13485 certification for its radiation oncology devices. It already holds ISO 9001 certification.

December 12, 2017

iCAD touts study on radiation therapy savings

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

iCAD is touting a study that found intraoperative radiation therapy could directly save the U.S. healthcare system more than $630 million over the lifetime of patients diagnosed annually with early-stage breast cancer.

December 7, 2017

AI may enhance MRI-guided adaptive radiation therapy

By Erik L. Ridley

Wednesday, November 29 | 3:00 p.m.-3:10 p.m. | SSM12-01 | Room S404CDArtificial intelligence (AI) can provide automatic contouring of tumors and organs to support daily MRI-guided adaptive radiation therapy, researchers will report in this Wednesday session.

November 5, 2017

ViewRay touts pancreatic cancer study results

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Image-guided radiation therapy developer ViewRay is touting study results showing that higher radiation doses with its adaptive MR-guided radiation therapy technology may improve survival in patients with pancreatic cancer while maintaining a favorable toxicity profile.

October 24, 2017

ASTRO: Breast radiation 'less scary' than expected

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Breast cancer patients find the experience of radiation therapy to be less intimidating than they expected, according to research presented at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) meeting in San Diego.

September 25, 2017

ASTRO: Short radiation course safe for breast cancer

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A shorter-course, higher-dose protocol for breast cancer radiation therapy is safe for patients younger than 50, according to research presented at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) annual meeting in San Diego.

September 25, 2017

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