Radiation Oncology: Page 32

RTS takes on new identity
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Radiation Therapy Services (RTS) has changed its name to 21st Century Oncology, effective immediately.
December 11, 2013
CMS may change imaging equipment maintenance directive
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) may modify its maintenance directive for medical imaging and radiation therapy equipment in hospitals.
December 2, 2013
Elekta gets FDA clearance for Monaco 5
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Elekta has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for its Monaco 5 radiation therapy treatment planning systems.
November 26, 2013
iCAD appoints new COO
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection and radiation therapy firm iCAD has a new chief operating officer (COO).
November 25, 2013
iCAD reports progress on 2 fronts
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) and radiation therapy firm iCAD is reporting growth in demand for its Xoft Axxent electronic brachytherapy system.
November 19, 2013
ASRT debuts IGRT educational series
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) has launched a new educational series, Image-Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT).
November 10, 2013
New taxonomy could improve rad therapy incident reporting
By Brian Casey
Everyone agrees that improvements are needed in reporting incidents during radiation therapy treatments that can affect patients. But such reporting is tricky, especially if radiation oncology facilities aren't even using the same language to describe incidents.
November 4, 2013
RT after mastectomy doesn't affect tissue expanders
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
New data published in Radiation Oncology show that a tissue expander can withstand radiation levels well above the maximum dose level typically used in postmastectomy radiation therapy (RT).
October 30, 2013
Radiation Therapy acquires OnCure
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Radiation Therapy Services Holdings has completed its acquisition of OnCure Holdings for approximately $125 million.
October 27, 2013
NEJM: Urologist self-referral equals IMRT overuse
By Kate Madden Yee
Allowing urologists to self-refer patients for intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) treatments contributes to overuse of this expensive therapy, according to new research published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
October 23, 2013
Prostate cancer patients get too much radiation therapy
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Most men are receiving significantly more radiation therapy than needed to manage bone pain caused by advanced prostate cancer, according to a research letter in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
October 14, 2013
Breast cancer external-beam RT doesn't boost mortality
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Early-stage breast cancer patients who undergo external-beam radiation therapy (RT) are not at higher risk for serious long-term side effects, according to research presented at the American Society for Radiation Oncology annual meeting in Atlanta.
September 24, 2013
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