Radiation Oncology: Page 33

ASTRO adds radiation therapy to Choosing Wisely list
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has joined the Choosing Wisely campaign, contributing five radiation therapy procedures to the growing list of commonly ordered but not always necessary medical procedures.
September 23, 2013
ASTRO: Study lauds proton therapy
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Compared with standard photon radiation therapy, proton therapy is a cost-effective way to treat fast-growing brain tumors that mainly affect children.
September 23, 2013
Varian lands orders for Edge rad therapy system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems will install the first two units of its Edge radiosurgery suite.
September 18, 2013
Elekta wins radiation therapy contract in Alaska
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Elekta has won a contract with an Alaskan radiation therapy center for its Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion system.
August 27, 2013
ART nabs Md. installation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Women's health firm Advanced Radiation Therapy (ART) has inked a deal to install its AccuBoost system at a Maryland hospital.
August 27, 2013
Vantage Oncology buys rad therapy chain
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy center operator Vantage Oncology said it has acquired Radiation Oncology Services of America.
August 25, 2013
Elekta, Varian bury the hatchet
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Elekta and radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems have resolved their litigation announced in August 2012.
August 12, 2013
AAPM: MRI shows early brain tumor response to treatment
By Wayne Forrest
By using dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI and diffusion-weighted MRI, physicians can determine if a brain tumor is responding to treatment as soon as two weeks into radiation therapy, according to a study presented on Sunday at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) annual meeting in Indianapolis.
August 4, 2013
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RaySearch unveils new RayStation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy planning software firm RaySearch has introduced version 4.0 of its RayStation treatment planning system.
July 22, 2013
Report: Radiation therapy market regains stability
By James Brice
Radiation therapy providers in the U.S. are again buying new equipment and upgrades after surviving the effects of the Great Recession, which caused utilization to fall 22% from 2007 through 2008, according to a new report from market research firm IMV Medical Information Division.
July 16, 2013
Elekta, Philips add to research consortium
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Elekta and Philips Healthcare have added a cancer center in Wisconsin to their research consortium on MRI-guided radiation therapy.
July 15, 2013
Elekta wins Wash. Versa HD contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Elekta has won a contract with the Swedish Cancer Institute in Seattle for four of its Versa HD radiation therapy systems.
July 2, 2013
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