Radiation Oncology: Page 46

APBI causes less fatigue for breast cancer patients
By Cynthia E. Keen
An analysis comparing fatigue levels experienced by women who received conventional radiation therapy, hypofractionated radiation therapy, and accelerated partial-breast irradiation (APBI), published online March 1 in Cancer, revealed the winner from a patient's perspective to be APBI treatment.
March 13, 2011
ViewRay wins University of Wisconsin contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image-guided therapy developer ViewRay said it has won a contract with the University of Wisconsin for its radiation therapy system.
March 8, 2011
Accuray to acquire TomoTherapy for $277M
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Accuray announced today that it has signed an agreement to acquire Madison, WI-based TomoTherapy in a deal valued at approximately $277 million.
March 6, 2011
Varian, ScandiDos sign distribution deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems and ScandiDos have signed a nonexclusive distributor agreement, the companies announced.
March 4, 2011
Varian adds Swiss install, repurchases stock
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems has installed its TrueBeam radiation therapy system at the Inselspital, the university hospital of Bern, Switzerland.
February 27, 2011
ViewRay gets FDA nod
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image-guided therapy developer ViewRay has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance to market its radiation therapy treatment planning and delivery software as a nonhuman use research system.
February 23, 2011
TomoTherapy expands, reaches milestone
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm TomoTherapy is expanding into Central America, with the introduction of TomoTherapy treatments at the International Cancer Center of El Salvador in San Salvador.
February 17, 2011
Cochrane review advises chemo + RT for early Hodgkin's
By Cynthia E. Keen
Chemotherapy followed by radiation therapy (RT) is the standard treatment for patients with early-stage Hodgkin's lymphoma, and it should remain so, according to a review published February 16 by the Cochrane Collaboration of Oxford, U.K.
February 16, 2011
U.K. poll shows uncertainty about radiation therapy
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Only 9% of people in the U.K. believe radiation therapy is a modern, cutting-edge treatment for cancer, and only 15% think it is a precise procedure, according to a survey by Cancer Research U.K.
January 27, 2011
IMRT reduces acute toxicities to anal cancer patients
By Cynthia E. Keen
Using intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) instead of conventional radiation therapy to treat anal cancer reduces severe acute skin and gastrointestinal toxicities that many patients experience, according to research presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology's Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium.
January 26, 2011
ASTRO touts progress on patient safety
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) this week touted the progress it has made in the past 12 months with Target Safety, a patient protection plan developed to improve the safety and quality of radiation therapy treatments and to reduce the chance of medical errors.
January 26, 2011
Varian reports Q1 rise in sales, earnings
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems reported gains in both revenue and net income for the first quarter of its 2011 fiscal year.
January 25, 2011
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