Radiation Oncology: Page 49

Accuray expands CyberKnife service program

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation therapy firm Accuray is expanding its Diamond service program.

October 28, 2010

Radiation therapy volume grows as staff levels fall

By Cynthia E. Keen

Use of radiation therapy in the U.S. is on the rise, with procedure volume growing at an average annual rate of 7%. This growth is occurring even as staffing levels fall within the specialty, according to a new market research report released this week.

October 27, 2010

MarketStat #61: Radiation therapy treatment plans using images

Almost all radiation therapy treatment plans, 98%, use CT images. MRI images are used with 12% of the plans, PET images with 8%, ultrasound images with 1%, and other images with less than 1% of the plans.

October 27, 2010

Vision RT signs on Varian

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

U.K. radiation therapy software developer Vision RT has inked a distribution agreement with radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems.

October 24, 2010

Radiation boosts hormone therapy for prostate cancer patients

By Cynthia E. Keen

High-risk prostate cancer patients who have radiation added to their regimen of androgen deprivation therapy have an improved chance of survival compared with patients who only get hormone therapy, according to a study to be presented at next week's American Society for Radiation Oncology meeting in San Diego.

October 24, 2010

Shortage of rad oncologists predicted in 2010-2020

By Cynthia E. Keen

The demand for radiation therapy treatment in the U.S. between 2010 and 2020 is expected to increase at a rate 10 times faster than the increase in practicing radiation oncologists, according to new research published online October 18 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

October 20, 2010