Radiation Oncology: Page 50

Varian opens India training center

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems has opened a radiation therapy training center in Mumbai, India.

August 31, 2010

Topex sells RT skin cancer business

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Sensus Healthcare has announced that it is purchasing the radiation therapy (RT) skin cancer business of Topex of Danbury, CT.

August 30, 2010

American Shared inks Brazil deal

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiosurgery center operator American Shared Hospital Services has signed a 10-year contract to supply radiation therapy services at Hospital Santa Paula in São Paulo.

August 29, 2010

U.K. audit reports survival stats of cervical cancer patients

By Cynthia E. Keen

A large-scale audit of women treated throughout the U.K. for cervical cancer in 2001 and 2002 has reconfirmed that the combination of radiation therapy and chemotherapy is more effective than radiation therapy alone, according to findings published in the September issue of Clinical Oncology.

August 26, 2010

FDG-PET before RT can modify planned NSCLC treatment

By Wayne Forrest

FDG-PET scans of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients reviewed before radiation therapy (RT) may lead to significant changes in treatment strategy and radiation therapy planning, according to a study in the August issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

August 10, 2010

ASTRO publishes guidelines for accelerated whole-breast RT

By Cynthia E. Keen

The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) on August 4 announced that it has published evidence-based guidelines for the use of hypofractionated whole-breast radiation therapy treatment.

August 4, 2010

Orbital Therapy receives patent

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Breast cancer treatment products developer Orbital Therapy has been issued a U.S. patent for its self-shielded radiation therapy device, which does not require a traditional bunker, or vault, for operation.

August 4, 2010

Varian expands consulting services

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems is now also offering its clinical consulting services to customers in Europe and Australasia.

August 3, 2010

Elekta donates to ASRT scholarships

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) Education and Research Foundation and oncology firm Elekta have awarded 2010 Elekta Radiation Therapy Educators Scholarships.

July 21, 2010

Varian, ASRT award scholarships

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) Education and Research Foundation and radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems have awarded 2010 Varian Radiation Therapy Student Scholarships.

July 11, 2010

Modeling predicts glioma radiation therapy response

By Tami Freeman

In an attempt to personalize treatment, a research team from the University of Washington has developed a mathematical model for predicting untreated glioma growth. Now, the researchers have extended the model to incorporate the effects of external-beam radiation therapy.

July 11, 2010

Incident learning lowers radiation therapy errors

By Tami Freeman

In an attempt to minimize errors and improve treatment safety, a team at the Ottawa Hospital Cancer Center has implemented an incident learning system for managing radiotherapy errors. The group details its initial experience in an article published online in Radiotherapy and Oncology.

July 4, 2010

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