Radiation Oncology: Page 51

Varian, BrainLab expand partnership
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems and image-guided therapy firm BrainLab are building on their long-term partnership.
June 29, 2010
IsoRay to distribute Hologic's GliaSite
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical isotope developer IsoRay Medical has signed a license agreement for the exclusive worldwide distribution rights to Hologic's GliaSite radiation therapy system.
June 22, 2010
AdvaMed, MITA launch RT equipment safety program
By Cynthia E. Keen
The Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed) and the Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA) have announced an industrywide effort to develop and implement additional patient protection features for radiation therapy (RT) equipment.
June 9, 2010
Philips to expand RT in Wis.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare plans to boost its engineering staff dedicated to radiation therapy (RT) technology, focusing on Wisconsin.
June 9, 2010
TomoTherapy inks deal with MedAssets
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm TomoTherapy has signed an equipment supply agreement with group purchasing organization MedAssets.
June 9, 2010
Siemens, Accuray join forces
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare and radiation therapy firm Accuray have formed a strategic alliance.
June 8, 2010
Postmastectomy RT reduces recurrence risk for some
By Donna Domino
Postmastectomy radiation therapy (RT) can reduce the risk of recurrence for some breast cancer patients by 28% and increase five-year overall survival by 43%, according to a study in the June issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics.
June 6, 2010
Varian installs first RapidArc in Spain
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems has installed its RapidArc radiotherapy system at Institut Català d'Oncologia in Barcelona.
June 2, 2010
Accuray reaches CyberKnife milestone
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Accuray has installed its 200th CyberKnife robotic radiosurgery system.
June 2, 2010
Fracture risk grows after prostate cancer radiation therapy
By Edward Susman
SAN FRANCISCO - Researchers presenting at this week's meeting of the American Urological Association said that radiation therapy for prostate cancer appears to increase the risk of hip fractures in men who receive the treatment.
June 2, 2010
IMRT reduces dry mouth toxicity
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) reduces xerostomia, or dry mouth, in patients receiving the treatment for head and neck cancers, but it is unknown if the treatment is better or worse at reducing the size of tumors, according to a new comparative effectiveness review from the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
June 1, 2010
Accuray completes Colo. installation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Accuray has installed its CyberKnife VSI system at Creekside Cancer Care in Lafayette, CO.
May 27, 2010
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