Radiation Oncology: Page 52

Nucletron completes German order
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology vendor Nucletron has installed its Oncentra VMAT for rotational radiation therapy at the University Hospital Regensburg in Germany.
May 23, 2010
Varian debuts ProBeam system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems is introducing its new ProBeam proton therapy system at the 2010 Particle Therapy Co-operative Group meeting in Gunma, Japan, this week.
May 17, 2010
FDA schedules meeting on RT error reduction
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has scheduled a public meeting for June 9-10 in Gaithersburg, MD, to discuss steps that could be taken by manufacturers of radiation therapy (RT) systems to help reduce treatment errors.
May 9, 2010
RaySearch, Varian expand partnership
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firms RaySearch Laboratories and Varian Medical Systems have expanded their partnership.
May 2, 2010
ASTRO issues report on SBRT for lung cancer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has released a report prepared by its emerging technology committee evaluating the use of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) for treating patients with lung cancer.
April 28, 2010
ARRT: Fewer RTs taking exams
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
For the first time in eight years, the number of people taking radiologic technologist (RT) certification examinations in nuclear medicine, radiography, and radiation therapy declined in 2009.
April 26, 2010
Varian debuts TrueBeam, Trilogy updates
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems has unveiled its TrueBeam platform for image-guided radiation therapy and radiosurgery.
April 14, 2010
TomoTherapy hits Hi-Art milestone
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm TomoTherapy has installed its 300th Hi-Art radiation therapy system.
April 13, 2010
Rad therapy groups support FDA review
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society for Radiation Oncology and the two major trade associations representing manufacturers of diagnostic imaging and radiation oncology equipment have issued statements supporting the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's new initiative to improve the safety of radiation therapy devices.
April 12, 2010
Dying cancer patients need shorter palliative radiation therapy
By Cynthia E. Keen
Radiation oncologists should be less concerned about late-onset radiation dose toxicities when planning palliative radiation therapy protocols for near-death cancer patients, according to a study published online today in Cancer.
April 11, 2010
Mastectomy patients may underutilize radiation therapy
By Cynthia E. Keen
While the majority of breast cancer patients who undergo breast conservation surgery also receive radiation therapy treatment, this isn't the case for patients who have a mastectomy, even when they would clinically benefit from it, according to a study published online March 29 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
March 29, 2010
Tumor tracking for prostate IMRT reduces GI side effects
By Cynthia E. Keen
Radiation therapy treatments come with a price for prostate cancer patients: toxicities that can cause unpleasant urinary and rectal side effects. Tiny electromagnetic transponders implanted to enable real-time tracking during intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) may provide some relief.
March 25, 2010
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