Radiation Oncology: Page 57

Varian completes first Turkish order
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems has installed its RapidArc radiotherapy unit for the first time in Turkey.
August 10, 2009
ASTRO publishes IMRT guidelines
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) this week published the first set of comprehensive guidelines for documenting intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) treatments in detail.
August 6, 2009
Varian lands U.K. order
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems has received an order from Barts and the London NHS Trust in the U.K.
August 5, 2009
TomoTherapy posts Q2 results
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm TomoTherapy posted its second-quarter financial results.
July 30, 2009
ASTRO decries proposed rad therapy cuts
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A new survey indicates that a proposed 19% cut in federal payments for radiation therapy will cause many cancer centers to reduce services, deny treatment to Medicare patients, or close, according to the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO).
July 29, 2009
Surgery doesn't improve survival for stage III lung cancer patients
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Performing surgery following concurrent chemotherapy and radiotherapy for patients with stage IIIA (N2) non-small cell lung cancer does not lead to better overall survival rates than chemotherapy and radiation therapy alone, according to a landmark Radiation Therapy Oncology Group study published in the Lancet.
July 27, 2009
Calypso aligns with Varian Medical
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Electromagnetic localization developer Calypso Medical Technologies has entered into a strategic development agreement with radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems.
July 23, 2009
Nucletron outfits US Oncology
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Nucletron is providing 25 brachytherapy systems to radiation therapy centers operated by US Oncology.
July 23, 2009
Varian to highlight new products at AAPM
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems plans to debut new and upgraded products for radiotherapy and radiosurgery at the upcoming American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) meeting.
July 23, 2009
Siemens to debut rad therapy package at AAPM
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare plans to debut a new real-time adaptive radiation therapy package at next week's American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) annual meeting.
July 23, 2009
WHO: Data errors cause most rad therapy mistakes
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Data transfer errors and omissions have been the primary source of radiation therapy patient safety incidents around the world over the past 30 years, according to a report from the World Health Organization (WHO).
July 21, 2009
IMRT reduces skin toxicity symptoms for breast cancer patients
By Cynthia E. Keen
There are various clinical benefits to using intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) rather than conventional radiation therapy after breast conservation surgery, according to a study published in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics.
July 19, 2009
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