Radiation Oncology: Page 63

RTOG, US Oncology to increase access to clinical trials
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) and US Oncology have entered into a partnership to increase patient access to national cancer trials with a radiation focus.
October 15, 2008
Varian wins New York RapidArc install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy vendor Varian Medical Systems has installed one of its RapidArc image-guided intensity-modulated radiation therapy systems at a facility in the state of New York.
October 2, 2008
Elekta donates Leksell to Ukraine
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish radiation oncology firm Elekta has donated a Leksell stereotactic radiation therapy system for minimally invasive brain surgery to the international charitable foundation Ukraine 3000.
September 29, 2008
TomoTherapy to develop mobile radiation therapy service
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm TomoTherapy is developing a mobile radiation therapy offering.
September 22, 2008
Breast MRI can guide radiation therapy to lymph nodes
By Cynthia E. Keen
BOSTON - New research presented at this week's American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) meeting reveals that dynamic contrast-enhanced breast MRI may help clinicians determine whether mastectomy patients should also receive radiation therapy to the axillary lymph nodes.
September 21, 2008
3D CRT as effective as breast-conserving therapy
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Women with early-stage breast cancer who choose lumpectomy and radiation as their treatment option may be able to significantly shorten their total treatment time using 3D conformal radiation therapy (3D CRT).
September 21, 2008
CoActiv debuts RT offering
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS vendor CoActiv Medical Business Solutions has introduced Exam-RT Archive, a digital viewing, archiving, and retrieval platform for radiation therapy data.
September 16, 2008
Don't amputate! Treat penile cancer with radiation therapy
By Cynthia E. Keen
Squamous carcinoma of the penis tends to be treated with a partial or total penectomy, often because urologists don't know that radiation therapy may be just as effective. Interstitial brachytherapy or external-beam radiation therapy should be considered as alternatives, according to Canadian researchers.
September 15, 2008
Varian wins Indonesian, Belgian contracts
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy vendor Varian Medical Systems has inked an agreement with Indonesia's first private cancer hospital to provide radiotherapy treatments.
September 14, 2008
TomoTherapy partners with Vision RT
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm TomoTherapy has signed an agreement with Vision RT to expand imaging options for its Hi-Art treatment system.
September 9, 2008
CMS' IMRT lands three new installs
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Monaco intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) treatment planning system from radiation therapy planning firm CMS is now in operation at three healthcare facilities.
August 28, 2008
Radiation oncology procedure volume edges up, report states
By Cheryl Hall Harris, R.N.
Patient treatment visit volume at radiation oncology sites edged upward at a single-digit rate in the U.S., even as new technology is changing the way radiation therapy is delivered, according to a report published by market research firm IMV Medical Information Division.
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