Radiation Oncology: Page 79

Mastectomy survival not enhanced by choosing radiation therapy over radical surgery
By Shalmali Pal
Radiation therapy coupled with limited mastectomy offers no significant advantage over radical mastectomy when it comes to survival rates, according to the analysis of a 25-year randomized trial that compared outcomes in breast cancer patients.
September 1, 2002
For inoperable rectal cancer, radiation therapy alone may be enough
Surgery, with or without radiation therapy, remains the gold-standard treatment for patients with rectal cancer. However, for those who cannot or will not undergo surgical treatment, radiation therapy alone may provide long-term survival and a high quality of life.
August 27, 2002
Varian inks radiation therapy QA deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy company Varian Medical Systems has signed another deal for treatment-planning quality-assurance tools.
July 1, 2002
Radiation oncology pioneer dies
Dr. Simon Kramer, a former chairman of the American College of Radiology's Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG), died on June 17.
June 26, 2002
Nucletron names Coats as president
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Nucletron of Columbia, MD, has named Jack Coats as president.
June 12, 2002
Proxima is cleared for MammoSite RTS
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation-therapy developer Proxima Therapeutics has received FDA clearance for MammoSite RTS, a catheter-based radiation treatment device.
May 6, 2002
Varian buys Argus Software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems has acquired radiation oncology and radiology quality control software developer Argus Software.
January 15, 2002
Huestis taps Australian distributor
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy provider Huestis Medical has named Alphatech International as its exclusive distributor for radiotherapy products in Australia and New Zealand.
January 9, 2002
Varian SmartBeam users double
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy provider Varian Medical Systems said that the number of cancer centers employing its SmartBeam intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) radiation therapy system more than doubled in 2001.
January 7, 2002
Philips debuts MR simulation at ASTRO show
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Medical Systems will showcase work-in-progress MR radiation therapy simulation for its Proview Open MR scanner and AcQsim workstation at the 2001 ASTRO meeting.
November 4, 2001
Varian changes RT award
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Varian Award for Achievement in Radiation Therapy will now be called the Varian Radiation Therapy Student Scholarship Program. The program will provide two $5,000 scholarships annually for academically outstanding students who are accepted into an entry-level radiation therapy program.
September 16, 2001
ARRT to investigate administrators' hiring decisions
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
In an effort to settle the controversial question of whether baccalaureate degrees should be required for certification in radiation therapy, the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) is conducting a study to investigate the hiring decisions of radiation therapy administrators.
September 13, 2001
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