Radiation Oncology/Therapy

International researchers begin testing new MRI-guided proton therapy

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Researchers at Dresden University Medical Center in Germany with OncoRay National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology have begun MR-integrated proton therapy research using a full-body MRI-guided proton therapy machine.

January 12, 2024

U.K. releases guidance on radiotherapy dose fractionation

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The Royal College of Radiologists has updated its clinical oncology radiotherapy dose fractionation guidance. The new document is available for free download.

January 9, 2024

Cyberattacks: What can radiology do to boost protection?

By Will Morton

In the wake of the 2021 attack on the Irish health system, authors from Cork have written about their experiences and how they've modified their approach to cybersecurity.

January 4, 2024

Mirion partners with RAD-AID International

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Mirion Technologies has launched a philanthropic partnership with RAD-AID International to supply equipment to train medical professionals in developing countries on measuring radiation exposure.

November 12, 2023

Siemens and Braunschweig hospital sign 10-year contract

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Siemens Healthineers and Braunschweig Municipal Hospital have signed a 10-year contract for a new diagnostics and analysis facility. The deal is worth around 80 million euros.

October 18, 2023

IAEA extends global reach of Rays of Hope cancer initiative

By Will Morton

Rays of Hope -- the flagship cancer project from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) -- has established new "anchor centers" in five countries. The main aim is to increase access to diagnosis and treatment for cancer patients, the agency says.

October 1, 2023

Autopsy in Rome finds no evidence of brain metastases

By Philip Ward

The investigation into the work of two senior Italian radiologists looks set to continue after an autopsy on Andrea Purgatori, a well-known crime journalist and screenwriter, has shown there were no brain metastases at the time of death, according to reports in the national media.

September 27, 2023

FAPI-PET/CT may improve treatment of cancer patients

By Will Morton

Gallium-68 (Ga-68) FAPI-PET/CT imaging -- a highly accurate experimental approach for detecting cancer -- may further improve outcomes for patients undergoing radiation therapy, according to a recent analysis by German researchers.

September 19, 2023

Curie Research Institute selects United Imaging PET/CT system

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

United Imaging is highlighting that the Maria Skłodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology in Warsaw, Poland, has selected United's uMI780 digital PET/CT system.

September 7, 2023

Vendors reach agreement on global Ac-225 production

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

TerraPower Isotopes and PanTera have signed a strategic collaboration that looks set to increase the worldwide availability of actinium-225 (Ac-225), a radioisotope that may prove able to treat a wide variety of cancer indications.

August 31, 2023

EURAMED produces research agenda and roadmap

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The organizers of the EURAMED rocc-n-roll project has released a strategic research agenda and roadmap for medical applications of ionizing radiation and related radiation protection.

August 31, 2023

Momentum grows for MRI screening in prostate cancer

By Kate Madden Yee

Researchers from University College London have found that MRI screening has a major impact on prostate cancer diagnosis. They unveiled their results in an article published on 21 August in BMJ Oncology.

August 21, 2023

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