Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 101

Accelerated RT improves lung cancer survival
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Patients diagnosed with non-small cell or small cell lung cancer that has not metastasized have better overall survival outcomes when treated with hyperfractionated or accelerated radiation therapy (RT), according to a new meta-analysis.
May 2, 2010
PET detecting tumor 'cold spots' may aid RT
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Using PET to fine-tune radiation therapy (RT) to take into account which portions of a cancer patient's tumor grow the most rapidly may improve cancer control while subjecting the patient to lower radiation doses, Dutch researchers suggested at the European Lung Cancer Conference in Geneva.
May 2, 2010
Accuray nets CyberKnife reimbursement
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiotherapy firm Accuray has received word that French and Italian health authorities have approved reimbursement for CyberKnife treatments.
April 25, 2010
Contrast-enhanced CT informative in lung cancer patients
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Apr 21 - Dynamic contrast-enhanced CT can provide potentially useful information in patients with non-small cell lung cancer scheduled for radiation therapy, German researchers report in an April 3 online paper in Lung Cancer.
April 20, 2010
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Varian installs TrueBeam in Zurich
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems has implemented its image-guided radiotherapy and radiosurgery TrueBeam system at University Hospital Zurich in Switzerland.
April 15, 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
Accelerated radiation therapy improves outcomes of head and neck cancers
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Apr 9 - Accelerated radiation therapy is more effective than conventional fractionation for squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck, but complications of treatment are more common, investigators report.
April 8, 2010
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Concomitant radiochemotherapy best for locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Apr 6 - Concomitant chemoradiation is better than sequential therapy for improving survival with locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer, according to a patient-level meta-analysis reported online March 29 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
April 5, 2010
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Shorter EBRT course works well for epithelial disease
By Cynthia E. Keen
As the sun-worshiping baby boomer generation ages throughout the world, the incidence of epithelial cancer is increasing. For patients with this skin disease, electron beam radiation therapy (EBRT) provides an excellent alternative to surgery, according to a new study published online in Radiotherapy and Oncology.
March 30, 2010
Yttrium-90 microspheres prolong survival with advanced liver cancer
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Mar 18 - Radioembolization with yttrium-90 microspheres is a noninvasive treatment option for patients with inoperable primary hepatocellular carcinoma, researchers reported at this week's Society of Interventional Radiology meeting in Tampa, FL.
March 17, 2010
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RaySearch gets FDA nod
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Swedish radiation therapy firm RaySearch has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for its RayStation treatment planning system.
March 16, 2010
Calypso wraps up first U.K. install
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Electromagnetic localization developer Calypso Medical Technologies has installed its Calypso system at the Royal Marsden Hospital in London, U.K.
March 16, 2010
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