Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 104

IBA warns of 2009 loss
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
One-time charges on two projects will lead to a 2009 loss for radiopharmaceutical firm Ion Beam Applications (IBA).
February 21, 2010
U.K. cancer survival rates, spending lag Europe
By Reuters Health
LONDON (Reuters), Feb 18 - Cancer death rates are falling in Britain, but the chances of surviving the disease are still worse than the European average and there has been little progress in closing the gap, according to a report on cancer on Wednesday.
February 17, 2010
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BSD Medical nabs Swiss contract
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Brachytherapy and hyperthermia therapy developer BSD Medical has won an installation of its hyperthermia system at a Swiss hospital.
February 17, 2010
Childhood cancer survivors at increased heart risk
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Feb 11 - Survivors of childhood cancer who received certain types of treatment are at dramatically increased risk of dying from a heart-related condition later on, new research shows.
February 10, 2010
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Lower total radiation dose for breast cancer improves quality of life
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Feb 9 - In women with early invasive breast cancer, hypofractionated radiotherapy regimens -- with fewer, larger fractions and lower overall dose -- do not cause more adverse effects or worse body image than the global standard.
February 8, 2010
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Italian rad oncologists go proactive to reduce adverse events
By Cynthia E. Keen
The recent series of articles in the New York Times on errors in radiation therapy has experts searching for better ways to prevent adverse events. Researchers from Italy may have found one solution by replacing the conventional "reactive" methods for risk management and quality assurance with a more proactive approach.
February 7, 2010
Combined treatments improve inoperable cervical cancer outcomes
By Cynthia E. Keen
Providing both chemotherapy and radiation therapy to women with locally advanced cervical cancer improves their chances of survival, according to a new report from the Cochrane Collaboration.
January 21, 2010
Varian completes German order
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems has installed its intensity-modulated proton therapy technology using pencil-beam scanning at the Rinecker Proton Therapy Center in Munich.
January 19, 2010
Varian completes U.K. install
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
A network of U.K. hospitals has completed its installation of chemotherapy software from radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems.
January 11, 2010
European cancer rates declining, report indicates
By Cynthia E. Keen
Cancer mortality is steadily declining in Europe, echoing a trend also being seen in the U.S. and Japan, according to a study comparing cancer deaths between 1990-1994 and 2000-2004. In the European Union, mortality rates for all cancers fell by 10% in men and 8% in women.
January 6, 2010
DNA defect predicts RT outcome for endometrial cancer
By Cynthia E. Keen
Radiation therapy (RT) may not be an effective treatment for women diagnosed with endometrioid endometrial cancer whose tumors have a DNA deficiency, according to preliminary research from the Canary Institute for Cancer Research in Las Palmas, Spain.
January 5, 2010
Eckert & Ziegler to buy rest of IBt
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiotherapy and radioisotope developer Eckert & Ziegler Isotope Products has filed papers in Belgium to take over the remainder of brachytherapy device developer International Brachytherapy (IBt) that it doesn't already own.
December 28, 2009
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