Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 111

Cancer cure rates on the rise in Europe: study

By Reuters Health

LONDON (Reuters), Mar 24 - More Europeans are beating cancer, perhaps due to more widespread screening and earlier diagnosis, according to a study published on Tuesday.

March 23, 2009

Isodose lands Dutch Flexitron install

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Isodose Control has inked an agreement for an installation in the Netherlands of its Flexitron high-dose-rate and pulsed-dose-rate brachytherapy system, the company announced.

March 18, 2009

ASTRO nears funding goal for Radiation Oncology Institute

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) is $1 million closer to achieving its goal of raising $10 million to establish the Radiation Oncology Institute thanks to a pledge from radiation therapy provider Elekta.

March 18, 2009

Varian wins German contract

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems has inked a $17 million contract with a Berlin-based clinic group.

March 10, 2009

Age differences seen in rectal cancer treatment

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Mar 11 - Rectal cancer patients 75 and older are less likely to undergo radiation before undergoing surgery than are younger people with the disease, new research from Sweden shows.

March 10, 2009

Median to launch LMS product

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Median Technologies will unveil its new Lesion Management Solutions (LMS) portfolio of clinical products for oncology practices this week at the annual European Congress of Radiology in Vienna.

March 2, 2009