Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 112

Quality of life suffers with cranial radiation to prevent lung cancer metastases
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Dec 10 - While prophylactic cranial irradiation can reduce the occurrence of brain metastases and improve survival in patients treated for extensive-disease small cell lung cancer, it may adversely affect quality of life, new research shows.
December 9, 2008
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Accuray reaches milestone
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiotherapy firm Accuray has installed its 150th CyberKnife robotic radiosurgery system worldwide.
December 8, 2008
Varian completes RapidArc therapy in France
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiation therapy developer Varian Medical Systems announced the completion of treatment for the first patient in France using its RapidArc intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) system.
December 3, 2008
Agfa teams with Median, gets U.K. install
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Agfa HealthCare announced the integration of Median Technology's Lesion Management Solutions (LMS) computer-aided detection software with its IMPAX platform to be used in CT oncology settings.
December 1, 2008
Nucletron receives FDA clearance for RT viewer
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Nucletron has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its radiotherapy (RT) viewer.
November 20, 2008
Chemoradiotherapy feasible in breast cancer with brain metastases
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Nov 21 - Breast cancer patients with brain metastases benefit from treatment with intravenous chemotherapy in combination with radiotherapy, according to a report in the November 1 issue of Cancer.
November 20, 2008
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Bracco inks deal with Marillion
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Italian contrast firm Bracco Imaging and oncology pharmaceutical developer Marillion Pharmaceuticals have signed a license agreement.
November 19, 2008
Study reports link between breast toxicity and timing of rad therapy
By Cynthia E. Keen
The timing of treatment for breast cancer patients receiving external-beam radiation therapy (EBRT) following intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT) may be an important factor in preventing toxicity. Patients who receive EBRT sooner than five or six weeks after receiving IORT may have a higher risk of developing chronic late toxicity, according to a study by German researchers.
November 16, 2008
Single-session breast radiotherapy safe for pregnant women, study finds
By Cynthia E. Keen
Breast-conservation surgery becomes an option for pregnant women in their third trimester. For many of these women, radiation therapy can safely be postponed until after birth. But the option of breast-conserving surgery may become available to all pregnant women if electron-beam intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT) is used.
November 16, 2008
Family history boosts contralateral breast cancer risk after radiotherapy
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Nov 4 - Young patients with breast cancer who undergo lumpectomy followed by radiotherapy using tangential fields are at increased risk of contralateral breast cancer. This is particularly true for those with a positive family history of breast cancer, researchers report in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
November 3, 2008
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HF weekly radiation effective for elderly breast cancer patients
By Cynthia E. Keen
Results of a clinical study at the Institut Curie in Paris verify that patients with nonmetastatic breast cancer can achieve the same long-term outcomes with conservative surgery followed by weekly high-frequency (HF) radiotherapy as patients who receive conservative surgery followed by daily radiation therapy.
October 29, 2008
Global demand expected to drive radiation therapy market
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The worldwide radiation therapy equipment market is expected to reach $3.9 billion by 2015, according to a report recently published by market research firm Global Industry Analysts (GIA).
October 27, 2008
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