Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 114

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
Varian reaches Imager milestone
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiation therapy developer Varian Medical Systems has installed its 1,000th On-Board Imager image-guidance system at Kantonsspital in Lucerne, Switzerland.
October 23, 2008
Elekta adds Norway install
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Swedish oncology firm Elekta has added Haukeland University Hospital in Norway to its customer roll.
October 19, 2008
Faster respiratory motion prediction aids radiotherapy
By Eric Barnes
Respiratory motion compensation algorithms are helping to reduce the irradiation of healthy tissues during radiotherapy by compensating for the patient's breathing during treatment. Researchers from Germany have developed new algorithms that reduce the computational burden of motion-tracking algorithms while maintaining accuracy.
October 9, 2008
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Elekta donates Leksell to Ukraine
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Swedish radiation oncology firm Elekta has donated a Leksell stereotactic radiation therapy system for minimally invasive brain surgery to the international charitable foundation Ukraine 3000.
September 29, 2008
IBA nets proton therapy order
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Belgian radiopharmaceutical firm Ion Beam Applications (IBA) said it will be providing a proton therapy system at the upcoming Proton Therapy Center at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, IL.
September 22, 2008
Oncology firms ink C-Rad deal
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Oncology equipment provider Acceletronics and Radiology Oncology Systems have signed an exclusive distribution agreement with C-Rad Positioning of Uppsala, Sweden.
September 21, 2008
Chemoradiation toxicity rates differ between Ashkenazi and Sephardic Jews
By Reuters Health
STOCKHOLM (Reuters Health), Sep 18 - Among patients receiving postoperative chemoradiation for locally advanced gastric cancer, Ashkenazi Jews experience more treatment toxicity than Sephardic Jews, according to a report at the 33rd Congress of the European Society for Medical Oncology.
September 17, 2008
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Elekta extends stereotactic line, posts Q1 results
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Swedish radiation oncology firm Elekta has launched a new stereotactic treatment program, called Extend, for neurosurgeons and radiation oncologists.
September 17, 2008
Elekta plans new products for ASTRO
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Swedish radiation oncology firm Elekta will introduce its new Elekta Infinity digital linear accelerator at the annual meeting of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) in Boston.
September 15, 2008
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