Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 114

NetMeeting software aids oncologist/radiologist collaboration

By Cynthia E. Keen

U.K. researchers have found that off-the-shelf Internet conferencing software can help improve collaboration between radiologists and radiation oncologists in ways that sophisticated PACS software can't.

September 7, 2008

NAS to divest nontherapeutic products

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Radiation therapy firm North American Scientific (NAS) has signed a definitive agreement to sell its nontherapeutic product line to Eckert & Ziegler Isotope Products of Berlin.

September 3, 2008

Prostate irradiation raises long-term risk of colon cancer

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Sep 4 - Data from the Geneva Cancer Registry show an increased long-term risk of colon cancer after external radiation therapy for prostate cancer. Researchers analyzed data on 1,134 men diagnosed with prostate cancer between 1980 and 1998.

September 3, 2008

CMS' IMRT lands three new installs

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The Monaco intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) treatment planning system from radiation therapy planning firm CMS is now in operation at three healthcare facilities.

August 28, 2008

IBA finalizes proton beam upgrade

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Belgian radiopharmaceutical firm Ion Beam Applications (IBA) has completed development of a pencil-beam scanning module for its proton beam therapy system.

August 27, 2008

PET dose-painting methods produce discordant results

By Kathlyn Stone

As intensity-modulated radiation therapy becomes more sophisticated, oncologists are investigating new dose-painting methods to determine which areas of tumor target volume should receive additional radiation dose. But a new study indicates that two promising methods to guide dose painting actually produce sharply varied results.

August 26, 2008

Stereotactic radiotherapy shows promise in acromegaly

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Aug 26 - Single-session stereotactic radiotherapy can be a safe and effective treatment for acromegalic patients with residual or recurrent growth-hormone secreting adenoma, Italian researchers report.

August 25, 2008

RaySearch signs MGH research deal

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Swedish radiation therapy software developer RaySearch Laboratories has inked a cooperation agreement with Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in Boston.

August 12, 2008

RaySearch wins Swedish proton therapy contract

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Medical technology company RaySearch has inked a consulting agreement with Uppsala University Hospital for the development of a new treatment planning system for proton radiation therapy.

August 4, 2008

TomoTherapy posts Q2 results

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Radiation therapy firm TomoTherapy posted its second quarter financial results and announced a contract with a Swedish hospital.

July 31, 2008

Breast cancer mortality increases with body mass index

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jul 28 - A higher body mass index is associated with lower survival rates in women with breast cancer, according to a report in the July 10 issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

July 27, 2008

Varian, BrainLab land Danish orders

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Radiation therapy vendor Varian Medical Systems and partner BrainLab said that Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen has ordered three Novalis Tx radiosurgery platforms.

July 24, 2008

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