Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 120

Teen cancer survivors show mood, behavior problems

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Sep 5 - Teenagers who've survived childhood cancers may be more likely than their siblings to be depressed or anxious, have attention problems, or show antisocial behaviors, researchers report. Certain cancer treatments were particularly associated with these problems, including brain radiation and spinal injections of the cancer drug methotrexate.

September 4, 2007

Carestream launches new PACS software

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Carestream Health of Rochester, NY, this week introduced advanced features for its PACS at the European Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ESTRO) meeting in Barcelona, Spain.

September 3, 2007

Six U.K. hospitals link through Varian

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Six hospitals in the U.K. are implementing software from Varian Medical Systems of Palo Alto, CA, to connect their facilities into one clinical network.

September 3, 2007

Varian wins Danish contract

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems of Palo Alto, CA, will supply two Danish cancer centers with five medical linear accelerators.

August 22, 2007

Varian nets Dutch order

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems of Palo Alto, CA, will supply advanced radiotherapy equipment to the Dr. Bernard Verbeeten Institute (BVI) in Tilburg, Netherlands.

August 21, 2007

Cancer survival in Europe improves; U.K., Denmark lag

By Reuters Health

LONDON (Reuters), Aug 21 - Cancer survival is improving in Europe, but Britain and Denmark are lagging, with lower rates than countries that spend the same amount on health care, according to two new studies published on Tuesday. The latest Eurocare studies -- which include data from 83 cancer registries in 23 countries -- also suggest that wide differences in survival rates among countries are narrowing.

August 20, 2007

Varian wins Swedish radiotherapy IT contract

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Varian Medical Systems' advanced treatment planning and information management software has been chosen as part of a project to integrate all radiotherapy activities in Stockholm, Sweden, including those at Karolinska University Hospital.

July 25, 2007

Occupational stress common among oncologists

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jul 3 - A study of oncologists and palliative care specialists reveals that occupational stress is common in these fields, according to a report in the June issue of Clinical Medicine.

July 2, 2007

Elekta sells Synergy systems to Royal Marsden

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Swedish radiation therapy firm Elekta of Stockholm has inked a deal to sell two of its Elekta Synergy radiation therapy systems to Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust in the U.K.

June 28, 2007

Report: Equipment malfunction stops cancer treatments

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The Associated Press in Paris is reporting that hundreds of brain cancer patients in France, the U.S., and Spain may be contacted about their radiation treatments from malfunctioning machines.

June 14, 2007

Elekta grows sales in year-end report

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Swedish radiation therapy firm Elekta advanced the company's sales in its just-completed fiscal year (end-April 30).

June 13, 2007

Varian scores large Danish linac order

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems has received a large radiotherapy equipment order from hospitals in Denmark.

May 16, 2007

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