Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 125

Elekta signs London hospital
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Swedish radiation therapy vendor Elekta has received an order from Cromwell Hospital in London.
August 1, 2006
Radiofrequency ablation of lung tumors may extend survival
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jul 25 - Radiofrequency (RF) ablation may improve survival in patients with inoperable lung tumors, French researchers report in the August issue of Radiology. Dr. Thierry de Baere from Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, and colleagues evaluated the local efficacy of RF ablation of lung neoplasms in 60 patients with unresectable primary or metastatic disease.
July 24, 2006
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Gamma Knife Perfexion put to use
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Swedish radiation therapy vendor Elekta said that its Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion was used clinically for the first time yesterday to treat patients at University Hospital La Timone in Marseilles, France.
July 10, 2006
Varian signs French client
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiation oncology vendor Varian Medical Systems reported that three of its Clinac linear accelerators equipped for intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) are being installed at La Roche-sur-Yon Hospital in La Roche-sur-Yon, France.
July 6, 2006
Elekta signs Odense University Hospital
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Swedish radiation therapy vendor Elekta will be supplying several of its medical linear accelerators to Odense University Hospital in Denmark.
July 2, 2006
Modern cryotherapy an option for primary and recurrent prostate cancer
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jun 1 - After a median follow-up of nine months in a recent study, PSA levels fell in 79% of patients who underwent cryotherapy for primary treatment of prostate cancer and in 67% of those undergoing salvage cryotherapy after radiotherapy or hormone ablation.
May 31, 2006
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Varian nets U.K. orders
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiation oncology vendor Varian Medical Systems will be supplying several U.K. hospitals with treatment machines and simulators under Wave 9 of the U.K. government's cancer treatment capital investment program.
May 30, 2006
Shortening radiotherapy feasible for breast cancer
By Reuters Health
LONDON (Reuters), May 30 - Fewer but more concentrated doses of radiotherapy could be as safe and effective as a longer-course treatment for breast cancer patients, researchers said on Tuesday. A 10-year trial of a shorter course of 13 larger doses showed it worked just as well as the standard treatment and without an increase in side effects.
May 29, 2006
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Low-grade prostate cancer may not require aggressive treatment
By Reuters Health
LONDON (Reuters), May 26 - Most men diagnosed with low-grade prostate cancer may not need radical treatments such as surgery or radiotherapy, which can have serious side effects, British researchers said on Thursday.
May 25, 2006
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Intraop gets Belgian Mobetron order
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Intraoperative radiation therapy firm Intraop Medical has received an order from Saint Augustinius Hospital in Antwerp, Belgium, for its Mobetron system.
May 24, 2006
Elekta introduces new Gamma Knife
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Swedish radiation therapy firm Elekta has introduced a new member of its Leksell Gamma Knife family, Perfexion.
May 23, 2006
Varian adds Swedish orders
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiation oncology vendor Varian Medical Systems will be installing its radiotherapy equipment at Sahlgrenska University Hospital in Gothenburg and Linköping University Hospital in Linköping, Sweden.
May 15, 2006
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