Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 20

U.K.'s NICE recommends Sirtex's microsphere for liver cancer

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The U.K. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) gave radiation oncology firm Sirtex Medical positive guidance on the use of its selection internal radiation therapy with SIR-Spheres yttrium-90 microspheres for the treatment of adults with unresectable advanced hepatocellular carcinoma.

February 25, 2021

ICR calls for votes in best imaging competition

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) in London is calling for public votes in its annual Science and Medical Imaging competition.

February 22, 2021

C-RAD deploys radiation oncology system in Mass.

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Swedish radiation therapy developer C-RAD has announced an installation at Alliance Radiation Oncology of Newburyport, Massachusetts.

February 21, 2021

Elekta sets up radiation oncology shop in Egypt

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Radiation oncology vendor Elekta is establishing a base in Egypt through the acquisition of its Cairo-based distributor Horizon for Medical Appliances.

February 21, 2021

European Commission gives OK to big Siemens/Varian deal

By Brian Casey

The European Commission (EC) has given its blessing to the bid by Siemens Healthineers to acquire radiation oncology firm Varian Medical Systems. The EC approved the deal after Siemens gave assurances that it would keep its systems open to third parties.

February 18, 2021

Aikido invests in U.K. prostate radiopharma firm

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Aikido Pharma has made an investment in Convergent Therapeutics, a company developing a radiopharmaceutical for treating prostate cancer. Aikido made the investment in the form of a $2 million (1.7 million euros) convertible promissory note purchase agreement.

February 2, 2021

Higher radiation can improve outcome in lung cancer

By Rebekah Moan

Dutch and U.S. groups reported new research findings from two studies about the use of higher radiation boost doses for lung cancer at the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer world conference. The virtual event wrapped up on 31 January.

February 2, 2021

DoseVue gets CE mark for invivo dosimetry product

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Belgian medical device company DoseVue has received the CE mark for its DoseWire Series 200 in-vivo dosimetry technology for radiation therapy.

February 1, 2021

COVID-19 leads to major overhaul for radiotherapy

By Emily Hayes

Significant changes occurred in the delivery of radiotherapy services during the first wave of the pandemic, according to new data for England posted on 22 January by Lancet Oncology. A massive decline in treatment sessions was offset by greater use of hypofractionated dosing regimens.

January 25, 2021

Dutch group reignites debate over CT dose

By Frances Rylands-Monk

A large, five-year Dutch-led study has found the probability of receiving a high radiation dose from CT is small but not negligible, highlighting the risk of dose-related cancer and the need for radiation tracking. In an article posted on 18 January by BMJ Open, 80% of patients receiving a high effective dose had an initial oncology-related CT scan.

January 24, 2021

New data reveal true scale of missed scans and backlog

By Philip Ward

At least 4.4 million fewer diagnostic examination scans were performed in England between April and September 2020 compared with the same period in 2019, BBC News reported on 17 December. One in seven patients is now waiting more than three months for a scan.

December 20, 2020

IBA adds CBCT to 2 proton therapy centers

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Proton therapy developer Ion Beam Applications (IBA) is adding conebeam CT (CBCT) to proton therapy systems it has installed at Northwestern Medicine Proton Center in Chicago and the Centre Antoine Lacassagne in Nice, France.

December 17, 2020

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