Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 28

Europeans remain uninformed on CT lung cancer screening
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Awareness of clinical trials for screening and treating cancer continues to be very low among Europeans with lung cancer, according to a 10 September presentation at the 2019 World Conference on Lung Cancer in Barcelona, Spain.
September 10, 2019
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IASLC urges tobacco cessation for cancer patients
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) released a statement urging physicians to recommend tobacco cessation for patients after cancer diagnosis, at the ongoing World Conference on Lung Cancer in Barcelona, Spain.
September 7, 2019
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RaySearch highlights 1st use of Monte Carlo dose method
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiation therapy software developer RaySearch is highlighting the first clinical use of its Monte Carlo dose calculation method for photon radiation with its RayStation carbon ion therapy treatment planning system.
September 4, 2019
ESC: Cancer cases rise in developed world
By Philip Ward
Fresh statistics presented at this week's European Society of Cardiology (ESC) congress in Paris confirm that cancer is now the leading cause of death in high-income countries, while heart disease burden persists in less prosperous countries.
September 2, 2019
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Researchers to study media coverage of 'overdiagnosis' tests
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Researchers from Australia plan to explore media coverage of the benefits and harms of medical testing that they believe may lead to overdiagnosis in healthy individuals, according to a protocol published online on 24 August in BMJ Open.
August 26, 2019
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IT error leads to cancer misdiagnoses in Scotland
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
More than 300 patients being cared for at the National Health Service (NHS) Forth Valley's Forth Valley Royal Hospital in Larbert, U.K., were wrongly informed they had cancer due to an IT error, according to a report posted on 22 August by DigitalHealth.
August 22, 2019
IBA posts revenue increase in 1st half of 2019
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Proton therapy developer Ion Beam Applications (IBA) posted revenue growth in the first half of 2019, which it attributed to sales of its Proteus One proton therapy system and other accelerator systems.
August 21, 2019
Mevion, C-Rad integrate proton therapy technology
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Mevion Medical Systems has integrated its S250i proton therapy system with advanced radiation therapy company C-Rad's Catalyst PT tracking technology for proton and particle therapy systems.
August 11, 2019
ESR welcomes Beets-Tan's Horizon Europe appointment
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The European Society of Radiology (ESR) congratulated Prof. Regina Beets-Tan, PhD, for her appointment as a member of the Mission Board for Cancer. The appointment was made by the European Commission on 30 July.
August 5, 2019
RaySearch's carbon ion therapy used on Austrian patient
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiation therapy software developer RaySearch's RayStation carbon ion therapy treatment planning has been used with a patient in Austria at MedAustron, a center that specializes in ion therapy and research.
July 28, 2019
Eckert & Ziegler to launch Chinese facility
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Isotope technology firm Eckert & Ziegler and Chengdu New Radiomedicine Technology have agreed to establish a new production facility in Chengdu, China, for radiopharmaceuticals to treat hepatocellular carcinomas.
July 28, 2019
Accuray wins contract from Swiss Medical Network
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Accuray has received a purchase agreement from the Swiss Medical Network, a private hospital group in Switzerland.
July 18, 2019
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