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MRI guidance is feasible for proton therapy
By Tami Freeman, PhD
MR guidance is emerging as a powerful tool for real-time monitoring of radiation treatments, offering excellent soft-tissue contrast and the ability to track intrafractional tumor motion. Hybrid devices for MR-guided photon-based radiotherapy are now in clinical use. But to date, no such combined system exists for proton therapy.
December 20, 2018
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Fukushima study sheds light on childhood thyroid cancer
By Philip Ward
The latest results of mass ultrasound screening of children for thyroid cancer after the Fukushima disaster were published online on 29 November by JAMA Otolaryngology. The study provides vital data on thyroid cancer, but may lead to more demands outside of Japan for ultrasound scans in younger people, increasing the risk of overdiagnosis.
November 28, 2018
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DOSIsoft gets FDA OK for ThinkQA-EPIbeam, updates Planet Dose
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiation oncology and nuclear medicine software provider DOSIsoft has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for its ThinkQA-EPIbeam modular software suite and has also launched an updated version of its Planet Dose dosimetry system for molecular radiotherapy.
November 27, 2018
Spanish apply 3D printing to pediatric tumor surgery
By Abraham Kim
Using 3D-printed models to plan and guide surgery for pediatric tumors enabled researchers from Spain to improve their understanding of complex anatomy and predict possible complications, according to a recent article published online in the European Journal of Pediatric Surgery Reports.
November 14, 2018
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Timely MRI can help predict outcomes for sarcoma patients
By Wayne Forrest
The careful evaluation of the immediate area around soft-tissue sarcomas with MRI before, during, and after neoadjuvant chemotherapy can help clinicians alter cancer treatment, if necessary, according to a French study published online on 5 November in the European Journal of Radiology.
November 11, 2018
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Radiotherapy is 'undervalued and needs greater investment'
By Tami Freeman, PhD
Radiotherapy is undervalued and needs greater investment, reports a white paper by the Marie Curie Legacy Campaign. The report was launched on 7 November to coincide with the anniversary of the birth of Marie Curie.
November 8, 2018
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Gunter Dombrowe receives top award from BIR
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The British Institute of Radiology (BIR) has awarded its Distinguished Service Medal to Gunter Dombrowe, a past president of the Radiology and Oncology Congresses and who previously served as president of the BIR.
November 7, 2018
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ViewRay partners with GenesisCare to provide MRIdian
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Image-guided radiation therapy developer ViewRay is collaborating with cancer services provider GenesisCare to introduce the first MRIdian MRI-guided radiotherapy system in the U.K.
October 28, 2018
U.K. team confirms safety of weekly breast radiation therapy
By Abraham Kim
A larger, weekly dose of radiation therapy has side effects that are comparable with those from conventional daily treatments for early-stage breast cancer, said U.K. researchers, who shared their findings on 21 October at the American Society for Radiation Oncology meeting in San Antonio, Texas.
October 24, 2018
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Varian, GenesisCare to partner for cancer care
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Varian Medical Systems has signed an agreement to form a strategic partnership with cancer care treatment provider GenesisCare to expand access to advanced cancer care in the U.K., Spain, and Australia.
October 23, 2018
Dutch proton therapy center adopts RayStation
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiation therapy software developer RaySearch Laboratories said the Holland Proton Therapy Centre (HollandPTC) has begun treating patients using its RayStation treatment planning system.
October 9, 2018
Accuray brings Radixact to Germany
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Accuray said several cancer patients at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) received the first treatments from a Radixact helical radiation therapy system in Germany.
October 8, 2018
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