Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 34

Purchase delays affect IBA's 6-month results

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Proton therapy developer Ion Beam Applications (IBA) is blaming "low revenue recognition" for a double-digit dip in revenue in the first half of 2018.

August 22, 2018

MRI quantifies magnetic targeting of tumors

By Louisa Cockbill

To avoid the adverse impact of chemotherapy on healthy tissue, a useful targeting mechanism is to magnetically guide nanocarriers of toxic drugs to tumors using an applied magnetic field. The method is cheap and easy, but it lacks a quantifiable way of evaluating targeting efficiency.

August 19, 2018

SoR disparages NHS effort to ease radiographer shortage

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The U.K. Society of Radiographers (SoR) has criticized efforts by the government and the National Health Service (NHS) of England to address an ongoing shortage of therapeutics radiographers, warning that the availability of cancer treatment could be negatively affected because not enough students are being trained.

August 15, 2018

IBA, CYCLHAD treat 1st patients at French facility

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Proton therapy developer Ion Beam Applications (IBA) and CYCLHAD (cyclotron for hadron therapy) announced the first patients have been treated with proton therapy by the medical team from Centre François Baclesse at the CYCLHAD Center in Caen, France.

August 13, 2018

International congress fixed for Egypt in January

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The 5th African Society of Radiology conference (ASR 2019) and the 54th annual conference of the Egyptian Society of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (ESRNM) will be held jointly in Cairo from 16 to 19 January 2019.

August 13, 2018

Canon scoops 155K euros for AI, cancer research

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Canon Medical Research Europe, a subsidiary of Canon Medical Systems, has won over 155,000 euros in funding for its proposal to develop an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that can recognize, assess, and measure cancer tumors.

August 8, 2018

Varian acquires radiation therapy support firm

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Radiation oncology firm Varian Medical Systems has completed its acquisition of humediQ Global, a developer of automated patient identification software.

August 8, 2018

Strongly worded PET/CT reports influence follow-up

By Wayne Forrest

When radiologists use strong, specific follow-up recommendations in FDG-PET/CT reports, referring physicians are more likely to follow their advice -- and find cancers, according to a Dutch study published online July 29 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

August 8, 2018

EANM adds new tracks for Dusseldorf congress

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

To broaden its coverage, the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) will add several special tracks to its 2018 congress, to be held from 13 to 17 October in Düsseldorf, Germany.

August 7, 2018

Elekta showcases MR/RT device at German hospital

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Radiation oncology vendor Elekta has installed its Elekta Unity MR/radiation therapy (MR/RT) device at Tübingen University Hospital in Germany.

July 29, 2018

York Instruments buys Elekta's MEG business

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

U.K. magnetoencephalography (MEG) technology developer York Instruments has purchased radiation oncology vendor Elekta's MEG business.

July 25, 2018

IBA reviews status of its dosimetry business

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Proton therapy developer Ion Beam Applications (IBA) has begun a review of strategic alternatives for its IBA Dosimetry business that could result in a sale or initial public offering of the unit.

July 22, 2018

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