Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 37

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