Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 43

Mevion joins forces with MedPhoton

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Proton therapy developer Mevion Medical Systems has inked a strategic agreement with Austrian conebeam CT (CBCT) technology developer MedPhoton.

May 1, 2017

iCAD system treats 1st patient in Australia

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Computer-aided detection (CAD) developer iCAD said the first early-stage breast cancer patient was treated in Australia with intraoperative radiation therapy using the company's Xoft Axxent electronic brachytherapy system.

April 30, 2017

IBA builds Africa's first proton therapy center

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Proton therapy manufacturer Ion Beam Applications (IBA) said it has signed a contract with the Children's Cancer Hospital Foundation Egypt to install a ProteusONE compact proton therapy system at Cairo's Hospital 57357.

April 30, 2017

Sirtex's microspheres beat the standard for liver cancer

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Sirtex Medical's SIR-Spheres Y-90 resin microspheres improve quality of life in primary liver cancer when compared with the standard treatment, a new study presented at the International Liver Congress 2017 found.

April 23, 2017

RCR updates interventional oncology guideline

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The U.K.'s Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) has published the second edition of its guidelines on interventional oncology.

April 18, 2017

Italian CT trial boosts lung cancer screening

By Rebekah Moan

An Italian CT lung cancer screening trial has found low-dose CT screening could reduce lung cancer and overall mortality, and it is the first European study to show results clearly in the same direction of other major lung cancer screening trials.

April 18, 2017