Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 44

IBA posts healthy revenue for fiscal 2016
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Proton therapy developer Ion Beam Applications (IBA) has posted healthy revenue for 2016 (end-December 31).
March 22, 2017
U.K. hospital now using rectal gel for prostate treatment
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
A U.K. hospital has begun using a gel that reduces radiation to the rectum during prostate brachytherapy treatment.
March 15, 2017
Varian secures Hungarian order
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiation therapy company Varian Medical Systems has secured a contract with the National Institute of Oncology in Budapest to install its advanced linear accelerators.
March 12, 2017
IBA wins proton therapy contracts
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Proton therapy developer Ion Beam Applications (IBA) said it has been selected to install new proton therapy centers in Belgium and Spain.
February 22, 2017
Elekta unveils ESTRO partnership
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiation oncology vendor Elekta is collaborating with the European Society for Radiotherapy & Oncology (ESTRO) Cancer Foundation (ECF) to advance radiation therapy for cancer patients.
February 7, 2017
Elekta gets FDA clearance for brachytherapy applicator
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiation oncology vendor Elekta has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its image-guided brachytherapy applicator for treating advanced gynecological cancers.
February 1, 2017
Italians use in-beam PET to monitor proton range
By Cynthia E. Keen
An Italian research group has developed a new technique involving PET that enables accurate range monitoring during proton therapy. Clinical validation of the prototype began in December, with the team evaluating the treatment of a patient with cancer of the lacrimal glands.
February 1, 2017
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GE pays tribute to Bucharest site
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has designated the Affidea Center in Bucharest's Fundeni Clinical Institute, Romania, as a Center of Excellence in Oncology and a European reference center for the company.
January 11, 2017
New therapeutic agent could treat prostate cancer
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
German researchers are highlighting the potential of a new therapeutic agent for radioligand therapy of patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer in a study published in the January issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
January 5, 2017
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U.K. updates radiotherapy dose fractionation guidelines
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The U.K. Royal College of Radiologists has published an updated version of its original guidelines for radiotherapy dose fractionation.
January 2, 2017
Proton imaging resolution boosted in one step
By Jon Cartwright
An international team of researchers has developed a statistical tool that improves the resolution of proton imaging in a single step, without any prior radiographic information. The tool has the potential to boost the accuracy of proton therapy so that less radiation is delivered to healthy tissue.
December 26, 2016
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Dutch cancer facility makes progress with MR-linac
By Cynthia E. Keen
The Netherlands Cancer Institute in Amsterdam is the third site in the world to install the integrated MR-linac. Researchers have developed and validated an MRI-based midventilation approach for radiotherapy of the liver and are making clinical progress.
December 21, 2016
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