Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 44

Varian treats 1st patient with HyperArc
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems reported that the first cancer patient has been treated with its HyperArc high-definition radiotherapy system.
August 7, 2017
Elekta adds members to MR-Linac Consortium
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiation oncology vendor Elekta announced five new members of its MR-Linac Consortium.
August 2, 2017
Varian wins Denmark, U.K. ProBeam contracts
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Varian Medical Systems said it's providing its ProBeam proton therapy system and associated software to two centers under construction in Denmark and the U.K.
July 31, 2017
Elekta promotes 21 studies at AAPM 2017
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiation oncology vendor Elekta said its investigational Unity MR radiation therapy system is the subject of 21 abstracts at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) annual meeting this week in Denver.
July 30, 2017
JCCO highlights breast cancer audit report
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The Joint Collegiate Council for Oncology (JCCO) in the U.K. is highlighting the release of the first national audit of breast cancer in elderly patients.
July 24, 2017
Accuray highlights TomoTherapy study
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Accuray is highlighting a study conducted at 14 French centers that showed the clinical benefits of intensity-modulated radiation therapy delivered using its TomoTherapy system for patients with head and neck cancer.
July 19, 2017
Radiotherapy boost based on PET not always helpful
By Wayne Forrest
Selectively increasing radiotherapy dose in tumor areas with significant uptake of the PET radiotracer F-18 fluoromisonidazole (FMISO) does not necessarily improve outcomes for non-small cell lung cancer patients, according to a phase II study published in the July issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
July 12, 2017
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Varian brings Edge radiosurgery system to Georgia
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Varian Medical Systems announced that the Research Institute of Clinical Medicine in Tbilisi, Georgia, has begun clinical treatments with its Edge radiosurgery system.
July 11, 2017
Sirtex highlights research on colorectal cancer survival
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Cancer treatment firm Sirtex Medical is highlighting research showing that the addition of selective internal radiation therapy to standard first-line chemotherapy may improve overall survival in metastatic colorectal cancer patients with right-sided primary tumors, compared with those receiving chemotherapy alone.
July 2, 2017
DBT surpasses FFDM in finding breast tumor margins
By Rebekah Moan
When it comes to tumor margins in specimen radiography, digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) is king, according to a new study from Germany. The researchers found DBT tops full-field digital mammography (FFDM) in identifying the closest tumor margin and has higher sensitivity for assessing margin status.
June 21, 2017
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Varian delivers cyclotron to Danish center
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Varian Medical Systems has installed its ProBeam cyclotron at the National Centre for Particle Therapy in Aarhus, Denmark.
June 20, 2017
Elekta points to study of older lung cancer patients
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiation oncology vendor Elekta is highlighting research that found stereotactic body radiation therapy to be a safe treatment option for early-stage lung cancer patients ages 80 and older.
June 14, 2017
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