Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 73

Gamma Knife radiosurgery center opens in London
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery in London officially opened its Gamma Knife Centre at Queen Square Radiosurgery Centre on 23 April.
April 29, 2013
Patient access to radiation therapy still a major concern in Africa
By Cynthia E. Keen
There is an acute shortage of radiotherapy equipment of any type in Africa, and the scarcity of resources is becoming even more severe and pronounced with the increase in cancer incidence in the continent, according to an International Atomic Energy Agency report published in Lancet Oncology.
April 29, 2013
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U.K. hospitals complete Varian order
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
National Health Service hospitals in Dorset and London have purchased two TrueBeam linear accelerators from radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems.
April 29, 2013
ACE inhibitors can limit damage to heart, lungs from radiotherapy
By Cynthia E. Keen
Administration of an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor used in the treatment of cardiovascular disease may help protect radiation damage to the heart and lungs from radiotherapy treatment of cancers in the chest region, according to a presentation at the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology.
April 23, 2013
ESTRO: Cost-effective prostate therapy 'underutilized'
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Better outcomes can be achieved for prostate cancer patients using brachytherapy, according to study findings presented by consulting firm Panaxea at a forum of the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO), held from 19 to 23 April in Geneva.
April 22, 2013
Elekta and Philips Research Consortium gains new member
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Elekta and Royal Philips Electronics, parent company of Philips Healthcare, have announced the Netherlands Cancer Institute-Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital in Amsterdam has signed an agreement to join their research consortium on MRI-guided radiation therapy.
April 21, 2013
Varian collaborates with Paul Scherrer Institute
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Varian Medical Systems said it is partnering with Switzerland's Paul Scherrer Institute in a multiyear agreement to develop motion management techniques for intensity-modulated proton therapy (IMPT).
April 21, 2013
Leoni unveils radiotherapy positioning system
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
German firm Leoni has introduced its Orion patient positioning system for radiotherapy procedures.
April 18, 2013
GE gets clearance for MR therapy planning suite
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance and the European CE Mark for its 1.5-tesla GEM RT Open Head & Neck Suite.
April 17, 2013
New software simplifies intensity-modulated radiotherapy
By Tami Freeman, PhD
Researchers in Germany have developed a new approach for making target treatment plans for intensity-modulated radiotherapy easier. They've developed a method to make this process easier, as described in the 21 March issue of Physics in Medicine and Biology.
April 15, 2013
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RaySearch signs license deal for dose calculation method
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm RaySearch Laboratories has signed a deal with GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung of Germany to license techniques for calculating radiobiological effective doses in ion beam treatments.
April 14, 2013
Elekta brings Agility to Scandinavia
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Elekta said Uppsala University Hospital in Sweden is the first clinic in Scandinavia to begin treating cancer patients using radiotherapy systems equipped with its Agility 160-leaf multileaf collimator.
April 14, 2013
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