Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 74

Collaboration among specialties enhances prospects of cancer patients
By Becky McCall
VIENNA - Promoting more effective collaboration among radiologists, nuclear medicine physicians, and radiation oncologists to improve imaging and radiotherapy outcomes is a core principle underpinning the lectures in a special focus session on Friday at ECR 2013.
March 7, 2013
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Molecular advances boost evaluation of cancer treatment response
By Becky McCall
VIENNA - Advances in molecular imaging promise to make it realistic to identify differences in response of cancer cells to a specific treatment, and this information will eventually be used to better adapt therapies to a patient's specific needs.
March 6, 2013
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Interventional techniques improve outcomes in colorectal liver metastases
By Frances Rylands-Monk
VIENNA - Imaging is the mainstay of colorectal liver metastasis management. Although colorectal liver metastasis is one of the top causes of cancer death, patient prognosis has improved dramatically due to improved collaboration between oncology and radiology.
March 6, 2013
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Elekta launches new Versa HD linear accelerator
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Elekta has launched a new advanced linear accelerator system, Versa HD.
February 28, 2013
Spanish symposium eyes personalized cancer medicine
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The European Society of Medical Oncology is hosting the first in a series of events dedicated to issues surrounding personalized cancer medicine later this week.
February 26, 2013
IsoRay announces milestone at German hospital
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Medical isotope developer IsoRay announced that University Hospital in Rostock, Germany, became the first European hospital to use its GliaSite radiation therapy system, a liquid I-125 balloon catheter.
February 25, 2013
SFR president: Lessons must be learned from radiation scandal
By Frances Rylands-Monk
As the shockwaves from the French radiation scandal continue to reverberate, a senior radiologist remains convinced that the medical profession can learn from the tragic episode that led to the deaths of 12 prostate cancer patients and the serious injury of hundreds, as well as the conviction of Dr. Joshua Anah and two of his colleagues.
February 12, 2013
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Elekta promotes prostate brachytherapy treatment
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Elekta has revealed doctors at Northampton General Hospital, U.K., have used "monotherapy" high dose rate brachytherapy for the first time to treat a patient with prostate cancer.
February 11, 2013
Varian starts R&D initiative in Russia
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems is working with key development agencies in Russia to encourage research institutes and scientists there to collaborate on R&D proposals for programs aimed at advancing radiotherapy technology.
February 10, 2013
Elekta announces radiation therapy progress in Iraq
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Elekta is pushing ahead with a number of new installations of its radiation therapy equipment in Iraq, the company reported at the recent Arab Health meeting in Dubai.
February 10, 2013
ESR expects 20,000 delegates at ECR 2013
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The European Society of Radiology (ESR) anticipates that around 20,000 participants from 100 countries will attend the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) 2013, its five-day annual meeting that begins in Vienna on 7 March.
February 7, 2013
Radiotherapy for lung cancer deficient in Andalusia
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Residents of the Andalusia province of Spain who were diagnosed with lung cancer and who require radiotherapy treatment may wish to move elsewhere.
February 5, 2013
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