Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 75

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

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

CIVCO to showcase rad therapy products at ESTRO

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Ultrasound and radiotherapy products developer CIVCO Medical Solutions said it will feature three of its products at the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO) forum in Geneva, Switzerland, 19-23 April.

April 14, 2013

Elekta wins U.K. Versa contract

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Radiation oncology firm Elekta has landed a contract with a U.K. hospital for its Versa HD linear accelerator.

April 9, 2013

iCAD signs distribution deals for China, Russia

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Computer-aided detection and radiation therapy firm iCAD has signed distribution agreements for its Xoft Axxent electronic brachytherapy system in China and Russia.

April 8, 2013

BSD Medical signs Terumo Europe as distributor

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Brachytherapy and hyperthermia therapy developer BSD Medical has signed an exclusive multimillion dollar agreement with Terumo Europe to sell its MicroThermX microwave ablation system.

April 7, 2013

Pelvic RT cuts risk for secondary prostate cancer

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Men who receive pelvic radiotherapy to treat a primary cancer have a significantly lower risk of developing prostate cancer as a second cancer, according to a study of more than 550,000 men published in the April issue of Cancer Epidemiology.

March 28, 2013

Free breathing recommended for MRI-guided radiotherapy

By Cynthia E. Keen

Free breathing by patients can reliably reduce uncertainty in tumor position caused by respiratory motion during MRI-guided radiation therapy procedures on the kidney, according to Dutch researchers.

March 28, 2013

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