Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 78

Elekta expands radiotherapy business in the U.K.

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Radiation oncology firm Elekta has taken an order for its Agility 160-leaf multileaf collimator from Cancer Partners UK, which currently is building its sixth treatment center in Guildford.

February 4, 2013

French court convicts doctors in radiation overdose case

By Frances Rylands-Monk

Three doctors at a hospital in northeastern France have been convicted of manslaughter and serious injury because of radiation overdoses between 2001 and 2006 that affected 450 prostate cancer patients. The incidents led to the deaths of at least 12 patients and resulted in serious injury to many others.

February 3, 2013

Turkish government approves Gamma Knife reimbursement

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Radiosurgical and radiation therapy services provider American Shared Hospital Services said the government of Turkey has approved reimbursement by its health insurance program for treatment of patients using a Gamma Knife radiosurgery system.

January 28, 2013

BSD Medical makes sale to Greek distributor

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Brachytherapy and hyperthermia therapy developer BSD Medical announced it has sold a MicroThermX microwave ablation system and antennas to medical equipment distributor P.J.V. Micromedics.

January 27, 2013

Varian gets FDA clearances, Algerian order

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for two of the company's products.

January 23, 2013

IAEA survey finds uneven access to radiation therapy in Europe

By Cynthia E. Keen

Europe has wide disparities in access to radiation therapy services, shortfalls in infrastructure and skilled staff, and unequal spending on resources, according to an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) study of 33 countries published online on 24 January in Lancet Oncology.

January 23, 2013