Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 80

PharmaEngine, Nanobotix sign licensing agreement

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Taiwan biopharmaceutical company PharmaEngine has finalized a licensing and collaboration agreement with Paris-based Nanobotix for the development and commercialization of a nanoparticle to enhance radiotherapy treatment.

August 12, 2012

Technology for life: A career in medical physics

By Giulia Thompson, PhD

Anyone who has supported a friend or loved one through cancer treatment knows that a variety of healthcare professionals are involved. But there are also many scientists and engineers who design, develop, and manufacture the innovative technology that helps people's lives. One medical physicist shares her story.

August 8, 2012

Elekta appoints executive vice president

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Swedish radiation oncology firm Elekta has named Ian Alexander as the company's executive vice president for its European, Africa, Middle East, and Latin American regions.

August 1, 2012

Qfix installs 1st SDX module with Varian system

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Radiotherapy patient positioning technology developer Qfix said it has completed the first installation of its SDX automatic gating module with Varian Medical Systems' Clinac iX linear accelerator in Avignon, France.

July 31, 2012

Elekta, Brainlab collaboration bears fruit

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Swedish radiation oncology firm Elekta said it has integrated Brainlab's ExacTrac patient positioning system with its radiation therapy machines.

July 29, 2012

CAD tool simplifies lesion tracking

By Cynthia E. Keen

Prototype software that automates the identification, measurement, and tracking of cancerous lesions has shown its potential to make interpretation of CT scans faster and less tedious for radiologists, according to study results published online on 29 June in European Radiology.

July 24, 2012

IBA opens rad therapy training center in Germany

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Ion Beam Applications (IBA) has established an international training center in Nuremberg, Germany to provide dosimetry training to healthcare professionals involved in the planning and delivery of radiation therapy.

July 22, 2012

Global study validates EORTC bone metastases

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

A quality of life questionnaire for cancer patients with bone metastases developed by the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) has been validated by an international study conducted by cancer treatment centers in five continents.

July 19, 2012

Intraop adds Berlin system to installed base

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Intraoperative radiation therapy firm Intraop Medical has installed the 10th of its next-generation Mobetron systems at Helios-Kliniken in Berlin.

July 19, 2012

Elekta supports Spanish pediatric cancer research

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Swedish radiation oncology firm Elekta has given a 32,000 euro grant to Madrid Hospital Foundation's Pediatric Oncology program at the Madrid Montepríncipe Hospital's Pediatric Oncology and Hematology Unit.

July 17, 2012

GlobalData predicts worldwide radiotherapy device growth

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The radiation therapy devices market is growing as the global number of cancer patients increases, according to a newly published report by market research group GlobalData.

July 2, 2012

Breast cancer risk after supradiaphragmatic radiation persists past 40 years

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The increased risk of breast cancer in women who received above-the-diaphragm radiotherapy for Hodgkin's lymphoma persists for at least 40 years, a U.K. cohort study shows.

June 29, 2012

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