Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 80

Dose debate intensifies in oncologic imaging

By Tami Freeman, PhD

As radiotherapy delivery techniques continue to advance and new systems emerge, have we reached the point at which it's possible to accurately deliver the planned dose distribution? At last month's annual meeting of the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology meeting in Barcelona, experts addressed this question.

June 24, 2012

Elekta eyes Brazilian market with Radon purchase

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Swedish radiation therapy firm Elekta has purchased Brazilian linear accelerator service company Radon.

June 20, 2012

Numa announces molecular agreement with Siemens

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Nuclear medicine connectivity developer Numa has entered into a compatibility agreement with Siemens Healthcare Molecular Imaging with respect to the development of a customized clinical image and data management system it has developed.

June 18, 2012

Salzburg cancer center upgrades linear accelerator

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The cancer treatment center at SALK and Paracelsus Medical University in Salzburg, Austria, has upgraded its Synergy linear accelerator with an Agility 160-leaf multileaf collimator.

June 18, 2012

Elekta finalizes large linear accelerator sale in U.K.

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Radiation oncology firm Elekta has won a contract to provide 10 linear accelerator systems to U.K. National Health Service-affiliated hospitals over the next 18 months.

June 17, 2012

EDAP promotes ultrasound endorsements

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Therapeutic ultrasound developer EDAP TMS announced that the U.K. National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has published guidance regarding focal therapy using high-intensity focused ultrasound to treat localized prostate cancer.

June 11, 2012

SNM: New therapy extends life for prostate cancer patients

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Survival is bleak for prostate cancer patients with advanced tumors that have spread to the bone, but a radioisotope procedure being evaluated in a clinical trial is extending lives by several months, according to a study presented at the Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) annual meeting, being held in Miami Beach, FL, this week.

June 10, 2012

Elekta and Netherlands Cancer Institute team up

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Radiation oncology firm Elekta and the Netherlands Cancer Institute-Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital in Amsterdam are joining forces to advance cancer research, the organizations said.

June 10, 2012

Celsion secures ultrasound deal with Oxford

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Oncology drug developer Celsion has signed an agreement with the University of Oxford, U.K., relating to the development of high-intensity focused ultrasound activation of its ThermaDox drug for metastatic liver cancer.

June 7, 2012

German Cancer Research Center focuses on novel therapies

By Tami Freeman, PhD

Could beams of ion species other than protons and carbon ions prove valuable for particle therapy? This question was posed in a scientific session at last month's annual meeting of the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology meeting held in Barcelona.

June 6, 2012

IBA secures new radiopharmacy contracts

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Ion Beam Applications (IBA) has received two new contracts valued at a minimum of 5 million euros ($6.2 million U.S.) for its IntegraLab - Cyclone 18, an integrated radiopharmacy package.

June 4, 2012

EDAP reports prostate ultrasound advances in Bordeaux

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Therapeutic ultrasound developer EDAP TMS has announced that the St-Augustin Urology Clinic in Bordeaux, France, has successfully treated patients with its Ablatherm high-intensity focused ultrasound technology.

June 4, 2012

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