Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 83

Philips secures Turkish deal

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Philips Healthcare has signed a deal with Medipol University Hospital in Turkey to install its BrightView XCT and Philips Sonalleve MR HIFU system and other cardiology and oncology technologies at the facility.

May 2, 2012

Elekta adds linac to Indian cancer center

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Radiation oncology firm Elekta announced the sale and activation of a Synergy linear accelerator at Dr. Bhubaneswar Borooah Cancer Institute in Guwahati, India.

May 1, 2012

Cardiac risks high in childhood cancer survivors

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Depending on the treatment they received, survivors of childhood cancer may require long-term follow-up because of an elevated risk of symptomatic cardiac events, Dutch researchers report in an April 2 online paper in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

May 1, 2012

Accuray begins PACE prostate study

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Radiation therapy firm Accuray has launched the Prostate Advances in Comparative Evidence (PACE) study.

April 26, 2012

Varian, Siemens to collaborate on radiotherapy

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems and Siemens Healthcare have announced a collaboration under which they will provide advanced diagnostic and therapeutic devices and services for treating cancer with image-guided radiotherapy and radiosurgery.

April 24, 2012

Nordion eyes Europe with phase III trial

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Nordion said that an additional phase III clinical trial for its TheraSphere yttrium-90 (Y-90) glass microsphere treatment for liver cancer will be based primarily in Europe.

April 23, 2012