Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 86

Elekta reaches milestone in Russia

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Radiation oncology firm Elekta announced that the N.N. Burdenko Neurosurgical Institute in Moscow has treated its 400th patient using the company's Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion system.

February 5, 2012

Stereotactic radiosurgery relieves facial nerve pain

By Cynthia E. Keen

Frameless stereotactic radiosurgery treatments are proving effective in relieving intense facial pain associated with trigeminal neuralgia, according to a study published online in the Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery, part of the British Medical Journal Group.

February 5, 2012

Denmark reduces treatment start dates for cancer patients

By Cynthia E. Keen

Implementing a national fast-track system in Denmark for patients with symptoms of cancer has reduced the start date of treatment by four weeks, according to a presentation made at the recent Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancer Symposium held in Phoenix, AZ.

February 2, 2012

IntraOp secures Berlin order

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Intraoperative radiation therapy firm Intraop Medical has received an order for its Mobetron from Helios Kliniken Berlin-Buch, a 1,100-bed hospital that opened in Berlin in 2007.

January 30, 2012

Varian wins $77M Saudi proton contract

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems has booked a $77 million contract with a Saudi Arabian firm to equip a new proton therapy facility.

January 25, 2012

Italians spell out best use of CT in pediatric oncology

By Cynthia E. Keen

If children diagnosed with cancer are old enough to understand the implications of radiation exposure, it may be wise to tell them to regard their imaging tests and treatments like a balancing act. Not enough radiation may fail to cure; too much could cause illness in the future.

January 10, 2012

'Wait-and-see' OK if rectal CA responds completely to chemoradiation

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Patients with rectal cancer who have a complete clinical response to chemoradiation can be managed without surgery if they are monitored closely, according to Dutch researchers who used MRI and endoscopy to assess the patients' clinical response.

January 2, 2012

IMRT, laser surgery improves survival in head/neck cancer

By Cynthia E. Keen

The combination of functional resection laser surgery and intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) treatment is more effective at extending the lives of patients with advanced head and neck cancers than having only radiotherapy treatment, according to a study presented at the recent RSNA 2011 conference in Chicago.

December 28, 2011

Siemens cuts diagnostics jobs, exits linac sector

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Siemens Healthcare will eliminate as many as 1,000 jobs in its global diagnostics unit and phase out its participation in the linear accelerator market.

December 21, 2011

Echo helps evaluate cardiotoxicity in cancer patients

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Echocardiography is a useful tool to identify and document early warning signs of adverse effects from the chemotherapy drug trastuzumab on the hearts of cancer patients, according to a study presented at Euroecho, held 7-10 December in Budapest.

December 13, 2011

Varian promotes 1st TrueBeam sale in France

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems announced that the Cancer Research Center of Languedoc-Roussillon at the Centre Val d'Aurelle in Montpelier has used its newly commissioned TrueBeam radiotherapy treatment system on its first patient.

December 11, 2011

External radiation plus high-dose brachytherapy effective for high-risk prostate cancer

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Ten-year survival rates are high when patients with unfavorable localized prostate cancer are treated with external-beam radiotherapy boosted with conformal high-dose-rate brachytherapy, a Spanish group reports.

November 28, 2011

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