Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 88

Varian secures major radiotherapy orders
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems has sold four TrueBeam radiotherapy systems to the Maastro Clinic in Maastricht, the Netherlands, as well as four systems to Lund University Hospital in Sweden.
October 31, 2011
Radiotherapy cuts breast cancer recurrence risk by up to 50%
By Rebekah Moan
After breast-conserving surgery, radiotherapy can halve the breast cancer recurrence rate and reduce breast cancer death by about a sixth, according to the Early Breast Cancer Trialists' Collaborative Group. Additionally, the proportional benefits vary little between groups, but the absolute benefits from radiotherapy vary substantially from patient to patient.
October 31, 2011
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AMIC seeks to buy Russian isotope firm
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Medical isotope producer Advanced Medical Isotope (AMIC) has hired Global TechInnovations to help in the acquisition of a Russian company that specializes in producing and selling radioactive isotopes for medical diagnostic and therapeutic uses.
October 27, 2011
Attendance strong at Varian's Berlin Oncology Summit
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems said that more than 450 oncologists, medical physicists, and radiotherapy practitioners attended its twelfth Berlin Oncology Summit held 20-21 October.
October 20, 2011
EANM: PET/CT proves value in detecting second tumors
By Philip Ward
Results from a large study have confirmed that PET/CT is a powerful technique for the preclinical detection of second primary tumors in oncology patients. The findings were presented at this week's European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) annual congress, held in Birmingham, U.K.
October 18, 2011
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Dutch assess robotic MR-guided prostate biopsies
By Cynthia E. Keen
Researchers from the Netherlands have found that an evaluation of a robotic technique to use for transrectal MR-guided prostate biopsies of men suspected of having cancer fell short of expectations. They concluded at the moment it is not feasible for the new procedure to replace existing manual techniques.
October 17, 2011
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German liver tumor center reaches milestone
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The Liver Tumor Center at the Essen University Hospital has treated its 500th patient with Nordion's TheraSphere.
October 4, 2011
Turkish hospital expands oncology care
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Staff at the Baskent University in Adana, Turkey, have treated their first patient with the Elekta Axesse radiosurgery system. The device was supplied by American Shared Hospital Services (ASHS).
October 4, 2011
Software solutions provide vision of future in Valencia
By Frances Rylands-Monk
New software will soon provide automatic tumor measurements for gold-standard therapy planning at one of Spain's top hospitals. In the longer term, instant evaluation of tumor necrosis in follow-up should be feasible, for timely treatment tailoring once therapy is under way.
October 3, 2011
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Proton therapy firms collaborate
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
ProTom International has entered into an arrangement with U.K.-based Advanced Proton Solutions (APS) to provide its Radiance 330 proton therapy system for a new APS facility that will be built in London, according to the company.
September 29, 2011
Treatment of rectal cancer varies throughout Europe
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
What type of treatment a patient diagnosed with rectal cancer receives may be determined by the country where treatment is sought, according to a study conducted by the European Cancer Organisation, whose findings were presented at its annual meeting held last week in Stockholm.
September 28, 2011
RaySearch creates sales network in Italy
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Swedish radiation therapy firm RaySearch Laboratories has entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with Technologie Avanzate of Torino, Italy, to represent the company in Italy.
September 28, 2011
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