Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 94

Elekta adds first U.K. Synergistiq user
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Swedish oncology firm Elekta said that Nottingham University Hospital in Nottingham, England, has become the first U.K. user of its Synergistiq workflow management system.
March 14, 2011
Advances and limitations surface in imaging the treated breast
By Mélisande Rouger
Imaging is indispensable in evaluating the efficacy of breast cancer therapies, and technological advances have improved patient care. But radiologists still face a number of challenges with imaging breast cancer patients, according to a refresher course at the European Congress of Radiology.
March 5, 2011
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Varian, ScandiDos sign distribution deal
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems and ScandiDos have signed a nonexclusive distributor agreement, the companies announced.
March 4, 2011
Emerging techniques provide answers in head and neck cancer
By Frances Rylands-Monk
VIENNA - Treatment planning and evaluation in head and neck oncology represents a major challenge for the radiologist. But new techniques and protocols are helping to overcome obstacles, and promise much in treatment prediction and early follow-up, delegates discovered at Friday's European Congress of Radiology Special Focus Session.
March 4, 2011
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Varian adds Swiss install, repurchases stock
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems has installed its TrueBeam radiation therapy system at the Inselspital, the university hospital of Bern, Switzerland.
February 27, 2011
Nordion sells Belgian unit to Best Medical
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Nordion has signed an agreement for Best Medical Belgium to acquire its MDS Nordion operations in Belgium.
February 21, 2011
Image correction enables MR-guided therapy
By Tami Freeman, PhD
MRI is an excellent candidate for providing image guidance during radiation therapy, but magnetic field inhomogeneities arising from patient anatomy can lead to image distortion. A research team at the University Medical Center Utrecht in the Netherlands has developed a method for correcting such distortions.
February 3, 2011
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Varian adapts Aria to support NHS
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems has completed two initiatives designed to streamline the input of clinical data in the U.K.'s National Health Service (NHS).
January 31, 2011
U.K. poll shows uncertainty about radiation therapy
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Only 9% of people in the U.K. believe radiation therapy is a modern, cutting-edge treatment for cancer, and only 15% think it is a precise procedure, according to a survey by Cancer Research U.K.
January 27, 2011
Radiation may increase long-term heart risks
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women treated for breast cancer with radiation therapy are more likely to die from heart disease 20 years or more down the line than women who don't get radiation, according to a new study.
January 20, 2011
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Elekta awarded CE Mark
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Swedish oncology firm Elekta said it has received CE Mark clearance for its Fraxion patient-specific cranial immobilization system.
January 18, 2011
IBA nabs proton therapy deal
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiopharmaceutical developer Ion Beam Applications (IBA) has been awarded a contract by Universitätklinikum Carl Gustav Carus from the Dresden Technical University in Germany for the installation of a proton therapy system.
January 17, 2011
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