Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 97

IBA lands Russian order

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Radiopharmaceutical firm Ion Beam Applications (IBA) has received a proton therapy center order from the Federal Medico-Biological Agency of Russia.

October 12, 2010

How to build a proton therapy facility

By Tami Freeman, PhD

What are the essential requirements when setting up a new proton therapy facility? It's never a simple task. At a new facility under construction in Germany, stringent clinical requirements and technical specifications called for the implementation of several innovative technology developments.

October 10, 2010

MDS Nordion touts TheraSphere study

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

MDS Nordion announced that the first large European study using yttrium-90 glass microspheres has been published on the use of TheraSphere, a radioembolization therapy for the localized treatment of advanced hepatocellular carcinoma or primary liver cancer.

October 7, 2010

EANM issues radiation therapy rules for PET

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) has released new guidelines for PET scanning in oncology radiation therapy.

September 30, 2010

Nucletron signs license agreements

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Radiation oncology firm Nucletron has signed license agreements with MedCom and Pi Medical for Oncentra Seeds, the next-generation seeds treatment planning module of Oncentra Prostate.

September 27, 2010

Elekta posts Q1 increases

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Oncology firm Elekta reported that demand for its clinical products and services remained strong in the first three months of its 2011 fiscal year.

September 20, 2010

European downturn seen pushing up cancer rates

By Reuters Health

LONDON (Reuters) - The economic downturn threatens to raise cancer rates in Europe as lifestyles change, budgets are cut, and private and public sector employers take shortcuts on safety, public health experts said on Monday.

September 13, 2010

Varian completes Dutch installation

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems has installed its TrueBeam linear accelerator at VU University Medical Center in Amsterdam.

September 13, 2010

Nucletron posts 6-month results, taps VP

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Radiation oncology firm Nucletron enjoyed strong financial results over the first half of 2010.

September 8, 2010

Accuray wins French CyberKnife contract

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Radiation therapy firm Accuray has installed its first CyberKnife VSI system in France.

September 2, 2010

Cancer cost world economy $895B in 2008

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Cancer has the most devastating economic effects of any cause of death in the world, according to a report published by the American Cancer Society and cancer survivor advocacy group Livestrong in Austin, TX.

September 2, 2010

Calypso signs European sales pact with Siemens

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Calypso Medical Technologies has signed a nonexclusive product distribution agreement with Siemens Healthcare for the sale of its Calypso system in Europe.

September 1, 2010

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