Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 98

Vision RT signs on Varian
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
U.K. radiation therapy software developer Vision RT has inked a distribution agreement with radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems.
October 24, 2010
Low-risk prostate cancer patients choose surveillance in U.K.
By Cynthia E. Keen
Thousands of men in the U.K. diagnosed with low-risk localized prostate cancer are delaying aggressive treatment, according to a new study in the October issue of BJU International. Instead, they are opting for active surveillance that includes monitoring and testing of prostate-specific antigen levels.
October 20, 2010
Accuray wins Czech Republic contract
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Accuray has won a contract for its CyberKnife robotic radiosurgery system with a hospital in the Czech Republic.
October 13, 2010
Varian reports first Italian treatments
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems said that its TrueBeam radiation therapy system has been used to provide treatment in Italy.
October 12, 2010
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
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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
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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
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