Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 98

Swiss first for Varian's Gated RapidArc
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
A 51-year-old breast cancer patient from Switzerland has become the first person in the world to be treated using Gated RapidArc from radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems.
August 30, 2010
U.K. audit reports survival stats of cervical cancer patients
By Cynthia E. Keen
A large-scale audit of women treated throughout the U.K. for cervical cancer in 2001 and 2002 has reconfirmed that the combination of radiation therapy and chemotherapy is more effective than radiation therapy alone, according to findings published in the September issue of Clinical Oncology.
August 26, 2010
Gulmay Medical becomes Xstrahl
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Gulmay Medical of Camberley, U.K., is changing its name to Xstrahl, effective immediately.
August 23, 2010
FDG-PET before RT can modify planned NSCLC treatment
By Wayne Forrest
FDG-PET scans of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients reviewed before radiation therapy (RT) may lead to significant changes in treatment strategy and radiation therapy planning, according to a study in the August issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
August 10, 2010
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Short, split-dose radiation helps palliate advanced NSCLC
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Aug 9 - Short-course split-dose radiotherapy helps relieve the symptoms of advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), Polish oncologists report.
August 8, 2010
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EC addresses isotope shortage
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The European Commission (EC) has sent to the European Parliament a series of recommendations designed to address the global medical isotope shortage and prevent unnecessary radiation exposure for CT and radiation therapy patients.
August 8, 2010
Elekta gets CE Mark for iViewC
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Swedish radiation oncology firm Elekta has received the European CE Mark for its iViewC digital patient position verification system.
August 4, 2010
Varian expands consulting services
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems is now also offering its clinical consulting services to customers in Europe and Australasia.
August 3, 2010
IBA to build proton center in Poland
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiopharmaceutical firm Ion Beam Applications has won a contract to build a proton therapy center in Krakow, Poland.
August 1, 2010
Docetaxel with radiation helpful in anaplastic thyroid cancer
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Aug 2 - Patients with rare but aggressive anaplastic thyroid carcinomas responded extremely well to radiation and concomitant docetaxel in a small case series from Austria.
August 1, 2010
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Cardiac dysfunction common in young adults after childhood cancer
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jul 27 - Young adult survivors of childhood cancer have an "alarmingly" high rate of subclinical cardiac dysfunction, researchers reported July 26 in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
July 26, 2010
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Pre-op radiation affects sexual function in men with rectal cancer
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jul 23 - Sexual dysfunction that develops in men who've had treatment for rectal cancer is mostly due to the surgery -- but preoperative radiation also plays a role, researchers say.
July 22, 2010
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