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Accuray Incorporated, a radiation oncology company, has announced that the first CyberKnife System in Manhattan is being used to treat patients at Winthrop University Hospital’s NY CyberKnife Center. The hospital’s choice to install Accuray’s state-of-the-art ... Read more

November 19, 2014November 19, 2014

Study Finds Pelvic Radiotherapy May Benefit Ovarian Cancer Patients

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In a recent study titled “Patterns of Recurrence and Role of Pelvic Radiotherapy in Ovarian Clear Cell Adenocarcinoma” published in the International Journal of Gynecological Cancer, a team of researchers ... Read more

November 19, 2014November 19, 2014

Study Shows Chemotherapy After Radiation Treatment Can Slow Glioma Development

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Results from a Phase III clinical study presented by Jan Buckner, M.D., deputy director, practice, Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, during the Society for Neuro-Oncology’s 19th Annual Meeting in Miami, showed ... Read more

November 13, 2014November 18, 2014

Wyatt W. Decker, M.D., Mayo Clinic, Keynote Speaker At The National Proton Conference 2015

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During the 3rd annual National Proton Conference (NPC2015), being held from March 31 to April 2, 2015, in Washington, at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel-Pentagon City, Wyatt W. Decker, M.D., Vice President and ... Read more

November 12, 2014November 18, 2014

CE Mark Granted to ViewRay’s MRIdian System

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ViewRay, a medical device company developing advanced radiation therapy technology for the treatment of cancer, has announced its proprietary MRIdian system has received CE Mark (Conformite Europeenne) approval, allowing it ... Read more

November 11, 2014November 18, 2014

West Virginia State Approves Charleston Area Medical Center and Alliance Oncology For News Radiation Therapy Department

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A Certificate of Need (CON) filed by the Charleston Area Medical Center (CAMC), Charleston Radiation Therapy Consultants and Alliance Oncology, a division of Alliance HealthCare Services, was approved by the state ... Read more

November 10, 2014November 18, 2014

Study Evaluates the Effects of Deodorants on Axillary Skin Toxicity During Breast Cancer Radiation Therapy

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In a recent study, titled “Evaluating the Effects of Aluminum-Containing and Non-Aluminum Containing Deodorants on Axillary Skin Toxicity During Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer: A 3-Armed Randomized Controlled Trial”, published ... Read more

November 6, 2014November 18, 2014

Innovative Cancer Institute In Miami Uses The Edge Radiosurgery System

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The Innovative Cancer Institute, Miami, has installed a new Edge radiosurgery system, a Varian Medical Systems platform offering doctors a quick, precise, non-invasive alternative to conventional surgery. This platform has ... Read more

November 3, 2014November 18, 2014

Elekta’s Clarity Soft Tissue Visualization System Allows Automated Beam Gating In Prostate Cancer Tumors

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Elekta has announced its Clarity 4D prostate monitoring system can now automatically interrupt the radiation beam when it detects the prostate has moved out of its original position. A major part ... Read more

October 31, 2014November 18, 2014

Study Finds Post-Operative Radiation Therapy In NSCLC Patients Improves Overall Survival

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Results presented at this year’s Chicago Multidisciplinary Symposium in Thoracic Oncology, which was hosted by the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), the International Association ... Read more