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Henry Ford Hospital, Michigan, in collaboration with the ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group and the National Cancer Institute, is beginning to enroll patients for a clinical trial to assess the effects of ... Read more

October 23, 2014November 18, 2014

Hong Kong Medical Center Adopts Elekta’s MOSAIQ Oncology Information System

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Clinicians at the Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital have replaced their Varian ARIA® oncology information system (OIS) with Elekta’s MOSAIQ® OIS, in an attempt to improve the integration of radiation therapy ... Read more

October 22, 2014October 22, 2014

BioZorb Surgical Marker Enables Precise Radiation Therapy Delivery for Breast Cancer Patients

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Results from the study of a new surgical marker that enables a more precise delivery of radiation therapy, were presented at the annual meeting of the American Society for Therapeutic ... Read more

October 21, 2014October 21, 2014

Overall Survival in Breast Cancer Patients Independent on Tumor Laterality, According to Study

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Recent results from a study published in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics (Red Journal), the official scientific journal of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), ... Read more

October 20, 2014October 20, 2014

Study Evaluates Image Guided Radiation Therapy In The Treatment Of Pediatric Tumors

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Recent results published in the Practical Radiation Oncology (PRO) journal, the official journal of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), titled “Practice patterns of photon and proton pediatric image ... Read more

October 17, 2014October 17, 2014

Sanovas New Radiation Oncology Drug/Device Platform Granted Seminal Patent

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Sanovas Inc., a company focused on the development of next-generation microinvasive diagnostics, devices and drug delivery technologies, has announced that the patent “Photodynamic Therapy for Tumors with Localized Delivery,” was ... Read more

October 15, 2014October 15, 2014

New ESMO Guidelines Recommend SIR-Spheres® y-90 Resin Microspheres For Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Treatment

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The latest European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) clinical guidelines, published in the Annals of Oncology journal, recommend radioembolisation, specifically with Yttrium-90 resin microspheres, as a way to prolong time ... Read more

October 14, 2014October 15, 2014

New Study Shows Radiation Can Be Delievered To Target Tissue Through AeroForm Tissue Expander

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AirXpanders Inc., a company developing novel breast reconstruction technology following a mastectomy, has reported that acceptable levels of radiation therapy can be delivered through its AeroForm technology to target tissue. In ... Read more

October 13, 2014October 13, 2014

Montana Cancer Center SAVI Breast Brachytherapy Shortens Radiation Treatment Time for Breast Cancer

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A new device, the SAVI applicator, is being used at the Montana Cancer Center at Providence St. Patrick Hospital, where it recently successfully treated a 68-year-old Missoula woman suffering from ... Read more

October 10, 2014October 10, 2014

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Propose Cuts to Radiation Therapy

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Dr. Chris Rose, chief medical technology officer for Vantage Oncology and a member of the Radiation Therapy Alliance has written an opinion letter concerning the recent proposed cuts to radiation therapy. ... Read more