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MRI Findings Help Forecast Prostate Cancer Prognosis  -  25 Mar 2008
Science Daily (press release)25, 2008) â€” Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings in patients about to undergo radiation therapy for prostate cancer can help predict the likelihood

Posted By Wamboldt, Barbara  -  25 Mar 2008
The Kingston Whig-Standard,Because vanity is my weakest link, I quickly changed my decision on radiation therapy from a definite no to let's go. After all, isn't one-up better than

Low 1-Year Survival Observed With Radioactive Spheres in Advanced ...  -  25 Mar 2008
DG News..."While a response to selective internal radiation therapy can be seen in some patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma, overall survival is poor at 1

Medical Manufacturer TomoTherapy Implements SAP Solution in Only ...  -  25 Mar 2008
WebWire (press release),SAPÂ® Best Practices packages aided the implementation by anticipating the business needs of the radiation therapy system manufacturer, helping to reduce

Wilford Hall opens new Air Force hyperbaric therapy facility  -  25 Mar 2008
Schriever Air Force Base,Other 59th Medical Wing providers who specialize in areas such as plastic surgery, radiation therapy and oncology, also work with hyperbaric medicine

Canine cancer vaccine shows promise  -  25 Mar 2008
Tampa Bay's 10,Santoro practices at Florida Veterinary Specialists and she told Belle that Tootsie first needed radiation therapy to shrink her tumor.

Advances in the Management of Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer  -  25 Mar 2008
Cancer Consultants,...[29] These authors reported that erlotinib did not increase the toxicities associated with radiation therapy; there have been no dose reductions of

Cancer specialists needed: 125 new jobs  -  25 Mar 2008
BCLocalNews,There will be 12 chemotherapy chairs and four linear accelerators delivering radiation therapy. The BC Cancer Agencyâ€™s Abbotsford Centre is the fifth

Study Examines Changes In Quality Of Life After Head And Neck ...  -  25 Mar 2008
Medical News Today (press release),Some types of treatment-especially feeding tube placement, chemotherapy and radiation therapy-were associated with changes in quality of life.

Johnson Family Cancer Center in Muskegon  -  25 Mar 2008
WZZM,...in Muskegon will open in just a few weeks on April 14th for medical oncology patients. The center will begin seeing radiation therapy patients in May.

New Compact Proton Radiotherapy Device Designed with SolidWorks ...  -  Mar 24, 2008
WELT ONLINE,Unlike conventional X-ray based radiation therapy systems, Still River Systemsâ€™ Monarch250â„¢ uses proton beam for radiotherapy.

Differences in IMRT Radiation Doses May Complicate Study Results ...  -  Mar 24, 2008
Cancer Consultants,Differences between the prescribed dose of radiation in intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and the dose thatâ€™s actually delivered may make

Breast Cancer Radiation Therapy Works in Fewer, But Higher Doses  -  Mar 18, 2008
Washington Post,By Amanda Gardner TUESDAY, March 18 (HealthDay News) -- The use of radiation therapy in fewer, but higher doses appears to be just as effective as

Is High-Tech Cancer Therapy Too Costly?  -  Mar 19, 2008
CBS News,..."There is no good evidence, medical evidence that it is better than the current state of the art intensity modular radiation therapy," Stock said.

Intensity-modulated Radiation Therapy Decreases Radiation ...  -  Mar 20, 2008
Cancer Consultants,Researchers involved in a multicenter Canadian trial have reported that intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) decreases skin toxicity compared with

New Cancer Center  -  Mar 24, 2008
Nurse.com,Unlike conventional radiation therapy, proton beam treatments destroy only the tumor, leaving good tissue unaffected. Only five proton therapy centers exist

Nuclear Scanning Catches a Radioactive Cat On I-5  -  Mar 24, 2008
SlashdotThe last thing people (or cats) undergoing radiation therapy for cancer need is to be stopped and searched on every corner by KillerCow (213458) on Monday

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Presents Data on SPI-1620, a Novel ...  -  Mar 24, 2008
Business Wire (press release),The study was conducted to determine the effect of SPI-1620 on radiation therapy in tumor bearing mice inoculated with Daltonâ€™s Lymphoma Ascites cells.

Shorter Radiation Therapy is Safe and Effective  -  Mar 20, 2008
NewsMax.com,A shorter radiation course at a lower overall dose appears as safe and effective as the standard treatment delivered over a longer period of time for women

TomoTherapy Users Highlight Hi-Art(R) Clinical Advantages at ...  -  Mar 20, 2008
FOXBusinessDr. Kupelian added: "With the second TomoTherapy unit, we will be able to expand our offerings in image-guided, intensity-modulated radiation therapy

Learn More: Proton Beam Cancer Treatment  -  Mar 19, 2008
CBS News,Much more easily tolerated than standard radiation therapy. Q: My doctor never mentioned proton therapy as a cancer treatment option?

Cancer screening push aimed at poor, newcomers  -  Mar 21, 2008
Toronto Star,Gains have been made in the three years since the first Ontario Cancer Plan was unveiled in 2004, particularly in wait times for radiation therapy and

Chicken gets radiation therapy for cancer  -  Mar 17, 2008
United Press InternationalHATFIELD NORTON, England, March 17 (UPI) -- Eve, a pet chicken in England, is believed to be the first hen in Britain to receive radiation therapy to treat

Each Therapy for Prostate Cancer Has a Distinct Pattern of Adverse ...  -  Mar 20, 2008
Medscape (subscription)The remainder of the men were treated with radiotherapy: external-beam radiation therapy alone in 209 men, external-beam radiation therapy with androgen

Study Finds Variations in Doses of Radiation Therapy  -  Feb 26, 2008
U.S. News & World Report,Das and his co-authors are calling for national and international guidelines for the use of so-called intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT).

New Standards Needed For Radiation Therapy  -  Feb 26, 2008
Science Daily (press release)As a result of this newly uncovered trend, the authors are calling for national guidelines for intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT).

New Hope For Children With Kidney Tumors Deemed Inoperable  -  Mar 24, 2008
Science Daily (press release)..."The study indicates that, when combined with chemotherapy and radiation therapy, this surgical approach provides an opportunity to preserve renal function

North Shore Radiation Therapy Opens on Long Island, Offers Cancer ...  -  Mar 14, 2008
Business Wire (press release),HUNTINGTON, NY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--North Shore Radiation Therapy, formally known as North Shore Medical Accelerator, announced the opening of its new facility

First UK order for new Siemens radiation therapy solution  -  Mar 14, 2008
Healthcare Equipment and Supplies,The ARTISTE is an integrated imaging, treatment and workflow solution that has been developed specifically for adaptive radiation therapy (ART).

Depomed, Inc. Begins Dosing In Second Phase 3 Trial Of Gabapentin GR  -  Mar 24, 2008
RTT News,Spectrum said that the study was conducted to determine the effect of SPI-1620 on radiation therapy in tumor bearing mice inoculated with Dalton's Lymphoma

New Guidelines Offer Distinct Algorithm for Inflammatory Breast Cancer  -  Mar 20, 2008
Medscape (subscription)Another new section addresses the principles of radiation therapy. Presenting at the meeting, Stephen Edge, MD, from the Roswell Park Cancer Institute in

Tissue-Freezing Technique Effective Against Prostate Cancer  -  Mar 18, 2008
Washington Post,It found that clinical outcomes "are basically the same as seed implant radiation and external radiation therapy, the other minimally invasive therapies,"

The Mobetron Makes Groundbreaking Radiation Therapy Technique a ...  -  Mar 10, 2008
Business Wire (press release),The term â€œsingle-doseâ€? refers to IOERTâ€™s ability to eliminate the need for post-surgery radiation therapy. The Mobetron allows Nagoya University Hospital

Cell Recycling Protects Tumor Cells From Anti-cancer Therapy  -  Mar 6, 2008
Science Daily (press release)Blocked autophagy sensitizes resistant carcinoma cells to radiation therapy. Cancer Research 2008, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-07-0562.

Combined Chemotherapy and Radiation for Sarcomas Effective But ...  -  Mar 19, 2008
DG NewsDr. Kraybill reported on a 5-year follow-up of the 2006 Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) study that tested 2 therapies: chemotherapy (CT) and

Sirtex Announces New President for  -  Mar 24, 2008
Ad-Hoc-News (Pressemitteilung),Selective Internal Radiation Therapy (SIRT) is a novel treatment for inoperable liver cancer that delivers high doses of radiation directly to the site of

Health Beat: Lymphedema therapy  -  Mar 22, 2008
Ada Evening News,Anyone who has had surgical intervention, such as a mastectomy, a lumpectomy, and/or radiation therapy for breast cancer, should avoid IV's, blood draws,

Balloon-Catheter Brachytherapy an Alternative to Whole-Breast ...  -  Mar 17, 2008
DG NewsAccording to Dr. Schochet, BCB is one of a number of currently available accelerated radiation therapy techniques being offered to women who may not

US:Turmeric protects skin during radiation treatment  -  Mar 19, 2008
FreshPlaza,In January 2006, I began getting external beam radiation therapy for uterine cancer. Three days into my regimen, the skin on my lower abdomen began to turn

Prostate-Cancer Treatment Questioned  -  Mar 19, 2008
Wall Street JournalAbout a third of the patients who received radiation therapy or radioactive seeds also took hormones, and those patients had more problems with energy and

Hypofractionated Radiation in Breast Cancer Has Fewer Adverse Effects  -  Mar 20, 2008
MedPage Today,Explain to patients that these studies suggest that a newer approach to radiation therapy for breast cancer may achieve good tumor control with a lower dose

New Prostate Cancer Guidelines Add Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy  -  Mar 18, 2008
Medscape (subscription)Describe the relevance of the findings about radiation therapy to clinicians in the care of their patients with prostate cancer.

Sweden's Elekta AB completes acquisition of US radiation therapy ...  -  Mar 5, 2008
Trading Markets (press release),The acquisition will significantly contribute to Elekta's strategy in radiation therapy planning and management of images and information, accelerate the

Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy is Inconsistently Delivered  -  Mar 4, 2008
Cancerpage.com,NEW YORK MAR 03, 2008 (Reuters Health) - Prescribed and delivered doses of intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) vary widely, researchers report in

Major clinical trial starts, using the combination of gene therapy ...  -  Feb 26, 2008
TopCancerNews.com,Henry Ford Hospital is embarking on an expanded major clinical trial involving the use of gene therapy in combination with radiation therapy, to determine

Review of Data from Eight US Cancer Institutions Supports Use of ...  -  Mar 18, 2008
Business Wire (press release),Recurrent breast cancer is a difficult condition without a clear role for treatment with radiation therapy. The review observes that breast cancer

Varian Announces Global Clinical Council to Develop RapidArc(TM ...  -  Mar 19, 2008
Earthtimes,RapidArc makes it possible to deliver advanced image-guided, intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) two to eight times faster than is possible with

Beaumont plans a proton-beam site to target cancers  -  Mar 7, 2008
Detroit Free Press,The debate centers on a type of cancer radiation therapy offered at about a half-dozen US sites called proton-beam therapy. By comparison with traditional

FDA Clears Expanded Use of Xoft's Axxent(R) Electronic ...  -  Mar 17, 2008
PR Newswire (press release),This may accelerate patient choice of breast sparing lumpectomy surgery with adjuvant radiation therapy over the alternative of a full mastectomy.

BSD Medical Says Multi Institutional Review Of Combined Radiation ...  -  Mar 18, 2008
Trading Markets (press release),The review concluded, "repeat radiation therapy of the chest wall for patients with locally recurrent breast cancer is feasible."

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